Contents Dislodged During Shipment

Last updated
Contents Dislodged
During Shipment
Contents Dislodged During Shipment.jpg
Studio album by
Tin Huey
Released1979 (1979)
RecordedWarner Bros. Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre Art rock
Length31:33
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Paul Wexler
Tin Huey chronology
Breakfast With The Hueys
(1978)		Contents Dislodged
During Shipment
(1979)		English Kids
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [1]

Contents Dislodged During Shipment is an album by American rock band Tin Huey, released in 1979 by Warner Bros. Records. Even though their cover of the Monkees' "I'm a Believer" was a minor hit, Contents Dislodged During Shipment was a commercial failure and Warner Bros. dropped the band in early 1980.

Contents

Recording

The album's title came from a pizza box Harvey Gold saw during the planning of the album that was labeled with the title as a warning. Gold decided the warning described what the band meant. [2]

Release and commercial reception

The album sold poorly. Following the release, Tin Huey and Warner Bros. Records negotiated a separation. [2]

Critical reception

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "They get arch at times, both lyrically [...] and in rhythm changes and instrumental breaks that betray an art-rock heritage. But like Pere Ubu, these Akron boys make art-rock that rocks, with chops you can enjoy for all the music's sake. And if their humor is collegiate, I'm a sophomore." [1] Trouser Press said that "their blend of blues, jazz and progressive rock is hilariously unique, offering up a warped vision of Middle America." [3]

Writing for The New York Times in 1979, John Rockwell commented that the album "lacks the sharp, rhythmic impetus of both Devo and Talking Heads, the sort of structurally spare bands that would appear to be its most immediate inspirations", continuing that "the record still has merit, and the band's direct linkage of the pulse of rock with the drive of industrial‐age machinery [...] is especially striking." [4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm a Believer" Neil Diamond 3:16
2."The Revelations of Dr. Modesto"Harvey Gold3:57
3."I Could Rule The World if I Could Only Get the Parts" Chris Butler 3:17
4."Coronation"Butler, Gold2:25
5."Slide"Butler2:40
Total length:15:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Hump Day"Butler2:59
7."Pink Berets"Butler, Gold3:04
8."Squirm You Worm"Mark Price, Gold2:32
9."Chinese Circus"Michael Aylward, Gold1:48
10."Puppet Wipes" Ralph Carney, Gold2:35
11."New York's Finest Dining Experience"Aylward, Gold3:00
Total length:15:58

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<i>Uncle Jam Wants You</i> 1979 studio album by Funkadelic

Uncle Jam Wants You is a concept album by American funk rock band Funkadelic. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on September 21, 1979, and was later reissued on CD by Priority Records. It was produced by George Clinton under the alias Dr. Funkenstein. It is the first Funkadelic album since America Eats Its Young in 1972 not to sport a cover illustrated by Funkadelic artist Pedro Bell, though Bell did provide artwork for the album’s back cover and interior. Uncle Jam Wants You was the second Funkadelic album to be certified gold. The album peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

<i>The Electric Spanking of War Babies</i> 1981 studio album by Funkadelic

The Electric Spanking of War Babies is the twelfth studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released in April 1981 on Warner Bros. Records. The title is an allusion to the Vietnam War and baby boomers. Sly Stone contributed to the recording sessions, singing lead vocals on "Funk Gets Stronger ".

<i>Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome</i> 1977 studio album by Parliament

Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome is the sixth studio album by the American funk band Parliament, released in 1977.

<i>Minute by Minute</i> 1978 studio album by the Doobie Brothers

Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band the Doobie Brothers, released on December 1, 1978, by Warner Bros. Records. It was their last album to include members John Hartman and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.

<i>Little Feat</i> (album) 1971 studio album by Little Feat

Little Feat is the debut studio album by American rock band Little Feat, released in 1971 by Warner Bros. Records.

<i>Dixie Chicken</i> 1973 studio album by Little Feat

Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1973, on Warner Bros. Records. The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park and is a reference to a line from the album's third song, "Roll Um Easy".

<i>Dub Housing</i> 1978 studio album by Pere Ubu

Dub Housing is the second album by American rock band Pere Ubu. Released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records, the album is now regarded as one of their best, described by Trouser Press as "simply one of the most important post-punk recordings."

