Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)
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Singles Breaking Up is an album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Don Caballero
Don Caballero
Don Caballero are an American rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group took their name from the character Guy Caballero, portrayed by Joe Flaherty, on the sketch comedy show Second City Television...

, a Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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-based math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...

 band. Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1) was released on Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...

 in 1999 and collects songs from five of the band's seven-inch singles, one song from a "various artists" compilation and one previously unreleased song. The title is a reference to The Buzzcocks' compilation album Singles Going Steady
Singles Going Steady
Singles Going Steady is a compilation album by Buzzcocks, featuring their United Kingdom single releases from 1977–1979, along with their corresponding B-sides...

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Track listing

  1. "The Lucky Father Brown" – 3:13
  2. "Belted Sweater" – 2:02
  3. "Shoe Shine" – 5:30
  4. "Unresolved Kharma" – 4:40
  5. "Puddin' in My Eye" – 4:15
  6. "My Ten Year Old Lady Is Giving It Away" – 5:48
  7. "Our Caballero" – 2:08
  8. "ANDANDANDANDANDANDANDANDANDAND" – 2:15
  9. "First Hits" – 3:23
  10. "No More Peace and Quiet for the Warlike" – 4:35
  11. "If You've Read Dr. Adder Then You Know What I Want" – 1:00
  12. "Trey Dog's Acid" – 3:50
  13. "Room Temperature Lounge" – 5:00

Personnel

  • Don Caballero:
    • Damon Che
      Damon Che
      Damon Che is a rock drummer and guitarist. He has made significant contributions to indie rock and progressive rock through his work with math rock pioneers Don Caballero since 1991...

       - drums
      Drum kit
      A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

       (all songs)
    • Ian Williams - guitar
      Guitar
      The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

       (songs 7-13)
    • Pat Morris - bass guitar
      Bass guitar
      The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

       (songs 1-9, 12-13)
    • Mike Banfield
      Mike Banfield
      Mike Banfield is a rock guitarist.Banfield was a founding member of math rock pioneers Don Caballero, playing guitar with the band from 1991 to 1998. Prior to that, Banfield was a member of the popular State College, Pennsylvania band Slag...

       - guitar (songs 1-10, 12-13)
    • George Draguns - bass guitar (song 10 only)
    • Matt Jencik - bass guitar (song 11 only)
  • Lee Hollihan - engineer
    Audio engineering
    An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...

     (songs 1-6)
  • Steve Albini
    Steve Albini
    Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...

     - engineer (uncredited; songs 7-9, 12-13)
  • Bob Weston
    Bob Weston
    Bob Weston is an American musician, producer, recording engineer, and record mastering engineer. Critic Jason Ankeny declares that "Weston's name and fingerprints are all over the American underground rock of the post-punk era, producing and engineering dates for a seemingly endless number of...

     - engineer (song 10)
  • Al Sutton - producer
    Record producer
    A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

    (song 11)

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