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| Stop Draggin Me Down | ||||
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| Studio album by The Mono Men | ||||
| Released | June 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990, Egg Studios, Seattle | |||
| Genre | Garage rock | |||
| Label | Estrus Records [1] | |||
| Producer | Richard Head | |||
| The Mono Men chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
Stop Draggin Me Down is the debut album by the Bellingham, Washington-based garage rock group The Mono Men, released in 1990. [4]
Stop Draggin Me Down is the only studio record to feature guitarist Marc "Marx" Wright. [4] There were 3,000 copies of "Stop Draggin Me Down" pressed. The first 500 copies featured transparent yellow vinyl. The cover art for the album was done by Phil White and designed by Art Chantry.
Trouser Press wrote that "while the Men are heard at their best on singles — if you need proof, check out any of the three dozen (!) or so they’ve released — there’s enough dynamic sense in the band’s bag of tricks to sustain an album without ramalama burnout." [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stop Draggin Me Down" | Dave Crider | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Right Now" | Crider, Marc "Marx" Wright | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Boss" | Jack Wenzel | 1:49 |
| 4. | "Ain't No Friend of Mine" | The Sparkles | 2:43 |
| 5. | "No Way Back" | Crider | 2:40 |
| 6. | "I Don't Care" | The Mono Men | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dead End" | Crider, Wright | 4:02 |
| 2. | "That's Her" | Wright | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Girl" | Crider | 2:21 |
| 4. | "Stay Awake" | Crider | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Fate" | Crider, Wright | 2:35 |
| 6. | "Reptile" | Ledge Morrisette | 2:02 |
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