My Dad Is Dead -...and He's Not Gonna Take It Anymore (color)

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A1: Talk To The Weatherman ()
A2: The Quiet Man ()
A3: Mary Jane ()
A4: Black Cloud ()
A5: Say Goodbye ()
A6: 40 Hours ()
B1: Anti-Socialist ()
B2: It's Easier... ()
B3: My Head ()
B4: Death Of A Salesman ()
B5: In Your Mind ()
B6: Statistic ()
B7: Mother And Child ()
C1: Statistic ()
C2: Too Many ()
C3: The Entrepreneur ()
C4: Innocent ()
C5: Last Call ()
C6: Roughneck ()
D1: Indiana ()
D2: The Quiet Man ()
D3: Anti-Socialist ()
D4: Mary Jane ()
D5: Rut ()
D6: Waste ()
D7: Back Away ()

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Originally released in 1986, the debut album by My Dad Is Dead is remarkable not only for it's strong and varied material, but also how the aesthetic of MDID's music was fully formed and instantly recognizable from the git-go. Here are the open modal guitar tunings, the primitive drum machine paired with live drums, the complete rejection of the pentatonic scale and related 1970s guitar techniques, and the dry, journalistic language that brings a distanced, subdued pathos to the harrowing characters and their situations.Few artists who traffic in the darker realms of the human condition do so without some degree of melodrama; Mark Edwards's penchant for understatement and distance brings even more gravity and impact to these songs of lost souls in a dying city. All these qualities would become hallmarks of the My Dad Is Dead sound for years to come. Like Edwards's next few albums,... And He's Not Gonna Take It Anymore was performed and written entirely by himself, which only deepens the feeling of isolation that permeates the album. This 2021 reissue was remastered by John Golden Sr. And is a huge sonic improvement over the original pressing and early '90s European editions. Best of all, it includes an entire bonus LP of rare 1985 recordings that were only issued on cassette at the time. These are raw, primitive 4-track recordings that ooze with post-industrial Cleveland malaise. They include nine previously unn released songs, and early versions of four songs that were re-recorded for the album. Fans are certain to find some new favorites here.

In two-color printed double LP sleeve. With 'Colored Vinyl' sticker from distributor on top of shrinkwrap on front cover and barcode sticker on top of shrinkwrap on rear cover. Discs come in poly inner sleeves. Disc labels are grey and black on white paper. No insert. Red & black marbled translucent vinyl, limited to 500 copies Sides A/B recorded October 1985 and January 1986. Originally issued on LP on St. Valentine Records in 1986. Sides C/D recorded on Fostex 4 track March-June, 1985 Originally issued on self-released cassette in 1985. D7 is not listed on the rear cover, but does appear on the side D label. Side A label: ©?20201 Scat Records ©1986 Mark Edwards Side C label: All songs ©1985 by Mark Edwards Runouts are etched, except for GOLDEN (which is stamped.) Lacquer cutting, plating companies derived from runouts.

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SCAT76X

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