In a Car
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | June 4, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 5:18 | |||
| Labels | 1981: World Imitation[1] 1985: SST | |||
| Producer | Meat Puppets | |||
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In a Car is the debut EP by the American rock band Meat Puppets,[2] released in 1981 by World Imitation Records. In 1985, In a Car was re-released by SST Records. In 1999, Rykodisc released the EP with the re-issue of their debut album, Meat Puppets (1982).
Background
[edit]It was recorded in Silver Lake studio in Los Angeles on June 4, 1981, with Ed Barger (who had engineered several early Devo singles).[3] It was recorded in about 12 hours.[4]
In a Car was originally issued on L.A. art collective/record label World Imitation Records as a 5-track 7-inch EP.[5] While the original EP contained only five tracks, six tracks were recorded at the session, including the song "Hair," written by fellow World Imitation band Monitor.[citation needed] It was released as a lone Meat Puppets track on the first Monitor LP on World Imitation records.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[7] |
Trouser Press called the recording "shrieking thrash-punk and unrealized avant-guitar ambitions."[5] Spin called it "tunefully abrasive."[8]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Meat Puppets.
- "In a Car" – 1:21
- "Big House" – 1:07
- "Dolphin Field" – 1:09
- "Out in the Gardener" – 1:04
- "Foreign Lawns" – 0:37
References
[edit]- ↑ Gimarc, George (October 15, 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312169688 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Reardon, Tom (December 29, 2014). "The Most Influential Arizona Punk Records: #5 - Meat Puppets, Untitled Seven-Inch EP". Phoenix New Times.
- ↑ "Meat Puppets Desert Desperados". exclaim.ca.
- 1 2 "Meat Puppets". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ↑ "In a Car - Meat Puppets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 247.
- ↑ "Retro Active". Spin. Spin Media LLC. April 22, 1999.
