Friendly as a Hand Grenade

Friendly as a Hand Grenade
Studio album by Tackhead
Released 1989
Recorded Unique Recording, NYC and Matrix and Southern Studios, London
Genre Funk, industrial
Length 36:12
Label TVT, World
Producer Tackhead
Tackhead chronology

Tackhead Tape Time
(1987)
Friendly as a Hand Grenade
(1989)
Strange Things
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Friendly as a Hand Grenade is the second album by Tackhead, released in 1989 through TVT Records.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bernard Fowler, Keith LeBlanc, Skip McDonald, Adrian Sherwood and Doug Wimbish, except "Ska Trek" by Prince Buster. 

No. Title Length
1. "Ska Trek"   0:48
2. "Tell Me the Hurt"   5:16
3. "Mind and Movement"   5:23
4. "Stealing"   6:32
5. "Airborne Ranger"   5:01
6. "Body to Burn"   1:04
7. "Demolition House"   4:08
8. "Free South Africa"   1:56
9. "Ticking Time Bomb"   4:23
10. "Ska Trek"   1:34

Personnel

Tackhead
Additional musicians and production

Charts

Charts (1989) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[2] 3

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1989 World CD, LP WR013
United States 1989 TVT CD, LP TVT 4060
Japan 1989 Alfa Records, Inc CD ALCA-553

References

  1. Bush, John. "Friendly as a Hand Grenade". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

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