Unrest (Unrest album)

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Unrest
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1, 1985 (1985-05-01)
RecordedTim's House and Abingdon Obervatory, Arlington, VA
Genre Indie rock
Length32:17
Label TeenBeat
Producer Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson
Unrest chronology
Unrest
(1985)
Lisa Carol Freemont
(1985)
Professional ratings
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Unrest is the eponymously titled debut studio album of Washington, D.C. Indie band Unrest, released on May 1, 1985 by TeenBeat Records. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Unrest, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" (The Byrds cover) Chris Hillman, Jim McGuinn 2:56
2."Judy Says, Part I (Ode to J.)" 3:46
3."Scott & Zelda" 2:59
4."Holiday in Berlin, Part I" 2:14
5."Straight Edge" (Minor Threat cover) Ian MacKaye 2:29
6."Manhattan" George Gershwin 1:47
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Judy Says, Part II" 5:14
2."The Hilltop, part two" Mark Robinson 1:14
3."Enola Gay" 1:46
4."A Picnic at Hanging Rock (The Hilltop, Part 3)" 4:48
5."Woody Allen" 1:02
6."Cats" 2:02

Personnel

Adapted from the Unrest liner notes. [4]

Unrest

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1985 TeenBeat CS TEENBEAT 2
2009CD

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References

  1. "Unrest: Unrest > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  2. "Unrest – Unrest". teenbeatrecords.com. 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  3. Sprague, David (2007). "Unrest". Trouser Press . Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  4. Unrest (booklet). Unrest. Arlington, Virginia: TeenBeat Records. 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)