Uh Oh… No Breaks!
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Washington, D.C.
's Slickee Boys
' third "proper" album (not including compilations
or live
releases), Uh Oh… No Breaks! was released on LP and cassette in March 1985 by Twin/Tone
(a Minneapolis
label best known for having released The Replacements' early records) with the catalog number TTR 8544. Almost half of the album is re-recorded versions of songs they had previously released.
There are cover version of songs originally by the French band the Dogs, 1960s garage band the Squires
, Perry Como
(by way of the Downliners Sect
), and D.C. all-star punkers the Afrika Korps (a band which included a few Slickee Boys).
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
's Slickee Boys
The Slickee Boys
The Slickee Boys were a Washington, D.C. area punk-psychedelic-garage rock band whose most-remembered lineup consisted of guitarist Marshall Keith, guitarist Kim Kane, singer Mark Noone, and drummer Dan Palenski. The band has become a legend in the D.C. punk community...
' third "proper" album (not including compilations
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
or live
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
releases), Uh Oh… No Breaks! was released on LP and cassette in March 1985 by Twin/Tone
Twin/Tone Records
Twin/Tone Records was a record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that operated from 1977 until 1994 and helped several local groups receive national attention. The label was born from the Minneapolis punk rock music scene, which included venues like Jay's Longhorn Bar. The label was begun by...
(a Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
label best known for having released The Replacements' early records) with the catalog number TTR 8544. Almost half of the album is re-recorded versions of songs they had previously released.
There are cover version of songs originally by the French band the Dogs, 1960s garage band the Squires
The Squires
The Squires from Bristol, Connecticut were an American garage band in the 1960s.They released just one single, which failed to be even a regional hit, but which is now regarded as a classic of its era...
, Perry Como
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
(by way of the Downliners Sect
Downliners Sect
The Downliners Sect were a British rhythm and blues band of the beat boom era, formed in 1963 when the existing Downliners band split up.Stylistically, they were similar to The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones, playing basic R&B on their first album The Sect...
), and D.C. all-star punkers the Afrika Korps (a band which included a few Slickee Boys).
Track listing
- "Dream Lovers" – 3:48 (John Chumbris, Dan Palenski, Mark Noone)
- "Death Lane" – 1:58 (Dominique Laboubée)
- Originally recorded by the Dogs, 1982
- "Teenage Romance" – 3:05 (Marshall Keith, Martha Hull, Palenski)
- "Disconnected" – 2:46 (Noone, J. Charney)
- "Gotta Tell Me Why" – 3:58 (Noone)
- "The Brain That Refused to Die" – 3:21 (The Slickee Boys)
- "Bad Dream" – 2:50 (Noone)
- "Can't Believe" – 3:43 (Keith, Noone)
- "Going All the Way" – 2:06 (Mike Bouyea)
- Originally recorded by the SquiresThe SquiresThe Squires from Bristol, Connecticut were an American garage band in the 1960s.They released just one single, which failed to be even a regional hit, but which is now regarded as a classic of its era...
, 1966
- Originally recorded by the Squires
- "GlendoraGlendora (song)"Glendora" is a popular song written by Ray Stanley and published in 1956. It was recorded on May 8, 1956 by Perry Como. It was released by RCA Victor in the United States and by RCA in France ; it was released in the United Kingdom by HMV .The song deals with a man's unusual attraction to...
" – 2:01 (Ray Stanley)- Originally recorded by Perry ComoPerry ComoPierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
, 1956, also recorded by the Downliners SectDownliners SectThe Downliners Sect were a British rhythm and blues band of the beat boom era, formed in 1963 when the existing Downliners band split up.Stylistically, they were similar to The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones, playing basic R&B on their first album The Sect...
, 1966
- Originally recorded by Perry Como
- "Danger Drive" – 2:24 (Noone)
- "Jailbait Janet" – 2:13 (Kenne Highland, Noone)
- Originally recorded by the Afrika Korps, 1977
- "When We Were Kids" – 3:32 (Noone)
The band
- Kim Kane — Rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Marshall Keith — Lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocals - Dan Palenski — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, backing vocals - Mark Noone — Lead vocals, guitar
- John Chumbris — Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar
Production
- Recorded by Paul Stark
- Steve Fjelstad — Re-mixes of "Death Lane" and "Teenage Romance"
- Howie WeinbergHowie WeinbergHowie Weinberg is a music mastering engineer who has worked with numerous bands.- Career :He has worked at Masterdisk, New York City, since 1977...
— Mastering (at Masterdisk)
Additional credits
- Recorded at Nicollet Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Kim Kane — Cover artAlbum coverAn album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
- Dan Palenski — Graphics
- Sona Blakeslee — TypesettingTypesettingTypesetting is the composition of text by means of types.Typesetting requires the prior process of designing a font and storing it in some manner...
- Dan Corrigan — Photo
- Ruth Logsdon — Hand tintingHand-colouringHand-colouring refers to any method of manually adding colour to a black-and-white photograph, generally either to heighten the realism of the photograph or for artistic purposes...
- John Hansen — Loyal crew
- Rob Lingenfelder — Loyal crew
- Dedicated to the memory of Roger Anderson