GIBSON BROS. - THE MAN WHO LOVED COUCH DANCING (LP, US) DATE: 1990 LABEL: Homestead CAT NO.: HMS163-1 HOMES A1. Intro/Kansas City A2. Roadrunner A3. I'm Drifting A4. HipShake A5. Louis Collins A6. Are U Lonesome 2-nite? A7. The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing A8. Memphis Beat ABROAD B1. Intro B2. Broke Down Engine B3. Rhythm and Booze B4. Big Guitar B5. Walkin' Bum B6. Coal Black Mare B7. Bonus Track! NOTES: VIEW: Vinyl edition of the album with die-cut white-paper inner sleeve, also issued on CD and cassette. This particular copy also includes a photocopy of press release and reviews which features a disclaimer stating that "The Gibson Brothers apologize for including the A-Bones on their list of people who dicked them." Jon Spencer and Cristina Martinez play on the whole of the Abroad side and appear in the band photo on the rear sleeve (see images). Bonus Track! is actually The Way I Walk and another live recording on the part of the album featuring Jon Spencer.     The CD edition also features The Way I Walk and includes a series of additional images. The cover of this album is a parody of As Nasty As They Wanna Be artwork by The 2 Live Crew. VIEW: Gibson Bros. - Khyber Pass (SET LIST, US) VIEW: Gibson Bros. - The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing (CD, US) VIEW: Gibson Bros. - The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing (CASSETTE, US) VIEW: Gibson Bros. - The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing [PRESS RELEASE] (PRESS, US) VIEW: The 2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be VIEW: Gibson Bros. releases featuring Jon Spencer SONG CREDITS: A1. Intro/Kansas City Writers: [no details] Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros A2. Roadrunner Writer: Bo Didley Published: BMI, Arc Music Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros A3. I'm Drifting Writer: BooZoo Chavis Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Guitar: Brent Stokesberry Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros A4. HipShake Writer: Slim Harpo Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros A5. Louis Collins Writer: Mississippi John Hurt Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros A6. Are U Lonesome 2-nite? Writer: Turk-Handman Published: ASCAP Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros A7. The Man Who Loved Couch Dancing Writer: Jeffery Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Drums: Ross Johnson Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros A8. Memphis Beat Writer: Lee, Reynolds, Addington Published: BMI, Screen Gems-Columbia Music Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Farfisa: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar/Bass: Don Howland Engineered: Doug Edwards at Mus-I-Col Produced: Gibson Bros B1. 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 Records. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. B2. Broke Down Engine Writer: Blind Willie McTell Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Records. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. B3. Rhythm and Booze Writer: Corky Jones Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Records. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. B4. Big Guitar Writer: Bill Watkins Published: BMI Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Records. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. B5. Walkin' Bum Writer: Hank Mills Published: BMI Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Records. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. B6. Coal Black Mare Writer: Rev. Richard Starling Vocals/Guitar: Jeff Evans Vocals/Guitar: Don Howland Drums: Cristina Guitar: Jon Spencer Cristina and Jon Spencer appear courtesy of Amphetamine-Reptile Records. Recorded live in September and December '89 at the Khyber Pass/Philly, Maxwells/Hoboken. Loose End/Mphs and Middle East Cafe/Boston. B7. Bonus Track!/The Way I Walk 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 Records. 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 DETAILS: ARTWORK: Cover Photo: Renee Velkoff BARCODE: 0 1753-10163-1 8 RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING: A: "HMS-163-A  K disc  eh S-24357" B: "HMS-163-B  K disc  eh  S-24358" RELATED LINKS: n/a