Frank Black and the Catholics (album)

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Frank Black and the Catholics

Studio album by Frank Black and the Catholics
Released	September 9, 1998
Recorded	March 20, 1997- March 22, 1997
Genre	Alternative Rock
Label	SpinART
Producer(s)	Frank Black
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Frank Black and the Catholics chronology
The Cult of Ray {1995)	Frank Black and the Catholics (1998)	Pistolero (1999)

"Debut" album from Frank Black and the Catholics. The backing group on this album performed on Black's previous album, The Cult of Ray, but the group name was first adopted on this release. The album was recorded entirely live to two-track tape over the course of two days in 1997, but a protracted dispute with Black's label American Recordings [1], reportedly over the "raw" sound of the recordings [2], delayed it's release for 18 months. The album was released in June of 1998 in the mp3 format on GoodNoise.com (precursor to eMusic) and was the first album by a major artist to be commercially released on the internet. The album was the released in the fall of 1998 by SpinART records in the US. During the intermim, Lyle Workman left the group and was replaced by Rich Gilbert, and Black prepared the follow-up, Pistolero. The track listing is notable for having been sequenced in alphebetical order.