| The Tubes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1975 | |||
| Recorded | March–April, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Rock, art rock, glam rock | |||
| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Al Kooper | |||
| The Tubes chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   
[1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− [2] |
The Tubes is the debut studio album by The Tubes. Songs which received significant airplay from this album include "What Do You Want from Life?" and " White Punks on Dope", the latter of which peaked at number 28 on the UK singles chart. [3] The album was dedicated to Bob McIntosh and Tom Donahue. [4]
Track listing
Side One
- "Up from the Deep" (The Tubes, Ray Trainer) – 4:28
- "Haloes" (Al Kooper, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen) – 4:53
- "Space Baby" (Bill Spooner, Mike Carpenter, Vince Welnick) – 4:25
- " Malagueña Salerosa" (Pedro Galindo, Elpidio Ramirez) - 3:52
Side Two
- "Mondo Bondage" (The Tubes) – 4:34
- "What Do You Want from Life?" (Bill Spooner, Michael Evans) – 4:01
- "Boy Crazy" (Bill Spooner) – 4:09
- " White Punks on Dope" (Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans) – 6:49
Personnel
Adapted from Discogs. [4]
- Fee Waybill – vocals
- Bill Spooner – guitar, vocals
- Roger Steen – guitar, vocals
- Michael Cotten – synthesizer
- Vince Welnick – keyboards
- Rick Anderson – bass
- Prairie L'Emprere Prince – drums
- Dominic Frontiere – string and horn arrangements
- Technical
- Lee Rhett Kiefer – engineer
- Al Kooper – mixing
- Lee Rhett Kiefer – mixing
- Roland Young – art direction
- Michael Cotten – design
- Prairie Prince – design
- Ian Patrick – photography
- Harry Mittman – photography
Cover versions
- Mötley Crüe covered " White Punks on Dope" on their album New Tattoo, and performed it live in concert on their "Lewd, Crüed, & Tattooed" DVD. The Nina Hagen Band interpreted the song in a German-language version, translated to " TV-Glotzer" (with re-written lyrics about being an East German who lives vicariously by staring at West German television all day) on their self-titled debut album in 1978. In the 1993 film Fear of a Black Hat, the band N.W.H. (with Ric Ocasek of The Cars) perform a parody of "White Punks on Dope", titled "White Cops on Dope".
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "White Punks on Dope by The Tubes Songfacts".
- ^ a b "The Tubes - The Tubes".
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| The Tubes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1975 | |||
| Recorded | March–April, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Rock, art rock, glam rock | |||
| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Al Kooper | |||
| The Tubes chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |
[1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− [2] |
The Tubes is the debut studio album by The Tubes. Songs which received significant airplay from this album include "What Do You Want from Life?" and " White Punks on Dope", the latter of which peaked at number 28 on the UK singles chart. [3] The album was dedicated to Bob McIntosh and Tom Donahue. [4]
Track listing
Side One
- "Up from the Deep" (The Tubes, Ray Trainer) – 4:28
- "Haloes" (Al Kooper, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen) – 4:53
- "Space Baby" (Bill Spooner, Mike Carpenter, Vince Welnick) – 4:25
- " Malagueña Salerosa" (Pedro Galindo, Elpidio Ramirez) - 3:52
Side Two
- "Mondo Bondage" (The Tubes) – 4:34
- "What Do You Want from Life?" (Bill Spooner, Michael Evans) – 4:01
- "Boy Crazy" (Bill Spooner) – 4:09
- " White Punks on Dope" (Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans) – 6:49
Personnel
Adapted from Discogs. [4]
- Fee Waybill – vocals
- Bill Spooner – guitar, vocals
- Roger Steen – guitar, vocals
- Michael Cotten – synthesizer
- Vince Welnick – keyboards
- Rick Anderson – bass
- Prairie L'Emprere Prince – drums
- Dominic Frontiere – string and horn arrangements
- Technical
- Lee Rhett Kiefer – engineer
- Al Kooper – mixing
- Lee Rhett Kiefer – mixing
- Roland Young – art direction
- Michael Cotten – design
- Prairie Prince – design
- Ian Patrick – photography
- Harry Mittman – photography
Cover versions
- Mötley Crüe covered " White Punks on Dope" on their album New Tattoo, and performed it live in concert on their "Lewd, Crüed, & Tattooed" DVD. The Nina Hagen Band interpreted the song in a German-language version, translated to " TV-Glotzer" (with re-written lyrics about being an East German who lives vicariously by staring at West German television all day) on their self-titled debut album in 1978. In the 1993 film Fear of a Black Hat, the band N.W.H. (with Ric Ocasek of The Cars) perform a parody of "White Punks on Dope", titled "White Cops on Dope".
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "White Punks on Dope by The Tubes Songfacts".
- ^ a b "The Tubes - The Tubes".
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