Umber (album)

Umber
Studio album by Bitch Magnet
Released September 15, 1989
Recorded June 14 – 15, 1989 at Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, New Jeresy
Genre Post-hardcore
Length 35:47
Label Glitterhouse Records
Producer Bitch Magnet, Mike McMackin
Bitch Magnet chronology

Star Booty
(1988)		 Umber
(1989)		 Ben Hur
(1990)

Umber is the debut album of the American post-hardcore band Bitch Magnet.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Uncut [2]

It was first released in 1989 by Glitterhouse Records, but was paired with the band's previous record and re-issued by Communion the same year. In 2011, Umber was remastered by Alan Douches and released in a box-set containing with the rest of the band's catalog.[3]

In 2004, it was listed in Mojo's "Lost Albums You Must Own".[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Bitch Magnet

No. Title Length
1. "Motor"   3:48
2. "Navajo Ace"   2:33
3. "Clay"   3:38
4. "Joan of Arc"   2:35
5. "Douglas Leader"   4:48
6. "Goat-Legged Country God"   3:05
7. "Big Pining"   3:17
8. "Joyless Street"   2:17
9. "Punch and Judy"   2:54
10. "Americruiser"   6:52

The 2011 box-set also contains alternate versions "Motor", "Joan of Arc", "Big Pining", "Joyless Street" and "Punch and Judy".

Personnel

Bitch Magnet
Additional musicians and production

References

  1. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Umber". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ columnist (March 2012). "Bitch Magnet: Umber". Uncut: 81.
  3. ↑ "Albums: Bitch Magnet". Temporary Residence Limited. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lost Albums You Must Own". Mojo. March 2004. Retrieved July 24, 2012.

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