Racer-X
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This article is about the EP by Big Black. For other uses of the term, see Racer X (disambiguation).
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| EP by Big Black | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Noise punk, post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 15:36 | |||
| Label | Homestead Records, Touch & Go Records | |||
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| 1992 Reissue | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| Piero Scaruffi |   [4] |
Racer-X is the third EP by American Post-Hardcore band Big Black. It was released by Homestead Records in 1984 and reissued by Touch & Go Records in 1992.
[edit] Track listing
- "Racer-X"
- "Shotgun"
- "The Ugly American"
- "Deep Six"
- "Sleep!"
- "The Big Payback"
[edit] Misc.
Like the sleeve inserts of the Lungs (EP), Racer-X came with pictures of "scary old people".
The Japandroids covered "Racer-X" during their Dec 15, 2009 Daytrotter session. Of “Racer X” they say this:
"We’re recording a 7-inch in January and this going to be the B-side. This song was originally done by Big Black and came out on the Racer-X EP in 1984. Our version is pretty good, but the original is a masterpiece."
[edit] References
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "allmusic ((( Racer-X > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r164082. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Big Black". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 69, cited March 17, 2010
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Big Black". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Big Black". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
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