Drop Out with The Barracudas

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Drop Out with The Barracudas
Drop Out with The Barracudas original cover.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1981
Recorded1980
Studio Rockfield Studios, Wales
Genre Surf punk, power pop
Length45:19
Label Zonophone
Producer
The Barracudas chronology
Drop Out with The Barracudas
(1981)
Mean Time
(1983)
Alternative cover
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Alternate cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Trouser Press generally favourable [2]

Drop Out with The Barracudas is the debut studio album by English rock band The Barracudas, released in 1981 by record label Zonophone. The US version released on Voxx Records with an alternative cover features a revised track listing, replacing "Campus Tramp" with "Surfers Are Back".

Contents

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Can't Pretend"Robin Wills2:36
2."Violent Times"Robin Wills, Jeremy Gluck2:46
3."Don't Let Go"Robin Wills3:28
4."Codeine"Traditional; arranged by Buffy Sainte-Marie 3:39
5."This Ain't My Time"Robin Wills3:05
6."I Saw My Death in a Dream Last Night"Jeremy Gluck, Robin Wills3:33
7."Somewhere Outside"Jeremy Gluck, Robin Wills3:13
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Summer Fun"Robin Wills3:15
2."His Last Summer"Jeremy Gluck, Robin Wills3:32
3."Somebody"Robin Wills3:08
4."Campus Tramp"Jeremy Gluck, Robin Wills2:53
5."On the Strip"Robin Wills2:42
6."California Lament"Robin Wills3:41
7."(I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again"Robin Wills3:21
1994 Voxx reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Summer Fun" (Demo Version)Robin Wills2:07
16."Chevy Babe" 2:09
17."You Were on My Mind" (Demo Version) Sylvia Fricker 2:24
18."Violent Times" (Demo Version) 2:43
19."Surfer Joe" (Demo Version)Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller, Ron Wilson2:22

Personnel

The Barracudas
Additional personnel

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Drop Out with The Barracudas – The Barracudas | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. Young, Jon; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Barracudas". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved 21 May 2016.