The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History
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"The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History" | ||
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Single by Shellac | ||
Released | October 1993 | |
Genre | Punk Rock | |
Label | Touch & Go | |
Producer(s) | Shellac | |
Shellac singles chronology | ||
The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History (1993) |
Uranus (1993) |
The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History was Shellac's first release, a 3 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.
[edit] Track listing
Side A:
- "The Guy Who Invented Fire"
- "Rambler Song"
Side B:
- "Billiard Player Song"
[edit] Band Member Info
Steve Albini - Vocals and Guitar
Bob Weston - Bass
Todd Trainer - Drums
Camilio Gonzales (formerly of Naked Raygun) - Bass on "Rambler Song".
The 7" comes in a hand-printed and folded sleeve with a sheet of liner notes obviously written by Steve Albini. 2/3 of the sheet lists the mics used for recording, like Lomo: 19a-19, 19a-13, 19a-9 (original Soviet tubes, for the prole sound)
Shellac Record #1, Touch and Go #123.