Name: Singles Breaking Up, Vol.1
Brand: Touch & Go Records
SKU: 191615
Price: 12.71 USD
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Singles Breaking Up, Vol.1

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Album: Singles Breaking Up, Vol.1
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Lucky Father Brown	More Info...	0:03
2)	Belted Sweater	More Info...	0:02
3)	Shoe Shine	More Info...	0:05
4)	Unresolved Karma	More Info...	0:04
5)	Puddin' in My Eye	More Info...	0:03
6)	My Ten Year Old Lady Is Giving It Away	More Info...	0:05
7)	Our Caballero	More Info...	0:02
8)	Andandandandandandandandandand	More Info...	0:02
9)	First Hits	More Info...	0:03
10)	No More Peace and Quiet for the Warlike	More Info...	0:04
11)	If You've Read Dr. Adder Then You Know What I Want	More Info...	0:01
12)	Trey Dog's Acid	More Info...	0:04
13)	Room Temperature Lounge	More Info...	0:05

Album: Singles Breaking Up, Vol.1
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Lucky Father Brown	More Info...	0:03
2)	Belted Sweater	More Info...	0:02
3)	Shoe Shine	More Info...	0:05
4)	Unresolved Karma	More Info...	0:04
5)	Puddin' in My Eye	More Info...	0:03
6)	My Ten Year Old Lady Is Giving It Away	More Info...	0:05
7)	Our Caballero	More Info...	0:02
8)	Andandandandandandandandandand	More Info...	0:02
9)	First Hits	More Info...	0:03
10)	No More Peace and Quiet for the Warlike	More Info...	0:04
11)	If You've Read Dr. Adder Then You Know What I Want	More Info...	0:01
12)	Trey Dog's Acid	More Info...	0:04
13)	Room Temperature Lounge	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Don Caballero includes: Ian T. Williams, Damon Che.
Engineers include Lee Hollihan, Al Sutton, Bob Weston.
Recording information: 01/1992-08/1997.
Singles Breaking Up, as its title indicates, collects 13 early single recordings, all of which do a good job of establishing this Pittsburgh band's dynamic, angular, and hard-driving instrumental rock. As one would expect, the recordings don't have quite the sense of variety or experimentation found on some of the band's later work, but this certainly isn't a flaw -- like the early releases of most bands, the singles work toward fine-tuning a signature sound, and the sonic purity of Singles Breaking Up may even appeal to some listeners more than the band's other releases. Regardless, their instrumentals have a sense of dynamics, composition, and overall change that puts similar acts to shame, and their volatile, angular rock practically defines the sort of guitar work around which many indie projects are built. As an excellent and fairly comprehensive release, Singles Breaking Up should not only appeal to Don Caballero fans seeking the band's singles work, but should also be as good an introduction to the group as any. ~ Nitsuh Abebe

Professional Reviews

The Wire (1/99, p.49) - "...neatly traces [their] sound from sleek, powerful, riff-heavy pieces to a more complex and involved hardcore fusion....possibly the most rounded and satisfying Don Caballero album so far.