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16 Horsepower: Sackcloth ‘n’ Ashes

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On February 6, 1996, “A&M” label released “Sackcloth ‘n’ Ashes”, the debut 16 Horsepower studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Warren Bruleigh.

Personnel:

  • David Eugene Edwards – vocals, banjo, guitar, bandoneon, lap steel guitar
  • Keven Soll – upright bass, flattop acoustic bass, cello, backing vocals
  • Jean-Yves Tola – drums, backing vocals
  • Gordon Gano – fiddle

Track listing:

  1. I Seen What I Saw
  2. Black Soul Choir
  3. Scrawled in Sap
  4. Horse Head
  5. Ruthie Lingle
  6. Harm’s Way
  7. Black Bush
  8. Heel on the Shovel
  9. American Wheeze
  10. Red Neck Reel
  11. Prison Shoe Romp
  12. Neck on the New Blade
  13. Strong Man

Violent Femmes: Hallowed Ground

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In June 1984, “Slash” label released “Hallowed Ground”, the second Violent Femmes album. It was recorded in January 1984, at “Secret Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Mark Van Hecke.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Gano– vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, violin
  • Brian Ritchie – vocals, acoustic bass, electric bass, slide bass, celesta, marimba, jew’s harp
  • Victor DeLorenzo – vocals, tranceaphone, trap and electric drum sets, stompatron, percussion
  • Mark Van Hecke – piano, organ
  • Tony Trischka– banjo
  • Christina Houghton – autoharp
  • Peter Balestrieri – vocals, saxophone, harmonica
  • Cynthia Gano Lewis – vocals
  • Drake Scott – cornetto, sackbut
  • John Zorn– alto saxophone, clarinet, game calls
  • John Tanner – clarinet
  • John Tanner, Warren Bruleigh – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Gano.

  1. Country Dead Song
  2. I Hear the Rain
  3. Never Tell
  4. Jesus Walking on the Water
  5. I Know It’s True but I’m Sorry to Say
  6. Hallowed Ground
  7. Sweet Misery Blues
  8. Black Girls
  9. It’ Gonna Rain

Violent Femmes: Freak Magnet

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On February 22, 2000, “Beoynd” label released “Freak Magnet”, the eighth Violent Femmes studio album. It was recorded at “Big House”, “Soundtrack”, “Odin”, “Son/Re”, “DV’s Perversion Room” in Milwaukee, and was produced by Warren Bruleigh, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, Guy Hoffman, Pierre Henry and Tom Grimley.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Gano– vocal, guitar
  • Brian Ritchie– vocal, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, shakuhachi,  additional recording, design
  • Guy Hoffman– vocal, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Gano, except where noted.

  1. Hollywood Is High
  2. Freak Magnet
  3. Sleepwalkin
  4. All I Want
  5. New Generation – Rose Marie McCoy,Albert Ayler, Mary Parks
  6. In the Dark
  7. Rejoice and Be Happy
  8. Mosh Pit – Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie
  9. Forbidden – William Carlos Williams, Gordon Gano
  10. When You Died
  11. At Your Feet
  12. I Danced – Max Dunn, Gordon Gano
  13. I’m Bad
  14. Happiness Is
  15. A Story – Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie