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THE KNITTERS – POOR LITTLE CRITTER ON THE ROAD LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK THE BLASTERS X FOLK PUNK

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The Knitters – Poor Little Critter On The Road
(Slash Records  1985  SLAP6)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl has a sheen across it but it doesn’t affect the sound quality
 

The Knitters are a Los Angeles-based band who play country, rockabilly and folk music. The Knitters’ name is a play on the name of the folk group The Weavers.

The Knitters formed in 1982 as a side project to the band members’ primary commitments. Vocalist Exene Cervenka, singer/bassist John Doe and drummer DJ Bonebrake were three of the four members of the punk band X; guitarist Dave Alvin was a member of roots rock band The Blasters as well as The Flesh Eaters; and stand-up bassist Jonny Ray Bartel was a member of blues-rock band The Red Devils.

The Knitters’ debut album Poor Little Critter on the Road was released in 1985. It included mainly traditional and cover songs, together with some X songs performed in an acoustic style. The album drew on blues, folk, country and rockabilly influences. In 1999, the label Bloodshot Records released a track-by-track tribute to the album entitled Poor Little Knitter on the Road.

After the debut album’s release, all the group members continued to work with their primary bands. Dave Alvin also later pursued a solo career.

Twenty years later, in 2005, the group released their second and ironically-titled album, The Modern Sounds of the Knitters. John Doe has been quoted  as saying “The Knitters, like their music, don’t do anything hasty. Since our last record’s been out for a while and it did pretty good, we figured it was just about time to put out another.” The Modern Sounds of the Knitters has been well received by critics.

Tracklist

A1 Poor Little Critter On The Road

Written-By – Unknown Artist

A2 Someone Like You

Written-By – Exene*, Doe*

A3 Walkin’ Cane

Arranged By – The KnittersPercussion [Macaroni Box] – Billy ZoomWritten-By – Traditional

A4 Silver Wings

Written-By – Haggard*

A5 Poor Old Heartsick Me

Written-By – Carter*

A6 The New World

Written-By – Exene*, Doe*

B1 Cryin’ But The Tears Are Far Away

Written-By – Exene*, Doe*

B2 Love Shack

Written-By – Exene*, Doe*

B3 The Call Of The Wreckin’ Ball

Written-By – Alvin*, Doe*

B4 Trail Of Time

Written By – Delmar

B5 Baby Out Of Jail

Written-By – Taylor*, Davis*

B6 Rock Island Line

Adapted By – Ledbetter*Written-By – Traditional

Credits

  • Accordion – Martin Lund
  • Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Dave Alvin
  • Bass [Upright] – Jonny Ray Bartel
  • Drums [Snare] – D.J. Bonebrake
  • Engineer – Conrad Piňon, Patrick Mc Donald
  • Producer – Billy Zoom, John Doe, Patrick Mc Donald
  • Vocals – Exene Cervenka
  • Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – John Doe
Weight 1.00000000 kg

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