Down [LP] by The Jesus Lizard (Vinyl, Oct-2009, Touch & Go Records)

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• 2009 remastered by Steve Albini and Bob Weston
• In deluxe gatefold sleeve with 12” x 24” double sided colored insert
• Includes extensive liner notes, art, photos,
• MP3 download of album and MP3 bonus tracks.

Album Notes:

Down is an album by the Chicago band The Jesus Lizard. It was their last album for Touch and Go records and the last to be produced by Steve Albini.

The song “Horse” was labeled as “Pony Beat” on set lists for live shows. David Wm. Sims plays an organ on the album version.

The painting on the cover is “Falling Dog” by Malcolm Bucknall, who also did the cover art for the Puss/Oh, the Guilt split single with Nirvana and the Jesus Lizard’s Liar album.

The Jesus Lizard was an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas. They were “a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground…[who] turned out a series of independent records filled with scathing, disembowelling, guitar-driven pseudo-industrial noise, all of which received positive reviews in underground music publications and heavy college-radio play.”

After a brief run as a recording-only project based in Austin, founding vocalist David Yow, bassist David Wm. Sims and guitarist Duane Denison relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1989, finding kindred spirits in recording engineer Steve Albini and the Touch and Go Records imprint. With the addition of drummer Mac McNeilly, they began operating as a live band, expanding their following beyond Chicago’s alternative scene into an international audience. Drummer Jim Kimball replaced McNeilly late in 1996, and was himself replaced by Brendan Murphy two years later.

Despite releasing a split single with leading alt-rockers Nirvana and signing to Capitol Records, the band failed to find commercial success amid the alternative rock explosion of the 1990s, and disbanded in 1999. Their reunion tour ten years later enjoyed positive responses from audiences and critics.

Track List:

1.         Fly On The Wall   [3:06]

2.         Mistletoe   [1:53]

3.         Countless Backs of Sad Losers   [3:00]

4.         Queen For A Day   [2:26]

5.         The Associate   [5:00]

6.         Destroy Before Reading   [3:13]

7.         Low Rider   [3:36]

8.         50 ¢   [2:49]

9.         American BB   [2:49]

10.    Horse   [3:10]

11.    Din   [3:19]

12.    Elegy   [3:48]

13.    The Best Parts   [2:55]

MP3 Bonus Tracks:

14. White Hole   [3:21]

15. Glamorous   [3:06]

16. Deaf as a Bat   [1:39]

17. Panic in Cicero   [3:28]

The Down LP by The Jesus Lizard is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

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