fIREHOSE fROMOHIO LP SST RECORDS 1989 US orig SST 235 MIKE WATT-MINUTEMEN
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THIS IS THE US ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING on vinyl on SST Records. SINGLE COVER. The cover is in VG+ condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT mild creases on edges, and light discolouration/wear on corners, left spine is fully readable, please for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition (played twice) and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality. THIRD ALBUM.
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fIREHOSE
In 1985, after D Boon's tragic death at age 27 signalled the end of the Minutemen, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley threw in their lot with then-22-year-old former Ohio State University student, guitar player, and Minutemen fanatic Ed Crawford to form fIREHOSE. Taking their group name from a line in Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," fIREHOSE continued in the Minutemen tradition of breathtaking musicianship combined with caustic lyrical fusillades inspired by the writing of the Beat Generation and the erect-middle-finger indignation of the Blank Generation. However, with Crawford's decidedly folkie bent insinuating itself into the mix, fIREHOSE's songs began to expand into more traditional verse-chorus-verse songwriting symmetry. And although fIREHOSE never equaled the Minutemen's output in terms of sheer audacity and emotional depth, Crawford, Watt, and Hurley recorded rock that was muscular, dense, and daring, along with being tremendously heartfelt.Still, nearly all of their recorded work stands as some of the best late-'80s/early-'90s indie rock
"fROMOHIO"
Produced by Mike Watt and Ed Crawford
1989 LP SST RECORDS SST 235
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 18861-0235-1 9
LABEL: SST - LIGHT BLUE (A) & BLACK w/BLUE ARTWORK (B) LABEL - BLACK(A) & BLUE(B) TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) SST 235
Catalog on labels: SST 235
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SST-235-A Ƨ-21214 JG L-32121 BUMRUSH (Stamped): kdisc
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SST-235-B Ƨ-21215 JG L-32121X THESIDEMOUSE (Stamped): kdisc
On labels: (Side A only) produced by mike watt and ed crawford
drums solos produced by george hurley
all songs published by tHUNDERsPIELS (BMI)
℗ 1989 SST Records
p.o. box 1, lawndale, CA 90260, made in USA
(Side B only): THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO
On Back Cover: STRIKE THREE!...........
fROMHOIO, the third fIREHOSE album was recorded in thirty hours at suma in painesville....
....℗ 1989 SST Records........made in USA SST 235
tracklisting
Side 1: RIDDLE OF THE EIGHTIES - IN MY MIND - WHISPERIN' WHILE HOLLERIN'
VASTOPOL - MAS COJONES - WHAT GETS HEARD
LET THE DRUMMER HAVE SOME - LIBERTY FOR OUR FRIEND
Side 2: TIME WITH YOU - IF'N - SOME THINGS - UNDERSTANDING
'NUF THAT SHIT, GEORGE - THE SOFTEST HAMMER
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
fIREHOSE's second release, 1987's If'n, was a major improvement over their 1986 debut, Ragin', Full On. And while their third album, 1988's fROMOHIO, was another solid set and contained its share of highlights, it seemed to be cut from the same musical cloth as its predecessor rather than a true progression. Again, the playing is inspired, and the new band had already established an original, identifiable sound. The best tracks prove to be Ed Crawford originals -- "In My Mind" and "Time with You" (the latter was an MTV video), while "Whisperin' While Hollerin'" and "What Gets Heard" soon became concert staples. The band's appreciation of folk shines through with a reading of the traditional black folk song "Vastopol" and the original "Liberty for Our Friend," and drummer George Hurley takes center stage on a pair of short, unaccompanied drum solos -- "Let the Drummer Have Some" and "'Nuf That Shit, George." Other highlights include the album opener "Riddle of the Eighties," the funky "Mas Cojones," the laid-back rock of "If'n" and "Understanding," plus the lethargic album closer "The Softest Hammer."...(AllMusic)
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