Double Bummer
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| Double Bummer | ||||
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| Studio album by Bongwater | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Noise New York, New York City, NY | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 91:50 | |||
| Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
| Bongwater chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
| Piero Scaruffi |  [3] |
Double Bummer is a double-LP by Bongwater which was released in 1988. The four-sided album contained songs about people ranging from Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Ronald Reagan, and a Cantonese version of Led Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused."[4] Music videos for the songs "Lesbians Of Russia" and "Jimmy" were directed by Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen.
Track listing
| Side one (First Bummer) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Lesbians of Russia" | Kramer, David Licht, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | 1:31 | |||||||
| 2. | "Frank" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | 1:51 | |||||||
| 3. | "We Did It Again" | Kevin Ayers | 2:17 | |||||||
| 4. | "Homer" | Kramer | 3:27 | |||||||
| 5. | "Joy Ride" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | 2:57 | |||||||
| 6. | "Decadent Iranian Country Club" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | 2:48 | |||||||
| 7. | "David Bowie Wants Ideas" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | 2:14 | |||||||
| 8. | "Rock & Roll Part 2" | Gary Glitter | 3:20 | |||||||
| Side two (Second Bummer) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Just May Be the One" | Michael Nesmith | 1:53 | |||||||
| 2. | "There You Go" | Johnny Cash | 2:50 | |||||||
| 3. | "Shark" | Kramer | 1:24 | |||||||
| 4. | "Jimmy" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | 3:58 | |||||||
| 5. | "Crime" | Kramer | 3:00 | |||||||
| 6. | "Pornography" | Kramer, Dave Rick | 3:42 | |||||||
| 7. | "Pew" | Kramer | 3:11 | |||||||
| Side three (Third Bummer) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Dazed & Chinese" | Jimmy Page | 3:45 | |||||||
| 2. | "Bullaby" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | 3:12 | |||||||
| 3. | "So Help Me God" | Kramer, Dave Rick | 4:37 | |||||||
| 4. | "His Old Look" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | 2:58 | |||||||
| 5. | "Stone" | Coby Batty, Kramer | 2:26 | |||||||
| 6. | "Number" | Coby Batty, Kramer | 4:44 | |||||||
| Side four (Final Bummer) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Love You To" | George Harrison | 2:16 | |||||||
| 2. | "Reaganation" | Tuli Kupferberg | 3:05 | |||||||
| 3. | "Double Birth" | Kramer | 3:18 | |||||||
| 4. | "Bruce" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | 2:18 | |||||||
| 5. | "Pool" | Kramer | 4:40 | |||||||
| 6. | "Rain" | John Lennon | 5:45 | |||||||
Personnel
- Bongwater
- Kramer – vocals, instruments, engineering, production
- David Licht – drums
- Ann Magnuson – vocals, instruments
- Dave Rick – guitar
- Production and additional personnel
- Don Cherry – trumpet
- Michael Macioce – photography
- Gary Windo – tenor saxophone
References
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Double Bummer". Allmusic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Bongwater: Double Bummer". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Scaruffi, Piero (1999). "Mark Kramer". pieroscaruffi.com. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 240
External links
- Double Bummer+ at Discogs (list of releases)
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