| Legitimate Beef | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | New York | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 45:24 | |||
| Label | Community 3 | |||
| Producer | Albert Garzon | |||
| Spongehead chronology | ||||
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Legitimate Beef is the second album by Spongehead, released in 1990 through Community 3 Records. [1] [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Corpse of a Nation" | Mark Kirby, The Trolls | 4:04 |
| 2. | "I See You I Want You" | Mark Kirby | 4:09 |
| 3. | "The New AmeriKKKa" | Doug Henderson, Mark Kirby | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Zombie Movie" | Doug Henderson, Mark Kirby | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Plumber's Lament" | Doug Henderson | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Step Over" | Chris Cochrane, Doug Henderson | 5:01 |
| 7. | "Medic" | David Henderson, Doug Henderson, Gerard Manley Hopkins | 6:06 |
| 8. | "Fuck You (I Love You)" | Mark Kirby, The Trolls | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Big Tree" | James Blood Ulmer | 5:18 |
| 10. | "Middle Passage" | Doug Henderson, Mark Kirby | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Capitalism" | David Henderson, Doug Henderson | 2:09 |
| 12. | "Spongehead Theme" | Doug Henderson, Mark Kirby | 4:32 |
Adapted from the Legitimate Beef liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Netherlands | 1990 | Community 3 | CD, LP | 3918 |
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