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. It was released in 1987 through

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. The album was produced by Don Dixon. The band supported the album with a North American tour.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that, "paced by Hope Nicholls' assertive yelping, the quintet's ''Galaxy 500'' claims shards of funk and metal." The ''

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'' called

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's voice "flat, shrill and grating, an outcome made worse by the abundance of hard-edged material." The ''

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'' opined that the album "shows the Bones are as wildly imaginative as R.E.M., the B-52's or any of the New South rock bands that have preceded them to prominence." ''

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'' considered the "funky punk-rap" "Stray" to be the album's best track.

Track listing

All songs written by

Personnel

;Fetchin Bones *

– vocals, harmonica * Danna Pentes – bass guitar * Aaron Pitkin – guitar * Clay Richardson – drums * Errol Stewart – guitar ;Additional musicians and production * Tim Carr – executive production * Don Dixon – production * Laurie Douglas –

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– design * Raymond Grubb – photography * Steve Haigler –

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* Mitchell Kearney – photography * Don "Cannonball" McClure –

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* Tom Thoune –

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Fetchin Bones albums 1987 albums Capitol Records albums Albums produced by Don Dixon (musician)