Peace, Love and Murder

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Peace, Love and Murder
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Studio album by
Released1987 May [1] [2]
Recorded1986 Summer / Fall
StudioBeat Farm
Cleveland, OH
Genre alternative rock, indie rock [3] american underground [4]
Length40:32 [5]
Label Birth Records [6]
House in Motion [7]
Producer Chris Burgess [8]
My Dad Is Dead chronology
... and he's not going to take it anymore
(1986)
Peace, Love and Murder
(1987)
Let's Skip the Details
(1988)

Peace, Love and Murder is the third album by American rock band My Dad Is Dead, released on vinyl in May 1987 by Birth Records, later reissued on CD and vinyl by Houses In Motion.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau unfavourable [9]
Trouser Press favourable [10]

Trouser Press called it "a compelling, hypnotic debut". [10]

Track listing

  1. "Force Feed" - 3:54
  2. "Babe in the Woods" - 3:05
  3. "Open Wide" - 3:48
  4. "the Dark Side" - 3:35
  5. "Like a Vise" - 5:22
  6. "Breakdown" - 4:34
  7. "Hill O' Beans" - 4:29
  8. "Your Love" - 3:49
  9. "20 Yards Deep" - 3:19
  10. "Fireball" - 4:37
Notes

Recorded Summer/Fall 1986.
Comes with lyric sheet. [13]

Credits

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References

  1. Discogs - Peace, Love & Murder 1987 LP, Birth Records (NEE-202) US
  2. AllMusic - My Dad Is Dead - Peace, Love and Murder - 1987-05 LP (user reviews)
  3. Discogs - Peace, Love & Murder - 1990 test-pressing LP, Houses In Motion (HIM 8903) Germany
  4. AllMusic - Peace, Love and Murder - (user reviews)
  5. 1 2 Discogs - Peace, Love & Murder - 1990 reIssue CD, Houses In Motion (HIM 8903) Germany
  6. Discogs - Birth Records (catalog)
  7. Discogs - Houses In Motion (profile & catalog)
  8. Discogs - Chris Burgess (discography)
  9. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide Apr. 12, 1988". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Schinder, Scott; Anderson, Lydia. "TrouserPress.com :: My Dad Is Dead". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  11. Discogs - Mark Edwards (discography)
  12. Discogs - Peace, Love & Murder (images) 1987-05 LP, Birth Records (NEE-202) US
  13. 1 2 Discogs - Peace, Love & Murder 1987-05 LP, Birth Records (NEE-202) US
  14. Discogs - Mark Edwards (profile)
  15. Discogs - Chris Burgess (profile)