President Yo La Tengo
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President Yo La Tengo was the third album of the Hoboken
-based alternative rock band Yo La Tengo
. It was released on Coyote/Twin Tone Records along with New Wave Hot Dogs
and the "Asparagus Song" single on one record, and later re-released by Matador Records
in 1996.
The lineup includes Georgia Hubley
on drums, Ira Kaplan
on guitar and vocals, and Gene Holder on bass guitar.
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
-based alternative rock band Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...
. It was released on Coyote/Twin Tone Records along with New Wave Hot Dogs
New Wave Hot Dogs
New Wave Hot Dogs is the second album released, in 1987, by alternative rock band Yo La Tengo. It was later re-released by Matador Records along with President Yo La Tengo and the "Asparagus Song" single on one record in 1996....
and the "Asparagus Song" single on one record, and later re-released by Matador Records
Matador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
in 1996.
The lineup includes Georgia Hubley
Georgia Hubley
Georgia Hubley is an American percussionist and is one of the founding members of the alternative-rock band Yo La Tengo.She is married to the group's other founding member, Ira Kaplan. They would often see each other in record shops and at the same shows...
on drums, Ira Kaplan
Ira Kaplan
Ira Kaplan [born 1957] is the co-founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the American indie rock band Yo La Tengo. He is married to Georgia Hubley, Yo La Tengo's vocalist, drummer, songwriter and co-founder....
on guitar and vocals, and Gene Holder on bass guitar.
Track listing
- "Barnaby, Hardly Working" – 4:35
- "Drug Test" – 4:06
- "The Evil That Men Do" [Craig's Version] – 2:41
- "Orange Song" – 3:22
- "Alyda" – 3:39
- "The Evil That Men Do" [Pablo's Version] – 10:37
- "I Threw It All Away" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) – 2:17