<i>Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!</i> 1978 studio album by Devo

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! is the debut studio album by the American new wave band Devo. It was originally released in August 1978 on Warner Bros. in the North America and Virgin Records in Europe. Produced by Brian Eno, the album was recorded between October 1977 and February 1978, primarily in Cologne, West Germany.

<i>Duty Now for the Future</i> 1979 studio album by Devo

Duty Now for the Future is the second studio album by American new wave band Devo, released on June 1, 1979, by Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Ken Scott, the album was recorded between September 1978 and early 1979 at Chateau Recorders in Hollywood.

<i>Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)</i> 1978 studio album by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) is the tenth studio album by American band Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, released in October 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. The album emerged from production difficulties surrounding Bat Chain Puller, an album Captain Beefheart recorded for DiscReet and Virgin Records in 1976. DiscReet co-founders Herb Cohen and Frank Zappa feuded over the production of the album, because Cohen funded the production with Zappa's royalty checks. Captain Beefheart recorded a new album titled Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) after Zappa withheld the master tapes of the original Bat Chain Puller album.

<i>Best of The Doobies</i> 1976 greatest hits album by the Doobie Brothers

Best of The Doobies is the first greatest hits album by the Doobie Brothers. The album has material from Toulouse Street through Takin' It to the Streets, and is also a diamond record. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records on October 29, 1976, and has been re-released numerous times.

<i>Mesopotamia</i> (EP) 1982 EP by the B-52s

Mesopotamia is an EP by American new wave band the B-52's, released in 1982. It was produced by David Byrne of Talking Heads and was originally planned to be the band's third studio album. Due to conflicts with Byrne and record label pressure, recording sessions were aborted prematurely and only six of ten songs to be completed were released. The record was distributed as a 12-inch EP by Warner Bros. in the U.S. and by Island Records on vinyl and cassette in the UK and other non-U.S. markets.

<i>Winner Takes All</i> (album) 1979 studio album by the Isley Brothers

Winner Takes All is a studio album by the Isley Brothers, released on T-Neck Records on August 21, 1979. It was their first and only double album. The album included the number-one R&B hit, "I Wanna Be With You" and the top 20 UK disco hit, "It's a Disco Night ".

<i>Guts</i> (John Cale album) 1977 compilation album by John Cale

Guts is a retrospective compilation album by John Cale, released by Island Records in February 1977. It includes the songs "Leaving It Up to You", which was deleted from Helen of Troy (1975), and the previously unreleased "Mary Lou". It was compiled by Howard Thompson.

<i>Sabotage/Live</i> 1979 live album by John Cale

Sabotage/Live is a live album by John Cale. It was recorded at CBGB, New York on 13–16 June 1979, and released by SPY Records in December 1979.

Christopher Butler is an American musician, writer, and artist who is best known for leading the 1980s new wave band The Waitresses. His notable songs include "I Know What Boys Like", "No Guilt", "Christmas Wrapping" and the theme song for the TV sitcom Square Pegs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tin Huey</span> American rock band

Tin Huey is an American experimental rock and new wave band from Akron, Ohio, United States, that formed in 1972 and disbanded in 1982.

<i>Nicolette</i> (album) 1978 studio album by Nicolette Larson

Nicolette is the debut album by Nicolette Larson, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It reached #15 on the US pop charts and #1 in Canada and was certified Gold in both markets.

<i>Flamingo</i> (Flamin Groovies album) 1970 studio album by The Flamin Groovies

Flamingo is the second studio album by the rock band the Flamin' Groovies. It was released in 1970. Following the group's departure from the Epic record label, it was the first of their two albums for Kama Sutra Records.

<i>Galaxy</i> (War album) 1977 studio album by War

Galaxy is the tenth studio album by American band War. It was their first album released on MCA Records. The album was certified gold.

References

  1. 1 2 Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 16, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  2. 1 2 Rydbom, Calvin C. (March 5, 2018). The Akron Sound: The Heyday of the Midwest's Punk Capital. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 51–55. ISBN   978-1-4396-6409-4.
  3. ↑ "Tin Huey". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ Rockwell, John (April 13, 1979). "The Pop Life". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved September 4, 2023.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.