Co-op Brewery is an album

Album

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 by the Australia

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n band Mutiny

Mutiny (band)

Mutiny are an Australian folk punk band based in Melbourne. Their slogan is "Folk punk for punk folk".They first formed in 1991 and have performed in Australia, Europe and the US. The original members were Chris Patches , Greg Stainsby , Briony Grigg , and Alice Green...

, released by Missing Link Records

Missing Link Records

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 in Australia and Fistolo Records in the U.S.

Co-op Brewery reflects Mutiny's greater ability to pay for production - it was recorded at Birdland Studios and Lindsay Gravina mixed "Digging for Gold." "Abbotsford Co-Operative Brewery" tells the tale of an attempt to wrest the control of the beer brewing industry back off the main players. "Free Soup Daily" relates the story of someone who is queuing to be fed at a soup kitchen, and "Digging for Gold" relates life on the Victorian Goldfields

Victorian gold rush

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Track listing

1. "Free Soup Daily" - 3:36
2. "Eighty Punks and an Old P.A." - 2:08
3. "Brisbane Bandits" - 3:13
4. "Abbotsford Co-operative Brewery" - 3:19
5. "Jumping the Rattler" - 4:08
6. "Convict Rum Song" - 1:22
7. "Digging for Gold
   Digging For Gold
   "Digging for Gold" is a single by the Australian folk punk band Mutiny, released in 2002 by Haul Away Records.-Members:* Chris Patches - vocals* Alice Green - bass* Greg Stainsby - guitar, mandolin* Calum Holland - guitar* Dan Green - piano accordion...
   
   " - 2:47
8. "Dirty Jig" - 3:40

Personnel

• Chris Patches - vocals
  Singing
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• Alice Green - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Greg Stainsby - guitar
  Guitar
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  , mandolin
  Mandolin
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• Dan Green - piano accordion
  Piano accordion
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  , backing vocals
• Calum Holland - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Paul Kavanagh - drums
  Drum kit
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  , bodhran
  Bodhrán
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  , backing vocals