Dusted (Live Skull album)

Dusted
Studio album by Live Skull
Released	1987 (1987)
Recorded	Mid-1987
Studio	BC Studio (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre	Noise rock, post-punk
Length	36:38
Label	Homestead
Producer	Live Skull
Live Skull chronology
Don't Get Any on You (1987) Dusted (1987) Snuffer (1988)

Dusted is the third studio album by New York City noise rock band Live Skull, released in 1987 by Homestead Records. ^{[1] [2]} Thalia Zedek joined the band on vocals. ^[3]

Critical reception and accolades

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[5]

Robert Palmer, in The New York Times , listed the album among the 10 best of 1987. ^[6]

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1988	Melody Maker	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	29	[7]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Live Skull.

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Machete"	3:45
2.	"Cavity"	3:17
3.	"Dusted Part 2"	2:26
4.	"Kream"	4:13
5.	"(X) w/ the Light"	4:14

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Slugfest"	2:12
2.	"Debbie's Headache"	3:17
3.	"Back in the Earth"	3:09
4.	"5-D"	2:49
5.	"Fat of the Land"	3:12
6.	"Dusted Drummer"	4:06

CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Alive Again"	3:50
13.	"Pusherman" (Curtis Mayfield cover)	6:31

Personnel

Adapted from the Dusted liner notes. ^[8]

Live Skull Mark C. – guitar, vocals, photography Marnie Greenholz – bass guitar, vocals Richard Hutchins– drums James Lo – drums Tom Paine – guitar, vocals Thalia Zedek – vocals

Production and additional personnel Martin Bisi – mixing Live Skull – production, mixing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1988	Homestead	CD, CS, LP	HMS 090

References

1. 'Enthal, Andrea; Sheridan, David; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Live Skull". Trouser Press . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
2. Hiltbrand, David (October 23, 1987). "All Ages at Chestnut". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 28.
3. Gallo, Phil (January 20, 1989). "Live Skull lifts a voice to alter a dense picture". Weekend Guide. New Haven Register. p. 21.
4. McFarlane, Dean. "Live Skull: Dusted > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
5. Tucker, Ken (January 31, 1988). "Live Skull Dusted". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. I12.
6. Palmer, Robert (December 27, 1987). "The Year's Best". The New York Times. p. A28.
7. "Melody Maker End Of Year Critic Lists – 1988: Albums". Melody Maker. Archived from the original on February 16, 2006. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
8. Dusted (booklet). Live Skull. Rockville Centre, New York: Homestead Records. 1987.

External links

• Dusted at Discogs (list of releases)