Post-Mersh Vol. 2

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Post-Mersh, Vol. 1
Post-Mersh, Vol. 1 cover
Compilation album by The Minutemen
Released 1987
Genre Alternative, Punk
Length 38:24
Label SST
Producer(s) Ethan James, Spot (Buzz or Howl...)

Joe Carducci (Project: Mersh)

The Minutemen chronology
Post-Mersh Vol. 1
(1987)
Post-Mersh Vol. 2
(1987)
Post-Mersh Vol. 3
(1989)


Post-Mersh, Vol. 2 is a compilation album by influential punk rock/alternative trio The Minutemen. It contains two EPs: Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat (1983) and Project: Mersh (1985) respectively.

[edit] Track listing

Tracks 1-8 are Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat
Tracks 9-14 are Project: Mersh

  1. "Self-Referenced" – 1:23 (Watt)
  2. "Cut" – 2:02 (Watt)
  3. "Dream Told By Moto" – 1:45 (Watt)
  4. "Dreams Are Free, Motherfucker!" – 1:09 (Boon/Watt/Hurley/Crane)
  5. The Toe Jam – 0:40 (Cooper/Vandenburg/Crane/Hurley/Boon/Watt)
  6. I Felt Like A Gringo – 1:57 (Watt)
  7. The Product – 2:44 (Boon)
  8. Little Man With A Gun In His Hand – 3:10 (Dukowski/Boon)
  9. The Cheerleaders – 3:52 (Boon)
  10. King of the Hill – 3:24 (Boon)
  11. Hey Lawdy Mama – 3:37 (Byrom, Edmonton, Kay)
  12. Take Our Test – 2:44 (Watt)
  13. Tour-Spiel – 2:45 (Watt)
  14. More Spiel – 5:52 (Watt)

[edit] Musical personnel

  • D. Boon - guitar, vocals
  • Mike Watt - bass, vocals, acoustic guitar, speech
  • George Hurley - drums, backing vocals, trumpet, recorder, sound effects, wood block
  • Crane - trumpet, recorder, backing vocals
  • Dirk Vandenburg - drums on "The Toe Jam"
  • Mary Cooper - vocals on "The Toe Jam"
  • Ethan James - synthesizer, backing vocals
The Minutemen
D. Boon | Mike Watt | George Hurley
Discography
Albums: The Punch Line | What Makes a Man Start Fires? | Double Nickels on the Dime | 3-Way Tie (For Last) | Ballot Result
Extended plays: Paranoid Time | Joy | Bean-Spill | Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat | Tour-Spiel | Project: Mersh | Georgeless E.P.
Compilations: The Politics of Time | My First Bells | Post-Mersh Vol. 1 | Post-Mersh Vol. 2 | Post-Mersh Vol. 3 | Introducing the Minutemen
Other releases: Minuteflag | D. Boon and Friends
Bootlegs: ...Just A Minute, Men | Live In 1985: Acoustic Blowout | Live At Flynn's Ocean 71
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