Bulldozer is an Electronic album by Big Black, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.
About
It was their first release to feature an actual band performing, including Pat Byrne from Urge Overkill playing drums on some of the songs. On Bulldozer, Big Black's founder and frontman Steve Albini achieved a signature "clanky" sound with his guitar by using metal guitar picks notched with sheet metal clips, creating the effect of two guitar picks at once. The Bulldozer EP was recorded with engineer Iain Burgess and released in December 1983, with the first two hundred copies packaged in a galvanized sheet metal sleeve in homage to Public Image Ltd.'s Metal Box. Many of the EP's lyrics depicted scenarios drawn from Albini's midwest upbringing, such as "Cables", which described the slaughtering of cows at a Montana abattoir, and "Pigeon Kill", about a rural Indiana town that dealt with an overpopulation of pigeons by feeding them poisoned corn. Personnel Jeff Pezzati - bass guitar Santiago Durango - "smash" guitar Steve Albini - "klang" guitar, vocals Roland Pat Byrne - drums (all tracks except "Jump the Climb").
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The Clerk knows this whole record — the pressing quirks, the credits, the take.
Tracklist
- 1Cables2:40
- 2Pigeon Kill1:47
- 3I'm a Mess1:55
- 4Texas4:02
- 5Seth3:32
- 6Jump the Climb2:58
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Industrial
- heavy
- menacing
- urban
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Ruthless / Fever Records
The release also lists two fictional credits (both credited on the single-sided insert):
Roland (Steve Albini's drum machine): roland
And
Tank (on loan from the construction site): tank
This "normal" issue just came with the poster of old people and the single-sided insert. All copies probably came with the double-sided 8.5"x11" Fever/Ruthless mailorder sheet.
Matrix info:
Mastering and pressing company can be identified by the matrix etching "
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Jeff PezzatiBASS, DRUMS BASS, SNARE
- Pat ByrneDRUMS
- Santiago DurangoGUITAR
- Steve AlbiniGUITAR , VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 9 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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