1984 VIOLENT FEMMES HALLOWED GROUND SLASH RECORD VTG ALBUM INDIE FOLK PUNK ROCK

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1984 VIOLENT FEMMES HALLOWED GROUND SLASH RECORD VTG ALBUM INDIE FOLK PUNK ROCK

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Violent Femmes ?– Hallowed Ground
Label: Slash ?– 1-25094, Slash ?– 9 25094-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Country Rock, Indie Rock


Tracklist
A1    Country Death Song    5:02
A2    I Hear The Rain    1:30
A3    Never Tell    7:06
A4    Jesus Walking On The Water
Vocals – Cynthia Gano Lewis, Peter Balestrieri
3:04
A5    I Know It's True But I'm Sorry To Say    5:05
B1    Hallowed Ground    4:12
B2    Sweet Misery Blues    2:43
B3    Black Girls    5:38
B4    It's Gonna Rain    4:12

Companies, etc.
Copyright (c) – Slash Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Slash Records
Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Distributed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Published By – Gorno Music
Recorded At – Secret Sound
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix
Pressed By – Allied Record Company

Credits
Alto Saxophone, Woodwind [Game Calls] – John Zorn
Art Direction – Jeff Price
Autoharp – Christina Houghton
Banjo – Tony Trischka
Bass [Mariachi], Electric Bass, Bass [Slide], Celesta, Marimba, Jew's Harp, Vocals – Brian Ritchie
Clarinet – John Tanner
Drums, Electronic Drums, Percussion [Tranceaphone, Stompatron], Percussion, Vocals – Victor De Lorenzo*
Engineer – John Tanner, Warren Bruleigh
Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle – Gordon Gano
Photography By [Band Photo] – John C. Nate
Photography By [Front Cover Photo] – Mark Trilling
Piano, Organ – Mark Van Hecke
Producer, Alto Saxophone – Mark Van Hecke
Songwriter – Gordon Gano
Tenor Saxophone, Harmonica – Peter Balestrieri
Woodwind [Cornetto], Trombone [Sackbut] – Drake Scott

Notes: Recorded at Secret Sound Studio, New York City, January 1984. 
Made and printed in U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 7599-25094-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): 1-25094-ASH-3 B-19197-SH3 ? SLM ? 6449 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): 1-25094-B-SH-2 o B-19198-SH2 ? SLM ? 6449-X SP 1-1
Rights Society: ASCAP

PLAYED AND TESTED
RARE FIRST PRESSING "1-1"
ALBUM IS MINT
COVER IS MINT with some original cellophane
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FYI

Violent Femmes are an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active from 1980 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009. As of 2013, they are active again. The band has performed as a trio, including: singer, guitarist and songwriter Gordon Gano, bassist Brian Ritchie, and three drummers, Victor DeLorenzo (1980–1993, 2002–2009 and 2013), Guy Hoffman (1993–2002) and Brian Viglione (2013–present).

The Violent Femmes have released eight studio albums and fifteen singles during the course of their career. The band found immediate success with the release of their self-titled debut album in early 1983. Featuring many of their well-known songs, including "Blister in the Sun", "Kiss Off", "Add It Up" and "Gone Daddy Gone", Violent Femmes became the band's biggest-selling album and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. Violent Femmes went on to become one of the most successful alternative rock bands of the 1980s, selling over 9 million albums by 2005. After the release of their third album The Blind Leading the Naked (1986), the band's future was uncertain and they split up in 1987, when Gano and Ritchie went solo. However, they regrouped a year later, releasing the album 3 (1989). Since then, Violent Femmes' popularity continued to grow, especially in the United States where the songs "Nightmares" and "American Music" cracked the top five on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Early years and first album (1981–1983)
Violent Femmes was founded by bassist Brian Ritchie and percussionist Victor DeLorenzo following the demise of the initial wave of American punk rock, and became a full-fledged band upon the arrival of lead vocalist and guitarist Gordon Gano. According to Ritchie, he came up with the name of the group as a fake band name when one of his bandmates questioned his assertion that his brother was also in a band—he and DeLorenzo liked the name, so they used it for the rhythm duo they played in prior to Gano joining the group. In its early days, the band frequently played coffee houses and street corners. They were discovered by James Honeyman-Scott (of The Pretenders) on August 23, 1981, when the band was busking on a street corner in front of the Oriental Theatre, the Milwaukee venue that The Pretenders would be playing later that night. Chrissie Hynde invited them to play a brief acoustic set after the opening act.

