Cop and Speeder

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Cop and Speeder
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Studio album by Heatmiser
Released September 20, 1994
Recorded MusicCraft; City Lights; Whitehorse Studios
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock
Length 43:38
Label Frontier
Producer Heatmiser, Thee Slayer Hippy
Heatmiser chronology
Yellow No. 5
(1994)Yellow No. 51994
Cop and Speeder
(1994)
Mic City Sons
(1996)Mic City Sons1996

Cop and Speeder is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Heatmiser, released in 1994 by record label Frontier.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2.5/5 stars[1]
Trouser Press favorable[2]

Like its predecessor, Cop and Speeder received generally mixed reviews from critics.

Trouser Press wrote, "Heatmiser attains a powerful sense of mood on Cop and Speeder [...] Thanks to improved songwriting, the album finds the band beginning to emerge from its flat monochrome tones."[2]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Disappearing Ink"   Neil Gust 2:25
2. "Bastard John"   Elliott Smith 2:56
3. "Flame!"   Smith 2:47
4. "Temper"   Smith 3:32
5. "Why Did I Decide to Stay?"   Gust 3:01
6. "Collect to NYC"   Smith 2:54
7. "Hitting on the Waiter"   Gust 1:54
8. "Busted Lip"   Smith 3:50
9. "Antonio Carlos Jobim"   Smith 3:10
10. "It's Not a Prop"   Gust 3:36
11. "Something to Lose"   Smith 4:10
12. "Sleeping Pill"   Gust 3:07
13. "Trap Door"   Gust 3:21
14. "Nightcap"   Smith, Garrick Duckler 2:55

Personnel

Heatmiser
Technical
  • Bob Stark – additional engineering
  • Peter Gries – additional engineering
  • Kevin Nettleingham – additional engineering
  • Thee Slayer Hippy – co-production
  • John Golden – mastering
  • J.J. Gonson – sleeve photography
  • Kelly O'Mara – sleeve photography
  • Peter Hawkinson – technical assistance

References

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