Flight of the Wounded Locust

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Flight of the Wounded Locust
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ReleasedOctober 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
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Length10:14
Label Gold Standard Laboratories
The Locust chronology
The Locust
(1999)
Flight of the Wounded Locust
(2001)
Follow the Flock, Step in Shit
(2003)
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Flight of the Wounded Locust is a 7-inch EP by American noise rock band The Locust. It was released in 2001 on Gold Standard Laboratories. Flight of the Wounded Locust was also the band's final recording as a five-piece (after which drummer David Astor left and was replaced by then-guitarist Gabe Serbian).

Contents

The EP was released on 7-inch clear vinyl, CD, and as a limited edition box set with four 7-inch records, all shaped like puzzle pieces and colored differently. The CD and 4×7″ versions of the EP contain five bonus tracks released on a split 7-inch with Arab on Radar.

Track listing

  1. "Gluing Carpet to Your Genitals Does Not Make You a Cantaloupe" – 0:50
  2. "Turning Your Merchandise into a Ripped Wall of Mini-Abs" – 0:37
  3. "Bring Your 6.5 Italian Carbine" – 0:43
  4. "Alas, Here Come the Hypochondriacs to Wait With You in the Lobby" – 0:43
  5. "Siphoning Projectiles During Selective Amnesia" – 1:06
  6. "Get Off the Cross, the Wood Is Needed" – 0:42
  7. "Wet Nurse Syndrome Hand-Me-Down Display Case" – 0:34
  8. "This Is Radio Surgery" – 0:41
  9. "Spitting in the Faces of Fools as a Source of Nutrition" – 0:45
  10. "Sever the Toes" – 0:52
  11. "Flight of the Wounded Locust" – 2:36

Personnel

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