Tracklist

1	Steelworker	4:15
2	Live In A Hole	3:01
3	Dead Billy	3:27
4	I Can Be Killed	4:27
5	Crack	3:56
6	Rip	2:21
7	Cables	2:40
8	Pigeon Kill	1:47
9	I'm A Mess	1:56
10	Texas	4:02
11	Seth	3:32
12	Jump The Climb	2:59
Plus The Racer X EP:
13	Racer X	4:00
14	Shotgun	3:28
15	The Ugly American	2:41
16	Deep Six	3:14
17	Sleep!	2:42
18	The Big Payback	2:29

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – OEM (Optical Experts Manufacturing)
• Mixed At – Studiomedia

Credits

• Bass – Jeff Pezzati (tracks: 7 to 12)
• Drums – Pat Byrne (tracks: 7 to 12)
• Engineer – Iain Burgess (tracks: 7 to 12)
• Guitar [Vroom] – Santiago Durango (tracks: 7 to 12)
• Liner Notes – Steve*
• Performer [Playing Most Everything] – Steve Albini (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Photography By [Photos By] – Gail Butensky
• Saxophone [Bleating Sax Bleats] – John Bohnen (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Vocals [Yelled A Little On One Song] – Mark Hayes (tracks: 3)
• Vocals, Guitar [Ching] – Steve* (tracks: 7 to 12)

Notes

Compiles Lungs, originally released in December 1982 and Bulldozer, released in December 1983, plus the Racer-X EP.

"Lungs" was mixed at Studiomedia.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 36172 07922 3
• Matrix / Runout: TG92CD 1534819 02
• Matrix / Runout: 04/04/2013 07:55:38 AM #99674
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LN08
• Mould SID Code: IFPI JI19

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
HMS044	Big Black	The Hammer Party ‎(LP, Comp)	Homestead Records	HMS044	UK, Europe & US	1986
HMS044	Big Black	The Hammer Party ‎(LP, Comp, RE, RP)	Homestead Records	HMS044	US	Unknown
HMS044	Big Black	The Hammer Party ‎(LP, Comp, Red)	Homestead Records	HMS044	US	1986
TG92C	Big Black	The Hammer Party ‎(Cass, Comp, RE)	Touch And Go	TG92C	UK & US	1992
HMS044	Big Black	The Hammer Party ‎(LP, Comp)	Homestead Records	HMS044	UK, Europe & US	1987

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