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The Thing That Ate Floyd

Various

1988 · Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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The Thing That Ate Floyd by Various

The Thing That Ate Floyd is a Punk album by Various, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Straight Edge Song3:23
  2. A2Win Or Lose2:14
  3. A3Big Man1:15
  4. A4Gloria2:20
  5. A5Not One Of Mine2:14
  6. A6Cottleston Pie1:06
  7. A7Bananas Smell Funny Sonata In G2:30
  8. A8The Incredibly Blue Moustache Of Mr. Tinselteeth3:36
  9. A9Happy Now1:46

Side B

  1. B129°2:30
  2. B2On And On1:36
  3. B3Tied / Tried1:07
  4. B4Common Inconsistencies4:01
  5. B5We Must Do Something Now2:27
  6. B6Product Of Misdirection3:14
  7. B7Broken Strings2:29
  8. B8Life Sucks2:58

Side C

  1. C1Abandoned Beer Messiah2:38
  2. C2Boredom Zone2:57
  3. C3Vagina Envy2:32
  4. C4No Way Back2:01
  5. C5Andorra1:38
  6. C6Don't Lick My Leg0:19
  7. C7What!?!2:36
  8. C8Extreme Racial Pride2:42
  9. C9Outside3:04

Side D

  1. D1Jackknifed Rig2:40
  2. D2Summertime2:39
  3. D3In My Past3:05
  4. D4Change2:17
  5. D5Contraversy1:40
  6. D6Day Of Sun2:53
  7. D7Hangin' Out1:21
  8. D8Bee Sting4:03

Sound DNA

  • Punk
  • Punk Rock
  • raw
  • aggressive
  • punky

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

This compilation was released to showcase Bay Area punk bands that were playing at Berkeley's Gilman Street Project in the late 1980s.
Original first-pressing has Lookout's old Laytonville address on it and a blue jacket. 4000 copies were pressed on black vinyl. Released with a 24-page newsprint booklet with info on the bands and lyrics. The booklet claims the first 50 copies were pressed on orange vinyl, however this is not true.
Repressed on 2xLP with orange jacket and various colored vinyl

Credits

The people behind it.

Production & Engineering

  • David HayesCOMPILATION PRODUCER, EDITED BY, ARTWORK BY
  • Alex SergayENGINEER
  • Alex SergayMIXED BY
  • Andy ErnstENGINEER
  • Gary YoungENGINEER
  • Gray GregsonENGINEER
  • Greg FreemanENGINEER
  • Greg FreemanPRODUCER
  • Jeff LandenENGINEER
  • Jonathan BurnsideRECORDED BY
  • Kevin ArmyENGINEER
  • Radley HirschENGINEER

Songwriting

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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