''Bean-Spill'' is the third extended-play single and fourth release overall by American
hardcore punk band
Minutemen
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.
Background
The Minutemen's second LP, ''
What Makes a Man Start Fires?'', was recorded in the summer of 1982 but the release was delayed due to
SST's lawsuit with Unicorn Records.
To fill the lengthy gap between releases,
SST Records partner
Joe Carducci volunteered to release an EP on his
Thermidor Records label.
Recorded in two sessions with side A recorded at Media Art in
Hermosa Beach with
Spot and side B recorded in November 1981 at Casbah Studio in Fullerton, CA.
The latter session also saw the recording of what became the first seven tracks of ''
The Politics of Time''.
The EP includes two of the band's most enduring early numbers, "Split Red" and "If Reagan Played Disco." ''Bean-Spill'' is notable for being the only Minutemen record to feature bassist
Mike Watt
Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter.
Watt co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ...
, rather than guitarist
D. Boon as the lead vocalist on most of the songs. Boon only sings on "Split Red" and "Futurism Restated".
The original pressing featured on its B-side label a red-and-orange reproduction of a
Raymond Pettibon drawing of a man's naked lower torso, with the spindle-hole located on the rectal area, and the caption, "We Need The Money".
While the original EP went out of print after Carducci folded Thermidor and joined SST as a partner, the tracks can be found in their original running order the ''
Post-Mersh Vol. 3 The discography for the Minutemen (band), Minutemen, an American punk rock band, includes four studio albums, eight extended plays, one live album and seven compilations.
Formed in 1980 by guitarist D. Boon and bassist Mike Watt, the Minutemen (ban ...
'' CD, and with the side two tracks preceding the side one tracks on the ''
My First Bells'' cassette.
Track listing
References
1982 EPs
Minutemen (band) albums
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