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1985 EP by Fishbone
Fishbone is the recording debut of alternative group Fishbone . This six-song EP was released in 1985 and captures the band at the height of their early funk /ska era. The track "Party at Ground Zero " remains one of the band's most popular tracks.
The track "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." stands for "Voyage to the Land of the Freeze-Dried Godzilla Farts", as confirmed on the band's website, and is about a government attempt to convince the public that Hiroshima was actually caused by Godzilla farting.
Accolades
Year
Publication
Country
Accolade
Rank
1985
Village Voice
United States
"Albums of the Year (EP)"
3
[4]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Ugly" Kendall Jones 2:52 2. "Another Generation" Jones 4:04 3. "? (Modern Industry)" David Kahne , Jones4:26 4. "Party at Ground Zero " Jones, Angelo Moore , John Norwood Fisher 6:31 5. "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." Fisher 4:23 6. "Lyin' Ass Bitch" Lisa R. Grant, Jones, Moore 4:16
7. "Skankin' To The Beat" (bonus track, some vinyl editions)[5]
Personnel
Additional personnel
Lisa Grant – vocals on "Lyin' Ass Bitch"
Production
Nancy Donald – design
David Kahne – engineer
Tony Lane – design
David Leonard – engineer, mixing
John Scarpati – photography
Jack Skinner – mastering (Sterling Sound, New York City )
References
^ Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Fishbone > Review )))" . Allmusic . Retrieved March 31, 2010 .
^ Brackett, Nathan. "Fishbone". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . November 2004. pg. 298, cited March 31, 2010
^ Christgau, Robert. "Fishbone" . robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
^ "Village Voice - Albums of the Year" . AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-01-26 .
^ Fishbone Official Page , Facebook , April 19, 2014
Angelo Moore
John Norwood Fisher
"Dirty" Walter A. Kibby II
Phillip "Fish" Fisher
Mark Phillips
Chris Dowd
Kendall Jones
John Bigham
Anthony Brewster
Dion Murdock
John McKnight
Tracey Singleton
André "PaDre" Holmes
Torri Ruffin
Curtis Storey
John Steward
Jay Armant
Dre Gipson
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