BIG BLACK - Racer-X - Lp - 1st Press - 1984 - Naked Raygun Steve Albini

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 Vinyl = Excellent to NM / Cover = Excellent with insert. 1st Press. Plays really well.
NOTES:Steve Albini has had a genuine impact on the rock cosmos. In the ’80s, as leader of Big Black and Rapeman, the Chicago singer/guitarist ushered in an era of malevolent detachment; as an extraordinarily prolific producer (or, as he insists on putting it, “recorder” or “engineer”) of bands as varied as Jesus Lizard, the Pixies, Nirvana, Wedding Present, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, PJ Harvey, Cheap Trick, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant and the Fleshtones (plus countless others less well known), he’s honed a clean-but-assaultive aesthetic that revolutionized guitar rock; as self-appointed arbiter of indie morals, he’s reaffirmed ascetic values with a verve rarely seen outside Amish country. In short, Steve Albini is not out to win any popularity contests — and he’s perfectly willing to assail those who would curry his favor by nominating him in one. Racer-X is less obsessively cranky than the first two records (a positive development). The basic elements remain: one-riff industrial funk grooves, coarse vocals, jagged guitar played with steel picks. But this Lp fills out the sound without sacrificing any of its amateur appeal. The musicians, while skilled technicians all, keep the sound raw. And if Albini is still something of a cartoon curmudgeon in his boasts about being “The Ugly American,” he at least includes a James Brown cover and a tribute to Speed Racer’s cooler brother. Fine stuff.

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