This album was released on May 7, 2020, exactly 40 years from the day of its original release. This record had been out of print since its first and only prior vinyl pressing in 1980. This vinyl reissue is a limited edition collectible pressing and here are the unique features of this release:
*Hand numbered limited edition of 500 copies
*180 gram red vinyl
*Personally autographed by Skafish
*Meticulously remastered for vinyl
*Includes the bonus track Sink or Swim
*Includes a unique, collectible digital download card (lossless quality)
*Purchase also includes immediate high quality digital download via Bandcamp
*All new artwork design includes restored original cover
*Redesigned inner sleeve includes complete lyrics with photos
*Pressed and manufactured to the highest industry standards by Smashed Plastic Pressing in Chicago
PERSONALIZATION:
This album is only sold with a personalized autograph. When you choose the Buy Record/Vinyl option to make your purchase, click on Include a message to Skafish. Then, make sure to indicate your name and the inscription you would like.
You will be given the lowest numbered copy available at the time of your purchase.
SHIPPING NOTE:
Album ships in a substantial cardboard LP mailer with 2 cardboard inserts to protect this collectible. Price reflects Priority Shipping in the US and International First Class for other areas of the world.
TRACK LISTINGS:
SIDE A
1. INTRODUCTION :33
2. JOAN FAN CLUB 3:29
3. MAYBE ONE TIME 2:54
4. OBSESSIONS OF YOU 2:56
5. WE'LL SEE A PSYCHIATRIST 3:29
6. ROMANTIC LESSONS 3:39
7. SINK OR SWIM (Bonus Track) 3:57
Time: 21:01
SIDE B
1. WORK SONG 3:47
2. GUARDIAN ANGEL 4:16
3. DISGRACING THE FAMILY NAME 3:33
4. NO LIBERATION HERE 4:49
5. TAKE IT OUT ON YOU 3:16
Time: 19:44
Total Album Time: 40:45
Includes unlimited streaming of SKAFISH (Remastered Reissue)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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edition of 500
$40USDor more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The digipack CD package includes the restored album cover, photos (circa 1979), a 16 page booklet that contains every lyric (both sung and spoken), along with the original and reissue credits.
Includes unlimited streaming of SKAFISH (Remastered Reissue)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 5 days
$15USDor more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The digipack CD package includes the restored album cover, photos (circa 1979), a 16 page booklet that contains every lyric (both sung and spoken), along with the original and reissue credits, personally autographed by Skafish.
Please indicate how you would like this personalized (name, message).
Includes unlimited streaming of SKAFISH (Remastered Reissue)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 5 days
$25USDor more
Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
11" x 17" limited edition poster, personally autographed by Skafish, shipped in a sturdy poster container.
Please indicate how you would like this personalized (name, message).
ships out within 5 days
$10USDor more
T-Shirt/Apparel
Black t-shirt with full-color album cover on front. Sizes available are S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL. The shirts are Gildan 5000 Heavy 100% preshrunk cotton. T-shirt comes in a plastic bag.
First run, limited quantities. This is a pre-order and starts shipping on November 29, 2019.
Avant-garde organized sound, along with the atonal and noise-based improvisation of the intro lead into a Skafish punk/rock/alternative anthem featuring a complex vocal arrangement, where band members and Skafish alternate singing one syllable at a time an octave apart to create words and a continuous vocal line on the chorus. The lyrics discuss the nobility and futility of the working man while the music veers through a variety of sections, ultimately reaching its climax with the repeated shouts of “Work!”
lyrics
What's the average guy gonna do?
What's the average guy gonna do?
He just has a labor job
He can't find a better job
Work all day in the steel mill
Be a cop or drive a truck
Get a four-year college degree
End up in the factory
Be the man who works all day
You get your pay
Spend it on a Friday night
Life's not great but it's not bad
You don't think much about being sad
You just do what you have to do
Work all day you got a job to do
Muscles work
Your body is as hard as rock
Hit him like a rock tonight
Drive the car through morning traffic
Punch the clock and start the day
The loud machines ring in your ear
The air is grey, your body’s aching
(Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
When does it stop so you can relax?
Get up every morning, work for your money
There's a bar right down the street
After work the guys meet
They're dirty and hot, they want a beer
They watch the baseball game here
Chicago Cubs will play today
They're gonna shout, "Hey! Hey!”
Blacks and whites and Mexicans
Ethnic men from Poland
Call your friends
You'll have some fun when you get drunk
Drinking with the guys tonight
Drive the car through morning traffic
Punch the clock and start the day
The loud machines ring in your ear
The air is grey, your body’s aching
(Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
When does it stop so you can relax?
Get up every morning, work for your money
No one helps you out
You're stuck like millions, working every day
Just work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work,
Work, work, work, work, work, it won't stop
(Uh, uh) Ah (uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
All the men work, they're stuck in the middle
Nowhere near richness but they aren't starving
Taxes, food, car payments, electric bills
Oh, but you're not starving
Now you’re an old man
Do you get to retire?
Or do you die soon from a heart attack?
You worked your whole life and broke your back
Every day just seemed the same, you did your work,
work, work, work, work,
work, work, work, work
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