Vinyl (Dramarama album)

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Vinyl
Dramarama Vinyl.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 1991
Recorded1990
Genre Alternative
Length50:44
Label Elektra [1]
Producer Dramarama & Don Smith
Dramarama chronology
Stuck in Wonderamaland
(1989)
Vinyl
(1991)
Hi-Fi Sci-Fi
(1993)
Singles from Vinyl
  1. "Haven't Got a Clue"
    Released: 1991
  2. "What Are We Gonna Do?"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Robert Christgau B+ [3]

Vinyl is the fourth album by alternative rock group Dramarama, released in 1991. [4] [1] It is a celebration of classic rock with Mick Taylor, formerly of The Rolling Stones, playing guitar on all tracks, including a Rolling Stones song.

Contents

Critical reception

Alternative Rock wrote that the sound of the album was "steeped in the Southern rock tradition of R&B riffery, bluesy guitar leads, and a whiff of C&W." [5]

Track listing

All songs written by John Easdale, except for where noted.

  1. "Until the Next Time" – 3:29
  2. "Haven't Got a Clue" – 4:08
  3. "What Are We Gonna Do?" – 3:59
  4. "Classic Rot" – 4:25
  5. "Memo from Turner" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:46
  6. "Train Going Backwards" – 6:17
  7. "I've Got Spies" – 4:34
  8. "In Quiet Rooms" – 2:40
  9. "Ain't It the Truth" – 3:50
  10. "Tiny Candles" – 6:32
  11. "(I'd Like to) Volunteer, Please" – 5:51
  12. "Steve Is Here" - 1:08 [hidden track indexed as tracks 12-99]

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Jenkins, Mark (November 15, 1991). "FUTURE CLASSIC ROT: DRAMARAMA'S 'VINYL'" via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. Vinyl at AllMusic
  3. "Robert Christgau: CG: Dramarama". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. "Dramarama".
  5. Thompson, Dave (July 4, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076 via Google Books.