''Pinback'', also referred to as ''This Is a Pinback CD'', is the debut self-titled album by the
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band
Pinback
Pinback is an American indie rock band from San Diego, California. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, who have been its two consistent members. They have re ...
. There are at least two different versions of this CD. The first version was released by
Ace Fu Records
Ace Fu Records is an independent record label founded in 1998 by Eric Speck. It is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The label went on indefinite hiatus in 2007.
Roster
*Acid Mothers Temple
* Annuals
*An Albatross
* Aqui
*The Dears
* Devotchka
...
on October 12, 1999. Another was released that same year in Europe by Cutty Shark Records. In the latter version two new tracks were added and the track ordering was also modified. Both "Versailles" and 'Byzantine" would later appear on the compilation, "Nautical Antiques".
The song "Hurley" samples drums from the song "It's Expected I'm Gone" by
Minutemen
Minutemen were members of the organized New England colonial militia companies trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies during the American Revolutionary War. They were known for being ready at a minute's notice, hence the name. Mi ...
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George Hurley
George Hurley (born September 4, 1958) is a drummer noted for his work with Minutemen and fIREHOSE.
Music career
Early years
Originally from the East Coast, Hurley and his family moved to San Pedro, California, when he was six years old. ...
was that band's drummer).
The song "Shag" samples drums from the song "Shaggs' Own Thing (Vocal Version)" by the
Shaggs.
Track listings
The
Ace Fu Records
Ace Fu Records is an independent record label founded in 1998 by Eric Speck. It is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The label went on indefinite hiatus in 2007.
Roster
*Acid Mothers Temple
* Annuals
*An Albatross
* Aqui
*The Dears
* Devotchka
...
version
#"Tripoli" – 4:30
#"Hurley" – 3:55
#"Charborg" – 3:28
#"Chaos Engine" – 3:38
#"Shag" – 3:05
#"Loro" – 3:33
#"Crutch" – 4:31
#"Rousseau" – 5:08
#"Lyon" – 5:18
#"Montaigne" – 5:38
The Cutty Shark Records version
#"Tripoli" – 4:30
#"Hurley" – 3:55
#"Charborg" – 3:28
#"Chaos Engine" – 3:38
#"Shag" – 3:06
#"Lyon" – 5:20
#"Loro" – 3:37
#"Crutch" – 4:32
#"Versailles" – 3:36
#"Rousseau" – 5:09
#"Byzantine" – 3:43
#"Montaigne" – 5:37
References
External links
Official Pinback Website
Pinback albums
1999 debut albums
Ace Fu Records albums
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