BIG BOYS No Matter How Long The Line Is At The... LP ENIGMA 1985 US orig+insert
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BIG BOYS
A quartet that puts Texas hardcore on the map, fuses a bit of funk with their punk.
Coming out of the then-overlooked Austin, TX, punk scene of the early '80s, the Big Boys
combined two irresistible rock styles into one feverish mix: raging, speedy guitars and fat,
funky backbeats. And although they went on to make a few so-so recordings, never really
living up to their early promise, it's difficult not to be supportive of what the Big Boys tried
to do in the start of the hardcore era, wherein the sexiness of a funky rhythm section
disappeared amongst the ultra-fast tempos and sexless pummeling
"NO MATTER HOW LONG THE LINE IS AT THE CAFETERIA, THERES ALWAYS A SEAT!"
Produced by Spot
1985 LP ENIGMA RECORDS 72028-1
PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
STILL IN SHRINK + STICKERED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH INSERT
Notes: Title listed as "No Matter How Long The Line Is In The Cafeteria, There's Always
A Place To Sit" on labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: (scanned) 018777202817 (text) 0 1877-72028-1
LABEL: ENIGMA - WHITE/BLACK LABELS w/ARTWORK - BLACK TEXT
Label Code: none
Catalog on cover: (spine) 72028-1
Catalog on labels: 720-28-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 72028-1-A G-1 S-13205 ?
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): 72028-1-B G-1 S-13206 ?
Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped): MASTERED BY CAPITOL
On labels: (on Side A only): rim text reads "Moment Prod.....Tmes Signature/BMI 1984 © ?
All songs Big Boys +title & tracklist"
(on Side B only): rim text reads "Enigma.....All songs Big Boys © ? +title & tracklist"
On Back Cover: Produced by Spot
Recorded at Earth & Sky Studios Austin, TX August 1984
© ? Moment Productions......
Made in USA - All Rights Reserved
Moments Productions is marketed worldwide by Enigma Records
tracklisting
Side A: NO - NARROW VIEW - I DO CARE - LISTEN - WHAT'S THE WORD?
Side B: COMMON BEAT - NO LOVE - WHICH WAY TO GO - KILLING TIME - WORK
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The Big Boys' final album, once again produced by Spot and featuring their now-regular horn section, has the foursome bowing out with erratic style and constantly predicting the future. Having already pioneered a punk and funk combination just by existing, playing with a guest turntablist on the heavy funk of "Common Beat" beats most late-'90s sports-metal acts to the punch by 15 years, not to mention doing so with rather more talent and brains! Still, of the band's three full studio records, No Matter... is the most fractured, if wide-ranging. Whether it was the individual interests of the members pulling the group in various directions or a group decision to try anything and see what stuck, sometimes there's less of the Big Boys here and more stuff that other bands could have done just as easily. Other times, though, trying something else had beneficial effects; though it sounds like the Boys had spun some Husker Du before recording it, "Which Way to Go" is still an underrated gem, and it's also the closest the band every got to power pop...(AllMusic)
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