GIBSON BROS. - THE MAN WHO LOVED COUCH DANCING (CD, US) DATE: 1990 LABEL: Homestead CAT NO.: HMS163-2 HOMES 01. Intro/Kansas City 02. Roadrunner 03. I'm Drifting 04. HipShake 05. Louis Collins 06. Are U Lonesome 2-nite? 07. The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing 08. Memphis Beat ABROAD 09. Intro 10. Broke Down Engine 11. Rhythm and Booze 12. Big Guitar 13. Walkin' Bum 14. Coal Black Mare 15. The Way I Walk NOTES: VIEW: Regular CD album. Also released on vinyl and cassette. The Way I Walk is listed as "Bonus Track!" on rear sleeve and Cole Black Mare is given the full title Ride A Coal Black Mare on the disc. Jon Spencer plays guitar on tracks 9 to 14. The cover of this album is a parody of As Nasty As They Wanna Be artwork by The 2 Live Crew. VIEW: The 2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be VIEW: Gibson Bros. releases featuring Jon Spencer SONG CREDITS: 01. Intro/Kansas City Writers: [no details] Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Guitar: Brent Stokesberry Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros 02. Roadrunner Writer: Bo Didley Published: BMI, Arc Music Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Guitar: Brent Stokesberry Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros 03. I'm Drifting Writer: BooZoo Chavis Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Guitar: Brent Stokesberry Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros 04. HipShake Writer: Slim Harpo Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Guitar: Brent Stokesberry Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros 05. Louis Collins Writer: Mississippi John Hurt Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Guitar: Brent Stokesberry Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros 06. Are U Lonesome 2-nite? Writer: Turk-Handman Published: ASCAP Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Guitar: Brent Stokesberry Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros 07. The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing Writer: Jeffery Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Guitar: Brent Stokesberry Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros 08. Memphis Beat Writer: Lee, Reynolds, Addington Published: BMI, Screen Gems-Columbia Music Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Guitar: Brent Stokesberry Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros 09. Intro Writer: [no details] Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Vocals: Matt Uhlman and Mike Hurtt Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Recprds. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. 10. Broke Down Engine Writer: Blind Willie McTell Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Vocals: Matt Uhlman and Mike Hurtt Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Recprds. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. 11. Rhythm and Booze Writer: Corky Jones Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Vocals: Matt Uhlman and Mike Hurtt Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Recprds. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. 12. Big Guitar Writer: Bill Watkins Published: BMI Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Vocals: Matt Uhlman and Mike Hurtt Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Recprds. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. 13. Walkin' Bum Writer: Hank Mills Published: BMI Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Vocals: Matt Uhlman and Mike Hurtt Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Recprds. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. 14. Coal Black Mare Writer: Rev. Richard Starling Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Vocals: Matt Uhlman and Mike Hurtt Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Recprds. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. 15. The Way I Walk Writer: Jack Scott Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Vocals: Matt Uhlman and Mike Hurtt Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Recprds. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. SLEEVE NOTES: "There is no freedom on earth or any star for those who deny freedom to others." - Elbert Hubbard "THANKS: Ellen Hoover, Tim Anstaett, the Wyatt brothers, Curt Schieber, Amrep, Tommy Jay, Jennifer Eling, Cordell Jackson, Antietam, Chris and the Philadelphia Record Exchange, Dagger, Blue, Carol Larson, Silt Breeze, Robert Gordon, Belinda Killough, WEVL in Mephis, Bob Elbrecht, Clayton Rogers, Any Fusselman, Dianne Garratt, the beautiful waitress at the Middle East Cafe, Christmas, Francis DiMenno, Mike Maeiconda, Hugh Foley at WNYU, Fish and Roses, the Honeymoon Killers, the Unsane, Bewitched, Frightwig, Mojo and Skid, Beat Happening, Fetchin' Bones, Mary Rhodes, Joe Levy, Don Palmer, RJ Smith, Damp, Lisa RoosenRungw, Al Perry, Otis, Clay in D.C., Pete Wegele, Ricky Barnes and the Hootowls, Scrawl, the RC Mob, Captain, Jack Daubin, Okra Records, Rich and Kathy, the IP Lounge and Stache's in Columbus, the Loose End in Memphis, Maxwells in Hoboken, John Petric, John Smell, Billy Burke, Wildcat, Fred Mills and Steve Hesske. SPECIAL THANKS: Bryon coley and Lili Dwight, Gerad Cosloy, Grover and WRRO-AM in Youngstown, T.J. Lax and the Workdogs. EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS: God, Beth Erickson and Chet Howland, Mr. and Mrs. William Evans, Mr. and Mrs. George Erickson, Pussy Galore and our peckers. PEOPLE WHO DICKED US AND WE WILL TO BURN IN HELL: A-Bones, Greene St. Station in Boston, Shadowline Records in Holland, Systematic and Important. A NOTE TO OUR FANS The front cover is a simulation of a couch dancing scene as conceived by the Gibson Bros, The scene became too real, however, when the dancer accidentally stepped on Jeff's glans, nearly breaking three of his fingers!" TEXT FROM SLEEVE: Write the Gibsons at: P.O. Box 12643 Memphis, TN 38182 Buddies "Buddy," thought Iris Jackson, "it is a word with such positive connotations. Such a pleasureable word, but it has cost me everything." DETAILS: ARTWORK: Cover Photo: Renee Velkoff BARCODE: 0 1753-10163-2 5 MATRIX: HMS1632   DISC MFG, INC. 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