Tuff Darts!

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Tuff Darts!
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Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedPower Station, New York City
Genre Rock
Label Sire
Producer Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn, Bob Clearmountain
Tuff Darts chronology
Tuff Darts!
(1978)
You Can't Keep A Good Band Down
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide C [1]

Tuff Darts! is a 1978 album by American punk rock band Tuff Darts. It was released on the Sire Records label. Mick Rock was responsible for the sleeve design and photography.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rats" (Butani, Salen) - 2:59
  2. "Who's Been Sleeping Here?" (Mikael Kirke, Salen) - 3:00
  3. "Here Comes Trouble" (Frenzy) - 2:12
  4. "She's Dead" (Frenzy, Salen) - 2:39
  5. "Phone Booth Man" (DeSalvo, Salen) - 3:37
  6. "(Your Love Is Like) Nuclear Waste" (DeSalvo, Salen) - 2:57
  7. "My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms" (DeSalvo, Morelli) - 3:17
  8. "Love and Trouble" (Salen) - 3:46
  9. "Head Over Heels" (Jeff Salen) - 2:44
  10. "Slash" (DeSalvo) - 3:31
  11. "Fun City" (DeSalvo) - 2:57
  12. "All for the Love of Rock N'Roll" (Butani, Salen) - 3:18

Personnel

Source: Tuff Darts "Tuff Darts!" album cover

Reception


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References

  1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 16, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.