''Sympathy Sessions'' is the first compilation album released by the
Oblivians
The Oblivians are an American garage punk trio that has existed since 1993. In the 1990s, their blues-infused brand of bravado, crudely recorded music made them one of the most popular and prominent bands within the underground garage rock sce ...
. It was released on April 5, 1996 by
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by John Mermis, known as Long Gone John. Notable artists who started on Sympathy and went ...
.
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/ref> The album is a collection of two prior 10-inch releases, ''Never Enough'' and ''Six of the Best'', as well as four additional single sides, all of which were recorded for and released by the label Sympathy for the Record Industry
Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by John Mermis, known as Long Gone John. Notable artists who started on Sympathy and went ...
, hence the title.
Track listing
# Can't Last Another Night (Oblivians) - 1:51
# Happy Blues (Oblivians) - 3:06
# Never Enough (Oblivians) - 1:55
# Feel Real Good (Oblivians) - 2:20
# I'm Not a Sicko, There's a Plate in My Head (Oblivians) - 1:58
# Five Hour Man (Oblivians) - 1:56
# Shut My Mouth (Oblivians) - 1:57
# Show Me What You Like (Oblivians) - 3:39
# Clones (Oblivians) - 1:42
# No Time (Oblivians) - 2:02
# What Rock'n'roll Is All About (Oblivians) - 1:38
# Memphis Creep (Oblivians) - 2:18
# Something for Nothing (Oblivians) - 1:47
# Big Black Hole (Oblivians) - 2:44
# Can't Afford You (Oblivians) - 2:15
# Kick Your Ass (Oblivians) - 1:52
# No Butter for My Bread (Oblivians) - 1:50
# Show Me Again (Oblivians) - 3:42
Credits
* Oblivians
The Oblivians are an American garage punk trio that has existed since 1993. In the 1990s, their blues-infused brand of bravado, crudely recorded music made them one of the most popular and prominent bands within the underground garage rock sce ...
- Main Performer
* Jack Oblivian - Guitar, Drums, Vocals
* Greg Oblivian - Guitar, Drums, Vocals
* Eric Oblivian - Guitar, Vocals, Drums
* Doug Easley
Doug is a male personal name (or, depending on which definition of "personal name" one uses, part of a personal name). It is sometimes a given name (or "first name"), but more often it is a hypocorism (affectionate variation of a personal name) whi ...
- Engineer
* Davis McCain - Engineer
External links
Sympathy Sessions
"www.allmusic.com". 1997-2007 ARTISTdirect, Inc. Accessed July 10, 2007.
References
1996 albums
Oblivians albums
Sympathy for the Record Industry albums
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