Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck

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Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck
Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck cover
Studio album by Soul Asylum
Released August 24, 1984
Recorded 1981 - 1984
Genre Alternative rock, Grunge
Length 41:11
Label Twin/Tone Records
Producer(s) Bob Mould
Professional reviews
Soul Asylum chronology
Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck
(1984)
Made To Be Broken
(1986)


Say What You Will Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck is the debut album from Soul Asylum.

The album was originally released as Say What You Will... Everything Can Happen on August 24, 1984. This album sold 6,738 vinyl copies and 2,639 cassettes before being released (along with 5 additional tracks) on CD in 1988. The listing below includes the extra tracks and is the CD version. The album is "out of print" in the vinyl and cassette formats.

[edit] Track Listing

  1. Draggin Me Down* – 2:08
  2. Long Day – 2:46
  3. Money Talks – 2:32
  4. Voodoo Doll – 3:42
  5. Stranger – 3:44
  6. Do You Know* – 1:54
  7. Sick Of That Song – 0:52
  8. Religiavision – 5:09
  9. Spacehead* – 2:08
  10. Walking – 2:20
  11. Broken Glass* – 2:23
  12. Masquerade* – 5:16
  13. Happy – 2:45
  14. Black And Blue – 3:27

* Songs added to the re-release of the album.

[edit] Trivia

  • "Karl Sold the Truck" refers to bassist Karl Mueller selling their Chevrolet pickup truck for a larger Dodge van which would be their transportation for their 1984 tour.
  • All 5 songs that were added to this release were included on Soul Asylum's 1986 cassette-only (b-side/demo/outake) album Time's Incinerator.
  • The album was produced by Hüsker Dü's Bob Mould.
Soul Asylum
Dave Pirner - Dan Murphy - Tommy Stinson - Michael Bland - Karl Mueller
Pat Morley - Grant Young - Sterling Campbell - Ian Mussington
Soul Asylum discography
Albums: Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck (1984) - Made To Be Broken (1986) - Time's Incinerator (1986) - While You Were Out (1986) - Hang Time (1988) - Clam Dip & Other Delights (1989) - And the Horse They Rode in On (1990) - Grave Dancers Union (1992) -
Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995) - Candy From a Stranger (1998) - The Silver Lining (2006)
Compilations: Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum (2000) - Closer to the Stars: Best of the Twin/Tone Years (2006)
Live and other projects: After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 (2004)
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