WORKING HOLIDAY PARTY CD (LIVE!) Various Artists 1994

 

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Indie rock compilation on Simple Machines record label

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1	Various–	Introduction
2	Danielle Howle–	Big Puffy Girl Handwriting
3	The Tinklers–	Fun Fun Fun In The Sun Sun Sun
4	David Greenberger–	Not Coe
5	The Coctails–	Whoopsy Daisy
6	Crain (2)–	Broken Heart Of A Neutron Star
7	Pitchblende–	Flax
8	Eggs–	Why Am I So Tired All The Time?
9	Archers Of Loaf–	Might
10	Superchunk–	From The Curve
11	Tsunami (6)–	Newspaper
12	Jonny Cohen–	Rubberman
13	Bricks–	Girl With The Carrot Skin
14	Caterpillar (3)–	Lady Putney
15	Rodan (3)–	Big Things, Little Things
16	Franklin Bruno–	Sleeping Through The Jane Pratt Show
17	Versus–	Hacienda
18	Various–	Thank You

I AM NOT A TEST MARKET: 1994 RESTLESS WINTER YEARBOOK Various Artists 1994

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1	–aMiniature	Physical Climber
2	–aMiniature	Towner On The B Side
3	–Sister Psychic	Velvet Dog
4	–Sister Psychic	Kim The Waitress
5	–Swains (2)	Unfulfilled Desire
6	–Swains (2)	Streetfighter
7	–Smut	Symphony #1
8	–Smut	Goodness, No Grief
9	–Crain (2)	Blistering
10	–Crain (2)	Hey Cops
11	–God And Texas	In The Blast Furnace
12	–God And Texas	Bury Magnets
13	–The Hang-Ups	Waiting
14	–The Hang-Ups	Runway
15	–Giant Sand	Bender
16	–Giant Sand	Here On The Planet

 

WORKING HOLIDAY Various Artists 1994

compilation on the Simple Machines record label

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1	–Scrawl	11:59 It's January	3:23
2	–Versus	Tin Foil Star	4:09
3	–Lungfish	Abraham Lincoln	4:47
4	–The Tinklers	James Brown	3:47
5	–Codeine	Ides	3:55
6	–The Coctails	Working Holiday	3:57
7	–Eggs	Roll Away The Stone	5:26
8	–Jonny Cohen & The Shoetrees	Christmas Trees Everywhere	1:32
9	–Veronica Lake	Saints Above	3:48
10	–My Dad Is Dead	Where Is Our Reason	4:31
11	–Rastro!	Kiss Me	2:30
12	–Nothing Painted Blue	Another Child Bride	3:30
13	–Lois (3)	Indie	2:07
14	–Small Factory	If You Hurt Me	4:31
15	–Tsunami (6)	Kidding On The Square	4:18
16	–Jawbox	Falk	2:52
17	–Crackerbash	Back To School	2:50
18	–The Grifters*	Under The Ground	2:36
19	–Crain (2)	Coalmine #666	4:08
20	–Pitchblende	A Penny For The Guy	3:50
21	–Superchunk	Night Of The Chill Blue	4:30
22	–Caterpillar (3)	Winter's Come	2:35

HALF COCKED Soundtrack 1995

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1	–Unknown Artist	Snoopy	0:43
2	–Unwound	Dragnalus	3:30
3	–Slant 6	Time Expired	2:26
4	–Truckstop	No Space	0:27
5	–Rodan (3)	Tron	2:28
6	–Sleepyhead	CB	2:43
7	–Ruby Falls	Dusty	4:07
8	–Freakwater	Drunk Friend	3:15
9	–Salmon Skin	Untitled	1:17
10	–Versus	B-9	4:30
11	–Polvo	Can I Ride	4:03
12	–Retsin	Untitled	0:33
13	–Big Heifer	Flowers In Our Hair	3:17
14	–Boondoggle	Invertabrate	4:39
15	–Truckstop	All-Nighter	0:43
16	–Crain (2)	Hey Cops	3:49
17	–Helium (3)	Magic Box	4:54
18	–Dungbeetle	The Man Went Out	2:44
19	–Truckstop	Truckstop Theme	3:00
20	–Grifters, The*	The Want	6:33

CRAIN Speed 1992

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Car Crash Decisions
Monkeywrench
Proposed Production
Kneel
The Dead Town
King Octane
Skinminer Pastel
News From Warsaw
Ten Miles Of Fiction
Ribcage

CRAIN Heater 1994

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review[+] by Ned Raggett

That Crain comes from Louisville isn't necessarily immediately obvious; but then again, Steve Albini is the producer, listed under the guise of '80s hip-hop/R&B types Whodini. If anything, the first thing that will leap to mind when opening track "Foot Sanding" kicks in is Helmet because there's the same chunky, fierce brusqueness that characterizes the band's breakthrough Meantime. Soon enough, though, there are enough slower tempos and shifts, not to mention an appreciation of darker textures, to indicate that Crain has its own path to follow. While the member's names -- Jason Hayden, Jon Cook, and Tim Furnish -- are listed in the liner notes, what they exactly do isn't. From the general sound they're likely a power trio in the indie '90s vein, post-hardcore rather than post-Cream. Not quite emo in the original sense -- though the lead singer does let out more than a few unsettling screams -- the three do kick up a righteous din throughout. The varying time signatures, meanwhile, showcase at least a bit of a link to local types like Rodan and more math rock sorts elsewhere. Add in dollops of Helmet as mentioned, plus a generally crisper take on various grunge types from Seattle, and Heater is the result. While Crain wasn't per se a groundbreaker, when the three are on they don't hold back, while Albini's production makes everything sound just right, as is his wont. "The Waste Kings" is a highlight, a massive, brawling epic practically crackling with rage as things calm down just enough to suddenly amp up again. The bright surge of "Bricks" is another winner, while "Hey Cops!" and "Knock Yr Daylights Out" deserve a nod just for the titles alone. An interesting bit of trivia: the art throughout comes from a video, Toy Porno, created by underground legends the Frogs.

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Tracklist

1	Foot Sanding	5:04
2	Save Me Your Head	3:33
3	Valium And Alcohol	5:33
4	The Waste Kings	5:41
5	Blistering	2:07
6	Knock Yr Daylights Out	3:02
7	Hey Cops!	3:47
8	Bricks	2:53
9	One Who Hangs	6:35
10	Broken Heart Of A Neutron Star	7:30

CRAIN 7 inches

Crackhouse  1992

A1		Crackhouse
A2		Bricks
B		Hey Cops!

Monkeywrench 1991

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A1		Monkeywrench
A2		Skinminer Pastel
B1		Painful Answer
B2		Nervous Woman, Nervous Man