The Hammer Party Explained

The Hammer Party
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Big Black
Cover:	Big Black - The Hammer Party cover.jpg
Released:	1986
Recorded:	1981–1984
Genre:	Punk rock
Label:	Homestead, Touch and Go
Prev Title:	Atomizer
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Sound of Impact
Next Year:	1987

The Hammer Party is a 1986 release of Big Black's early EPs made between 1982 and 1984. Originally released by Homestead Records, and later rereleased by Touch and Go, the LP came out at the same time as Big Black's Atomizer album, and featured the six songs from Lungs on one side and the six songs from Bulldozer on the other. The CD version was expanded to include Big Black's third record, Racer-X.

Track listing

1. "Steelworker" ¹
2. "Live in a Hole" ¹
3. "Dead Billy" ¹
4. "I Can Be Killed" ¹
5. "Crack" ¹
6. "RIP" ¹
7. "Cables" ²
8. "Pigeon Kill" ²
9. "I'm a Mess" ²
10. "Texas" ²
11. "Seth" ²
12. "Jump the Climb" ²
13. "Racer X" ³
14. "Shotgun" ³
15. "The Ugly American" ³
16. "Deep Six" ³
17. "Sleep!" ³
18. "The Big Payback" (James Brown)³

¹ Lungs
² Bulldozer
³ Racer-X (CD Only)

Personnel

• Steve Albini

guitar and vocals on all tracks

• Santiago Durango

guitar on tracks 7-11 and 13-18

• Jeff Pezzati

bass on tracks 7-11 and 13-18

• Roland TR-606: drum machine used on all tracks
• Pat Byrne: real drums on track 7
• John Bonhan: saxophone on tracks 2 and 15

External links

• The Hammer Party, text from the in sleeve.