The Hammer Party

The Hammer Party
Compilation album by Big Black
Released	1986
Recorded	1982–1984
Genre	Punk rock
Length	38:07
Label	Homestead, Touch and Go
Big Black chronology
Atomizer (1986)Atomizer1986 The Hammer Party (1986) Sound of Impact (1987)Sound of Impact1987

The Hammer Party is a 1986 release of Big Black's early EPs made between 1982 and 1984. Originally released by Homestead Records, and later rereleased by Touch and Go, the LP came out at the same time as Big Black's Atomizer album, and featured the six songs from Lungs one side and the six songs from Bulldozer. The CD version was expanded to include Big Black's third record, Racer-X.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone
Robert Christgau	B

Track listing

1. "Steelworker" ¹
2. "Live in a Hole" ¹
3. "Dead Billy" ¹
4. "I Can Be Killed" ¹
5. "Crack" ¹
6. "RIP" ¹
7. "Cables" ²
8. "Pigeon Kill" ²
9. "I'm a Mess" ²
10. "Texas" ²
11. "Seth" ²
12. "Jump the Climb" ²
13. "Racer X" ³
14. "Shotgun" ³
15. "The Ugly American" ³
16. "Deep Six" ³
17. "Sleep!" ³
18. "The Big Payback" (James Brown)³

¹ Lungs
² Bulldozer
³ Racer-X (CD Only)

Personnel

• Steve Albini: guitar and vocals on all tracks
• Santiago Durango: guitar on tracks 7-11 and 13-18
• Jeff Pezzati: bass on tracks 7-11 and 13-18
• Roland TR-606: drum machine used on all tracks
• Pat Byrne: real drums on tracks 7-11
• John Bonhan: saxophone on tracks 2 and 15

External links

• The Hammer Party, text from the in sleeve.