Great Plains - Length Of Growth 1981-1989 [2CD Remastered Set] (2000)
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BAND/ARTIST: Great Plains
- Title: Length Of Growth 1981-1989
- Year Of Release: 2000
- Label: Old 3C Records [3C02-2]
- Genre: Garage Rock, Folk Rock, New Wave, Contemporary Country Rock
- Quality: CBR 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log)
- Total Time: 2:24:55
- Total Size: 331 mb / 1 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Released on fomer bassist Paul Nini's own Old 3C label, Length of Growth marks the first time the Great Plains' jangle-punk sound (with hints of new wave) has been available on CD, outside of a handful of compilation albums. Comprised of 50 songs spanning the Columbus, OH act's 1981-1989 career, Length of Growth draws from the band's entire catalog, including three full-lengths released by the legendary Homestead label. Included on the album are hook-laden favorites like the ultra-catchy "Dick Clark" and "Letter to a Fanzine," which poses the age-old question, "Why do punk rock guys go out with new wave girls?" Also included are more obscure tracks like "Rutherford B. Hayes" and "Real Bad" (the title refers to the state of then bassist Don Howland's bladder), as well as uncharacteristically touching songs like "Same Moon." Though there are too many to mention, other gems include "The Way She Runs a Fever," "I Must Have Made It All Up," and "Pretty Dictionary," which features the line, "Without a book in my hand/I'm a desperate man." Noticeably absent is longtime Ron House staple "Chuck Berry's Orphan." A band whose music was keyboard-driven with twangy guitar accents punctuated by House's endearingly imperfect, nasal, almost Jello Biafra-ish vocals and deceptively smart, occasionally snide lyrics, the Great Plains have been hailed by such underground luminaries as Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo. All things considered, the Great Plains really just come across as being a fun, goofy bunch of guys who are having a ball playing rock & roll. Known for its ever-rotating member lineup, Great Plains' mainstays included vocalist House, guitarist Matt Wyatt, and keyboardist Mark Wyatt. Other members have included Nini, Dave Green, Mike "Rep" Hummel, Bill Bruner, Jim Castoe, and Hank O'Hare (aka Don Howland, also a member of the Gibson Brothers, which included Jon Spencer). Following the breakup of the Great Plains in 1989, the members went on to form other bands such as Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, Log, One Riot One Ranger, and Bassholes. The Great Plains reunited in the late '90s for a handful of shows, mostly in the Columbus area, prior to the release of Length of Growth in August of 2000.
:: TRACKLIST ::
1-01 Dr. Demento Intro 0:28
"Mark, Don & Mel" EP
1-02 The Way She Runs A Fever 2:37
1-03 When Do You Say Hello? 2:11
1-04 Four Sides In Three Shapes 2:53
1-05 It's Dying 3:50
1-06 Pretty Dictionary 3:19
1-07 The Night Won't Live To See The Day 3:19
1-08 Confetti 2:16
1-09 Cave-In 2:55
"Born In A Barn" LP
1-10 Lincoln Logs 2:47
1-11 I Must Have Made It All Up 2:42
1-12 Love To The Third Power 3:07
1-13 Rutherford B. Hayes 2:43
1-14 Black Sox Scandal / What Are You Living On 3:35
1-15 The Knotted One 3:26
1-16 Columbus Dispatch 2:30
1-17 Serpent Mound 2:43
1-18 When Honesty Gets Old 2:36
1-19 Death Of A Thought Returns 3:04
1-20 Black Like Me 5:02
1-21 Old 3C 2:14
1-22 Town's Got A Widow 5:01
"Naked At The Buy, Sell, And Trade" LP
1-23 Dick Clark 3:04
1-24 Last Chance To Be Free 3:10
2-01 Letter To A Fanzine 3:31
2-02 Hall Of Shame 1:53
2-03 Hamburger Boy 2:27
2-04 Origin Of My Silly Grin 3:33
2-05 Fool That Set It Off 3:24
2-06 Animated Innocence 2:12
2-07 Time To Name The Dog 2:59
2-08 Fertile Crescent 4:13
2-09 Duet Between Buyer And Seller 1:42
2-10 Real Bad 2:34
"Before We Stop To Think" EP & "Sum Things Up" LP
2-11 Martin Luther King & Martin Luther Drinking 2:43
2-12 End Of The Seventies 2:07
2-13 Appetite 3:23
2-14 Physical Fact 1:57
2-15 The Wind Blows, The Law Breaks 4:33
2-16 Authentic 1:43
2-17 Alfalfa Omega 3:15
2-18 Day Old 3:01
2-19 So Far 2:32
2-20 Directions To The Party 1:57
2-21 Before We Stop To Think 3:20
2-22 Violent Gesture 2:27
2-23 Visual Artists 1:56
2-24 Long And Slow Decline 2:30
"Exercise" Single
2-25 Exercise 1:50
2-26 Same Moon 3:00
"Human Music" Compilation
2-27 Standing At The Crosswords 2:41
Artwork [Original] – Matt Wyatt
Bass – Bill Bruner (tracks: 2-11 to 2-27), Don Howland (tracks: 1-02 to 1-09), Mike Hummel (tracks: 1-10 to 1-22), Paul Nini (tracks: 1-23 to 2-10)
Design – Paul Nini
Drums – Dave Green (tracks: 1-02 to 2-24, 2-27)
Guitar, Vocals – Matt Wyatt
Keyboards, Vocals – Mark Wyatt
Mastered By – Chris Nini, Joe Viers
Recorded By – Brad Laskey (tracks: 1-10, 1-11, 1-13 to 1-22), Doug Edwards (tracks: 1-23 to 2-27), Fritz Mossman (tracks: 1-02 to 1-09), Kurt Tuckerman (tracks: 1-10, 1-11, 1-13 to 1-22), Paul Mahern (tracks: 2-11 to 2-24, 2-27)
Remastered By – Kurt Tuckerman (tracks: 1-10 to 1-22)
Vocals, Guitar – Ron House
Written-By – Great Plains, Ron House
1-02 to 1-09 from "The Mark, Don & Mel E.P." (New Age 005, US, 1983)
1-10 to 1-22 from "Born In A Barn" LP (Homestead 004, US, 1984)
1-23 to 2-10 from "Naked At The Buy, Sell, And Trade" LP (Homestead 048, US, 1986) and "Dick Clark" Single (Shadowline 0386, NL, 1986)
2-11 to 2-24 from "Before We Stop To Think" EP (Shadowline 0387, NL, 1987) and "Sum Things Up" LP (Homestead 093-1, US, 1987)
2-25 to 2-26 from "Exercise" Single (Homestead 129-7, US, 1989)
2-27 from "Human Music" Compilation (Homestead, 1988)
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