The Hammer Party is a 1986 release of Big Black's early EPs made between 1982 and 1984. Originally released by Homestead Records, and later rereleased by Touch and Go, the LP came out at the same time as Big Black's Atomizer album, and featured the six songs from Lungs one side and the six songs from Bulldozer. The CD version was expanded to include Big Black's third record, Racer-X.

Track listing

"Steelworker" 1

"Live in a Hole" 1

"Dead Billy" 1

"I Can Be Killed" 1

"Crack" 1

"RIP" 1

"Cables" 2

"Pigeon Kill" 2

"I'm a Mess" 2

"Texas" 2

"Seth" 2

"Jump the Climb" 2

"Racer X" 3

"Shotgun" 3

"The Ugly American" 3

"Deep Six" 3

"Sleep!" 3

"The Big Payback" (James Brown)3

1 Lungs

2 Bulldozer

3 Racer-X (CD Only)

The Hammer Party

Personnel

Steve Albini: guitar and vocals on all tracks

Santiago Durango: guitar on tracks 7-11 and 13-18

Jeff Pezzati: bass on tracks 7-11 and 13-18

Roland TR-606: drum machine used on all tracks

Pat Byrne: real drums on tracks 7-11

John Bonhan: saxophone on tracks 2 and 15

References

External links

The Hammer Party, text from the in sleeve.

The Hammer Party

Big Black albums

1986 compilation albums

Homestead Records compilation albums

Touch and Go Records compilation albums

Au Go Go Records compilation albums

The Hammer Party