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

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Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck
Studio album by Soul Asylum
Released	August 24, 1984
Recorded	1981 - 1984
Genre	Alternative rock, Grunge
Length	41:11
Label	Twin/Tone Records
Producer	Bob Mould
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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

• All songs written by Dave Pirner.

* 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/outtake) album Time's Incinerator.
• The album was produced by Hüsker Dü's Bob Mould.

v • d • e Soul Asylum Dave Pirner – Dan Murphy – Tommy Stinson – George McKelvey – Michael Bland – Karl Mueller Former members Pat Morley – Grant Young – Sterling Campbell – Ian Mussington 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) Welcome To The Minority – The A&M Years 1988-1991 (2007) Live and other projects After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 (2004) Related articles Black Gold – Runaway Train – Misery – Faces & Names (2002) – Golden Smog