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fIREHOSE

In 1985, after D Boon's tragic death at age 27 signalled the end of the Minutemen, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley threw in their lot with then-22-year-old former Ohio State University student, guitar player, and Minutemen fanatic Ed Crawford to form fIREHOSE. Taking their group name from a line in Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," fIREHOSE continued in the Minutemen tradition of breathtaking musicianship combined with caustic lyrical fusillades inspired by the writing of the Beat Generation and the erect-middle-finger indignation of the Blank Generation. However, with Crawford's decidedly folkie bent insinuating itself into the mix, fIREHOSE's songs began to expand into more traditional verse-chorus-verse songwriting symmetry. And although fIREHOSE never equaled the Minutemen's output in terms of sheer audacity and emotional depth, Crawford, Watt, and Hurley recorded rock that was muscular, dense, and daring, along with being tremendously heartfelt.Still, nearly all of their recorded work stands as some of the best late-'80s/early-'90s indie rock

"IF'N"

Produced by Mike Watt and Ethan James

1987     LP     SST RECORDS     SST 115

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 18861-0115-1 6

LABEL: SST  - CREAM LABEL - PURPLE TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) SST 115 

Catalog on labels: SST 115

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SST-115-A S-18764 YANK MAÑANA... L-29099  (Stamped): kdisc 

 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SST-115-B ...FROM THE NADA! L-29099-X S-18765  (Stamped): kdisc

On labels: (Side A only) produced by mike watt and ethan james (ed too)

all songs published by tHUNDERsPIELS (BMI)

except * pandemic music (BMI)

? 1987 SST Records

p.o. box 1, lawndale, CA 90260, made in USA

(Side B only): To Mike Keep On Keepin' On Good Luck......

On Back Cover: the second wailer, thanks for having us back! for d. boon...........

"if'n" was recorded and mixed during september and october of 1987 (85 hours total) at radio tokyo in venice, CA....

? 1987 SST Records........made in USA - SST 115

tracklisting

Side 1: SOMETIMES - HEAR ME - HONEY, PLEASE, BACKROADS

FROM ONE CUMS ONE - MAKING THE FREEWAY - ANGER

Side 2: FOR THE SINGER OF REM - OPERATION SOLITAIRE - WINDMILLING

ME & YOU, REMEMBERING - IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH COTTON - SOON - THUNDER CHILD

grading

RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Whereas fIREHOSE's debut, 1986's Ragin', Full On, was issued quickly to get the new outfit off the ground, their sophomore effort, 1987's If'n, included more cohesive and focused songwriting. Touring together had obviously made Watt-Hurley-Crawford tighter as a unit, and several of their best all-time compositions reside here. Although the debut incorporated other musical forms besides punk and hard rock (funk, jazz, etc.), If'n was the first fIREHOSE release to feature folk-style originals -- such as Crawford's "In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton." Standouts include the album opening highway anthem "Sometimes," the groovy '50s feel of "Honey, Please," the laid-back "Backroads," and the irate rockers "Anger" and "For the Singer of R.E.M." Also featured are several Mike Watt lead vocal spots -- the perennial concert favorite "Making the Freeway", the humorous "Me & You Remembering," "Operation Solitaire," and the closing epic "Thunder Child."...(AllMusic)