''Payin' the Dues'' is the second album released by the Swedish rock band
The Hellacopters
The Hellacopters are a Swedish garage rock band that was formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson (vocals and guitar), Andreas Tyrone "Dregen" Svensson (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass) and Robert Eriksson (drums). Andersson (sometimes known as Nick ...
and their last studio album to feature original guitarist
Dregen
Dregen (born Andreas Tyrone Svensson; 12 June 1973) is a Swedish musician best known as the guitarist of The Hellacopters, as well as Backyard Babies. As of March 2014, Dregen has also served as the newest member of Michael Monroe's solo band, ...
before his departure from the band to focus full-time on his other band
Backyard Babies
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They are largely at ...
. The album was released simultaneously on both CD and on vinyl; however, "City Slang" was only available on the vinyl edition. The initial pressings were in 2000 units of clear smoke and 2,500 units in purple vinyl. Two additional pressings were later available in two different versions of black vinyl. The
Toy's Factory
is a Japanese record label founded in the late 1980s as a subsidiary of the entertainment company VAP, based in Japan. On May 30, 1990, it was established as an independent company.
Toy's Factory, as of the first half of 2012, is the four ...
release also featured the bonus track "Oh Yeah Alright".
Release
Prior to the release of ''Payin' the Dues'', The Hellacopters had a release party for the album on 21 September 1997.
The album was released on 1 October 1997 on White Jazz Records where it was released on vinyl and compact disc.
The first vinyl released was limited to 2000 copies on clear smokey vinyl while the second was limited to 2500 on purple vinyl.
Following the release, the group had a tour a Scandinavian tour with shows in Sweden, Denmark and Norway with opening group Turpentines.
re-released the album on 19 October 1999.
Sub Pop's vinyl record release of the album contained the bonus track "City Slang".
Reception
Track listing
The track "City Slang," a cover of the song by
Sonic's Rendezvous Band
Sonic's Rendezvous Band (or SRB) was an American rock and roll band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, forming in 1974, featuring veterans of the 1960s Detroit rock scene.
Background
Sonic's Rendezvous Band came from the ashes of four Mic ...
, appears on the vinyl edition of the album as track #6, after "Hey!"
Limited Edition
On 19 October 1999 the album was reissued in the USA on CD and vinyl along with an additional live album containing the following bonus tracks:
Special guest:
Scott Morgan (guest electric rhythm and lead guitar, vocals on ''Downright Blue'' and ''City Slang'' (only on vinyl, after Downrght Blue)
Credits
*Recorded at The Starfish Room, Vancouver, BC, Canada on 28 May 1999
*recording by Steve Smith and the Kirene Studios Mobile Studio unit
*Recording assistant: Jon Schluckabier, Brian Valentino and Tameen Bakkar
*Mixed by Steve Smith at Kirene Studios, Bellevue, WA
*Mastered by John Golden at John Golden Mastering, Ventura, CA
*Produced by Steve Smith and Dana Sims
Footnotes
External links
Official Website
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1997 albums
The Hellacopters albums