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MEAT PUPPETS

Favorites of the '80s indie underground who played punk rock with a strong affection for '60s psychedelia and American roots music. Out of all of the bands that made SST Records a towering force in the American underground during the mid-'80s, Meat Puppets lasted the longest, surviving where other bands fell apart. They were also one of the first bands on the label to drift away from the fractured but muscular punk-oriented sound that had been SST's initial trademark. Their self-titled 1982 debut album was a full-on punk record that only hinted at the eclecticism of their work to come, but with 1984's Meat Puppets II, the band had matured into an amalgam of punk energy, hard rock guitar prowess, country melodicism, and psychedelic exploration, with ZZ Top, the Grateful Dead, and Neil Young as their most obvious influences.

"MONSTERS"

Produced by the Meat Puppets

1989    LP     SST RECORDS     SST 253

PRINTED IN U.S.A.   ORIGINAL PRESSING

STILL IN SHRINK SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

NOTES: Issued with a printed inner sleeve containing images on one side and lyrics on the other.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 18861-0253-1 5

LABEL: SST - GOLD/BRONZE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: SST 253 

Catalog on labels: SST 253

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SST-253-A S-22407 L∙33625

 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SST-253-B S-22408 L∙33625∙X

Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped): kdisc

On labels: All songs by Curt Kirkwood © 1989 Meat Puppets Music (BMI)

℗ 1989 SST Records....

On Back Cover: ℗ 1989 SST Records....

tracklisting

Side A: ATTACKED BY MONSTERS – LIGHT – MELTDOWN – IN LOVE – THE VOID

Side B: TOUCHDOWN KING – PARTY TILL THE WORLD OBEYS

FLIGHT OF THE FIRE WEASEL – STRINGS ON YOUR HEART – LIKE BEING ALIVE

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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

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The Meat Puppets' final release for SST, 1989's Monsters is best described as a cross between their experimental Mirage and the more in-your-face Huevos (both released only a few months apart in 1987). Several major labels had been hotly pursuing the trio, but when negotiations slowed to a snail's pace, they decided to issue another album on SST in the meantime. Curt Kirkwood's crunchy guitar riffs are spotlighted throughout the album, but some of the songs are hindered by synth textures and the fact that the songs were recorded one instrument at a time, which mutes any excitement of the trio playing live in a room together (which was what made Huevos such a success). Still, several highlights were included -- the vicious album-opening "Attacked By Monsters," the melodic "Light," the tough rocker "The Void," the rollicking instrumental "Flight of the Fire Weasel," the warped love song "Strings on Your Heart," and the sleepy album closer, "Almost Like Being Alive"...(AllMusic)