Hot Animal Machine
| Hot Animal Machine | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | October 1986 at Off Beat Studios, Leeds, England, UK | |||
| Length | 35:33 | |||
| Label | Texas Hotel | |||
| Producers | Chris Haskett, Henry Rollins | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Hot Animal Machine is the debut solo album by Henry Rollins which served as a precursor to the Rollins Band. It is only available now in the same 2-in-one package as Drive by Shooting. It is notable for a number of cover songs; Suicide's "Ghost Rider", Richard Berry's "Crazy Lover" and The Velvet Underground's "I'm Gonna Move Right In". The cover art was drawn by Mark Mothersbaugh, the frontman of the popular 1980s group Devo.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black and White" | Henry Rollins, Chris Haskett | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Followed Around" | Rollins, Haskett, Bernie Wandel, Mick Green | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Lost and Found" | Rollins, Haskett, Wandel | 2:04 |
| 4. | "There's a Man Outside" | Rollins, Haskett | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Crazy Lover" | Richard Berry | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Man and a Woman" | Rollins, Wandel | 3:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Animal Machine 1" | Rollins, Haskett | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Ghost Rider" (Suicide cover) | Martin Rev, Alan Vega | 2:27 |
| 3. | "Move Right In" (The Velvet Underground cover) | John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Hot Animal Machine 2" | Rollins, Haskett | 3:31 |
| 5. | "No One" | Rollins, Haskett | 6:03 |
Accolades
[edit]| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Spex | Germany | Albums of the Year[2] | 1987 | 1 |
Personnel
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Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Germany | 1986 | What's So Funny About... | LP | SF 54 |
| United Kingdom | 1987 | Fundamental | LP | SAVE 24 |
| United States | 1987 | Kill Rock Stars | CS, LP | TXH 002 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Heibutzki, Ralph. "Hot Animal Machine". Allmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Albums of the Year - 1987". Spex. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Hot Animal Machine at Discogs (list of releases)