Later years and brief split (1984–1992)
After their debut album Violent Femmes, they released Hallowed Ground, which moved the group towards a country music sound and introduced spiritual themes. Again, Van Hecke returned to the studio as producer. Their third album, The Blind Leading the Naked, saw a change in the studio. This time, another fellow Milwaukee native Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads did the producing. It was more mainstream and pop-oriented, resulting in a minor hit with "Children of the Revolution", originally by T.Rex. In 1985, Van Hecke ended his collaboration with the group and became a much sought after composer and producer in the rapidly growing video game industry. The Femmes briefly disbanded, with Gano releasing an album in 1987, the result of a gospel side project Mercy Seat. Ritchie also released several solo LPs. The group came back together in late 1988, releasing 3, a return to the band's earlier, stripped-down sound. Why Do Birds Sing? was released in 1991 after the band signed to Reprise and featured another minor hit, "American Music," which became a concert staple.

Reunion (2013–present)
In January 2013, it was announced that the Violent Femmes would be reuniting and performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April. They performed there, the Bottlerock Napa Valley in May and Milwaukee's Summerfest in June. The band is also on the bill for Riot Fest, which will take place in Chicago in September.

Drummer Victor DeLorenzo said that he would be open to recording new material with the Violent Femmes, but on July 15, 2013, it was announced that Dresden Dolls drummer Brian Viglione would be replacing DeLorenzo as the band's drummer. In a statement, DeLorenzo said "It's always hard to write a eulogy for a lost loved one. In this case, I sadly lament the loss of a dream and an ideal that was once Violent Femmes."

The Violent Femmes played three shows as part of the 2013/2014 Falls Festival, performing at Marion Bay on 30 December, Lorne on 31 December and Byron Bay on 2 January. On May 11, 2014, they performed at the Shaky Knees music festival in Atlanta, GA.

The band played several shows in Australia around New Year of 2015, including the Woodford Folk Festival, the Sydney Opera House and MONA FOMA festival. In the midst of them, they recorded their first new material in fifteen years on New Year's Eve 2014 in Hobart, Tasmania. These four songs will be released on an exclusive four-song EP on clear 180-gram vinyl on April 18, 2015 for Record Store Day. The Femmes have joined Barenaked Ladies and Colin Hay on a two-month tour, in summer of 2015.

Horns of Dilemma
In their shows, the Femmes employ a horn section called the Horns of Dilemma. For many years, it consisted of Peter Balestrieri, and Steve MacKay on saxophones and Sigmund Snopek III on keyboards and other instruments. It was augmented by whatever musicians the band invited to play with them on a particular night. The band now uses local acquaintances, famous or otherwise, friends, relatives, or associates of the band. Instrumentation varies widely and includes saxophones, trumpets, trombones, sousaphone, flute, clarinet, antique hunting horn, kazoo, and percussion. When the band plays "Black Girls" or "Confessions" the only instructions given to the players are to play as freely and wildly as possible. The group doesn't back up the band in the way that a traditional horn section would; they provide a free-form noise jam. Famous members have included John Zorn, Dick Parry, Blaise Garza and The Dresden Dolls. Longtime band associates and employees who have played with the Horns include soundman, Caleb Alexander, and Manager, Darren Brown.

In addition to the horn section itself, members include any additional musicians playing with the band. Additional Horns of Dilemma include John Sparrow who plays cajón box, and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Hamilton on guitar, bass, mandolin, bass trumpet and harmonica. Various bassists stand in for Ritchie during "Gone Daddy Gone," when he plays xylophone.

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