Violent Femmes – The Blind Leading The Naked

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – 9 25340-2
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	US
Released:	1986
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock

Tracklist

1	Old Mother Reagan	0:31
2	No Killing Organ – Jerry Harrison Percussion – Steve Scales	5:13
3	Faith Harmonica – Jim Liban Organ – Sigmund Snopek III Percussion – Steve Scales Piano – Junior Brantley Saxophone [Alto], Vocals – Peter Balestrieri Saxophone [Tenor, Baritone] – Steve MacKay* Trombone – Bill Schaefgen Harmonica – Jim Liban Organ – Sigmund Snopek III Percussion – Steve Scales Piano – Junior Brantley Saxophone [Alto], Vocals – Peter Balestrieri Saxophone [Tenor, Baritone] – Steve MacKay* Trombone – Bill Schaefgen	4:14
4	Breakin' Hearts Percussion – Steve Scales	2:15
5	Special Percussion – Steve Scales	2:18
6	Love & Me Make Three Lead Vocals – Brian Ritchie Piano – Sigmund Snopek III Written-By – Victor DeLorenzo	2:53
7	Candlelight Song Percussion – Steve Scales Performer [Homemade Instruments] – Fred Frith Tabla [Arabic], Tamborim [Deff] – Abdulhameed Alwan Voice [Vocalizing] – Drake Scott	3:11
8	I Held Her In My Arms Guitar – Jerry Harrison Organ – Sigmund Snopek III Percussion – Steve Scales Saxophone – Steve MacKay*	2:52
9	Children Of The Revolution Backing Vocals – Shirley Simms Guitar [Solo] – Fred Frith Keyboards – Junior Brantley Keyboards, Guitar – Jerry Harrison Percussion – Steve Scales Written-By – Marc Bolan Backing Vocals – Shirley Simms Guitar [Solo] – Fred Frith Keyboards – Junior Brantley Keyboards, Guitar – Jerry Harrison Percussion – Steve Scales Written-By – Marc Bolan	4:19
10	Good Friend Keyboards, Guitar – Jerry Harrison Percussion – Steve Scales	3:28
11	Heartache Guitar [Solo] – Jerry Harrison Percussion – Steve Scales	2:02
12	Cold Canyon Acoustic Guitar [Slide] – Leo Kottke	3:22
13	Two People	0:58

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Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

Art Direction – Karin Preus
Artwork [Back Cover Hallucination] – Victor DeLorenzo
Artwork [Cover Coordination] – Brian Ritchie
Artwork [Inner Sleeve Collage] – Geoff "Stinky" Worman*
Bass, Guitar [Lead, Rhythm], Vocals, Jew's Harp, Whistle [Slide] – Brian Ritchie
Drums, Percussion, Other [Tortoise], Vocals – Victor DeLorenzo
Engineer – David Vartanian
Lead Vocals, Guitar [Rhythm] – Gordon Gano
Mixed By – Eric "E.T." Thorngren* (tracks: 9)
Painting [Front Cover Paintings, Phantom Fish] – Dennis Nechvatal
Photography [Back Cover] – Gregory Gaymont
Producer – Jerry Harrison
Written-By – Gordon Gano (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10 to 13)

Notes

The Horns of Dilemma:
Steve MacKay, Sigmund Snopek III, Peter Balestrieri, Steve Scales, Abdulhameed Alwan, Junior Brantley, Fred Frith, Jerry Harrison, Leo Kottke, Jim Liban, Bill Schaefgen, Drake Scott.

Recorded at DV's Perversion Room, Milwaukee, Wisconson, July-September 1985

CCD Pre-Mastering by WCI Record Group

"No Killing" is dedicated to Harold Breier
"Candlelight Song" -- morning aka mo(u)rning Scripture introduction to HALLOWED GROUND from the book of Hosea 9:7

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25340-2
Barcode (Scanned): 075992534024
Matrix / Runout: 25340-2 SRC-01

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (LP, Album)	London Records	828 006-1	Spain	1986
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (LP, Album)	Slash	828 006-1	Italy	1986
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (LP, Album)	London American Recordings	SLAP 10	UK	1986
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	1-25340, 9 25340-1	US	1986
Recently Edited	The Blind Leading The Naked (LP, Album, Test Pressing)	Polygram	826 006-1		1986