''Short Walk On A Long Pier'' is the first spoken word album released by

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. The content is culled from spoken word performances in

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. The one piece of music, "Alienation", is performed with Rowland S. Howard of The Birthday Party and Chris Haskett. Originally, the album was a limited cassette only release of 1000, but it was re-released at least twice. It was first re-released as a vinyl record in 1989 on Lone Wolf Records and again in 2006 on

2.13.61 2.13.61, Inc. is a publisher and record company founded by American musician Henry Rollins and named after his date of birth (February 13, 1961). The company has released albums by the Rollins Band, all of Rollins' spoken word work, and numerou ...

as a double disc with Big Ugly Mouth. In Rollins' own words, "It's just awful."

Track listing

# Pre-Show in Holland # Standing Still # Talking to Fool / Alienation # Do It Alone # Bus Driver # JCC # The Balls Are in Your Court # What a Gal # Be Very Quiet # Olivia # Madonna # Bullshitting with the Friendly Dutch # Football # Barefoot & Pregnant # A Friend to All Women # The Cliff # It's All Rock and Roll # Live on Dutch Radio

References

1988 live albums 1988 debut albums Henry Rollins live albums Live spoken word albums Spoken word albums by American artists 2.13.61 live albums {{1980s-album-stub