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The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History is the first release by American noise rock band Shellac, a three-song 7" on Touch and Go Records. It was released in 1993 on vinyl format only. The brown smear on the cover was originally rumored to be real shellac, but is actually root beer concentrate.
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Released | October 10, 1993 | |||
Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
Label | Touch and Go | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The 7" comes in a hand-printed and folded sleeve with a sheet of liner notes which list the microphones used for recording, like "Lomo: 19a-19, 19a-13, 19a-9 (original Soviet tubes, for the prole sound)".
Track listing
editSide A
edit- "The Guy Who Invented Fire"
- "Rambler Song"
Side B
edit- "Billiard Player Song"
Personnel
edit- Steve Albini – vocals, guitar,[2] recording engineer
- Bob Weston – bass guitar,[2] recording engineer (on "The Guy Who Invented Fire" and "Billiard Player Song")
- Todd Trainer – drums[2]
- Camilo Gonzalez (formerly of Naked Raygun) – bass guitar on "Rambler Song"
References
edit- ^ Kellman, Andy. The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History at AllMusic. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c "The Rude Gesture (A Pictoral History) | Shellac | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records".