Burl (EP)

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Burl
Killdozer - Burl.jpeg
EP by
Killdozer
ReleasedNovember, 1986
Recorded1986 at Multi-Trac, Detroit, Michigan
Genre Noise rock, post-hardcore
Length17:45
Label Touch and Go
Producer Corey Rusk, Butch Vig
Killdozer chronology
Snake Boy
(1985)		Burl
(1986)		 Little Baby Buntin'
(1987)
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Burl is an EP by Killdozer, released in November, 1986 through Touch and Go Records. [3]

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Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Hot n' Tot"Michael GeraldMichael Gerald, Bill Hobson, Dan Hobson2:11
2."One for the People"Joe E. SheaMichael Gerald, Bill Hobson, Dan Hobson3:24
3."I'm Not Lisa" Jessi Colter Jessi Colter2:28
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Hamburger Martyr"Michael GeraldMichael Gerald, Bill Hobson, Dan Hobson3:21
2."Cranberries"Michael GeraldMichael Gerald, Bill Hobson, Dan Hobson3:45
3."Slackjaw"Michael GeraldMichael Gerald, Bill Hobson, Dan Hobson2:35

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References

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Burl". AllMusic . Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ Duke, John (28 January 1989). "Killdozer 'Snake Boy'". Kerrang! . No. 223. p. 19. ISSN   0262-6624.
  3. ↑ Sprague, David (2007). "Killdozer". Trouser Press . Retrieved May 27, 2013.


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