Crain:Working Holiday

From Louisville Punk/Hardcore History
Various Artists: Working Holiday!
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Record Label: Simple Machines
Recorded By: Various Engineers
Released: 1993-1994
Out of Print: Yes
Formats: Seven Inch, Double CD

The Original 7" Series:

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  • Scrawl - 11:59 It's January
  • Versus - Tin Foil Star

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  • Lungfish - Abraham Lincoln
  • The Tinklers - James Brown

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  • Codeine - Ides
  • The Coctails - Working Holiday

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  • Eggs - Roll Away the Stone
  • Johnny Cohen - Trees Everywhere

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  • Bratmobile - I Love You, You Little Crocodile
  • Veronica Lake - Saints Above

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  • My Dad Is Dead - Where is Our Reason
  • Rastro - Kiss Me

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  • Lois - Indie
  • Nothing Painted Blue - Another Child Bride

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  • Tsunami - Kidding on the Square
  • Small Factory - If You Hurt Me

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  • Jawbox - Falk
  • Crackerbash - Back to School

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  • The Grifters - Under the Ground
  • Crain - Coalmine #666

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  • Pitchblende - A Penny for the Guy
  • Swirlies - Trudi

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  • Superchunk - Night of the Chill Blue
  • Caterpillar - Winter's Come

The CD version contained all above tracks (minus Bratmobile and Swirlies for unknown reasons) The second disc in the CD series was "Working Holiday Live! Party CD" Recorded from January 7th-9th 1994 by Bob Weston and Geoff Turner at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. Jason Noble (of Rodan, Rachel's, Shipping News fame) curated the event. The bands from the 7" series who were over 18 (or in some cases just a member such as Franklin Bruno of Nothing Painted Blue) performed. All of the bands who performed had a track on the live disc.


Track Listing for Live Disc:

  • 01) Hello!
  • 02) Danielle Howe - Big Puffy Girl Handwriting
  • 03) The Tinklers - Fun Fun Fun in the Sun Sun Sun
  • 04) David Greenberger - Not Coe
  • 05) The Coctails - Whoopsy Daisy
  • 06) Crain - Broken Heart of a Neutron Star
  • 07) Pitchblende - Flax
  • 08) Eggs - Why Am I so Tired all of the Time?
  • 09) Archers Of Loaf - Might
  • 10) Superchunk - From the Curve
  • 11) Tsunami - Newspaper
  • 12) Johnny Cohen - Rubberman
  • 13) Bricks - The Girl with the Carrot Skin
  • 14) Caterpillar - Lady Putney
  • 15) Rodan - Big Things, Small Things (with an incredible intro by The Coctails)
  • 16) Franklin Bruno (of Nothing Painted Blue)- Sleeping Through the Jane Pratt Show
  • 17) Versus - Hacienda
  • 18) Buckle Up!