CD Type Thing

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CD Type Thing
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Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedJune – July 1989
Genre
Length23:19
Label Cruz
Producer Stephen Egerton [1]
Richard Andrews
Big Drill Car chronology
Small Block (EP)
(1988)
CD Type Thing
(1989)
Batch
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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CD Type Thing is the first album by American punk rock band Big Drill Car, released in 1989. [3] Many[ who? ] consider this album to be a classic of the late '80s hardcore punk scene, and the peak of Big Drill Car's career.

Contents

The title of the album changed with the format it was presented on: the compact disc version was entitled CD Type Thing, the vinyl format was called Album Type Thing, and the audio cassette version was called Tape Type Thing. The gimmick is similar to that of Public Image Ltd.'s 1986 album, Album .

Like many Big Drill Car albums, CD Type Thing is currently out of print.

Track listing

(All tracks written by Arnold, Daly unless noted otherwise)

  1. "16 Lines" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) – 2:52
  2. "Clamato #11" (Daly) – 1:30
  3. "No Need" – 2:52
  4. "Brody" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) – 2:56
  5. "In Green Fields" – 2:19
  6. "Diamond Earrings" – 3:24
  7. "Reform Before" (Daly) – 2:11
  8. "Head On" (Daly, Thomson) – 2:21
  9. "Swanson" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) – 1:35
  10. "About Us" – 2:13

Personnel

Additional personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "Punk-Vintage Design Drives Big Drill Car". Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1994.
  2. 1 2 Allmusic review
  3. "TrouserPress.com :: Big Drill Car". www.trouserpress.com.