Vinyl (Dramarama album) explained

Vinyl
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dramarama
Cover:	Dramarama_Vinyl.jpg
Released:	October 15, 1991
Recorded:	1990
Genre:	Alternative
Length:	50:44
Label:	Elektra^[1]
Producer:	Dramarama & Don Smith
Prev Title:	Stuck in Wonderamaland
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Hi-Fi Sci-Fi
Next Year:	1993

Vinyl is the fourth album by an alternative rock group Dramarama, released in 1991.^{[2] [1]} It is a celebration of classic rock with Mick Taylor, formerly of The Rolling Stones, playing guitar on all tracks, including, ironically, a Stones song.

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."^[3]

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

• Mick Taylor – guitar
• Benmont Tench – piano & organ
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Brian Macleod – drums
• Astrid Young - backing vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: FUTURE CLASSIC ROT: DRAMARAMA'S 'VINYL'. Mark. Jenkins. November 15, 1991. www.washingtonpost.com.
2. Web site: Dramarama.
3. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. July 4, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.