Dammit!

Dammit!
Studio album by 311
Released	1990
Recorded	1989
Genre	Alternative rock Funk rock Rap rock Ska punk
Length	40:19
Label	What Have You Records
Producer	Nick Hexum, Tom Lippold
311 chronology
Downstairs (1989) Dammit! (1990) Unity (1991)

Dammit! was 311's second independent release (following 1989's Downstairs, which is an EP), on their own record company, What Have You Records. It was released in 1990 and it's considered by some people to be the band's first album. This album is no longer in print and is very rare. Despite this, it has become a collectors item, and has also gained acceptance from some fans.

Track listing^[1]

Side 1

1. "Damn" (Nick Hexum) - 2:09
2. "This Too Shall Pass" (Nick Hexum) - 4:26
3. "Peaceful Revolution" (Nick Hexum) - 4:12
4. "!¢#$ the %&*!" (Hexum, Watson, and Martinez) - 3:47 aka "Fuck the Bullshit"
5. "Down South" (Hexum, Sexton, and Watkins) - 3:37
6. "Summer of Love" (Nick Hexum) - 5:20

Side 2

1. "Push It Away" (Nick Hexum) - 3:09
2. "Slinky*" (Nick Hexum) - 5:18
3. "Independence Day*" (Nick Hexum) - 3:26
4. "To Be Honest*" (Hexum, Sexton, and Watkins) - 3:47
5. "Thriving to the Scene*" (Nick Hexum) - 1:48

Liner Notes (Official)

311 are:

• P-Nut - Bass
• Jim Watson - Guitar
• Chad Sexton - Drums, Vocals, Perc.
• Nick Hexum - Vocals, Keyboard, Bass, Acoustic Guit., Perc.

Guest vocals:

• Doug Martinez (Ese)
• Tom Lippold

"*" Songs recorded in L.A. with:

• Marcus Watkins - Guitars
• Ward Bones - Keyboard

• Produced by Nick Hexum and Tom Lippold
• Engineered by Tom Lippold
• Recorded at IEV Studios in Omaha, NE
• (P) 1990 What have you records.

Miscellaneous

• The band did not yet include Tim Mahoney or SA Martinez. The cover (left-to-right) shows P-Nut, Chad, Nick, and Jim Watson.

• Only 300 copies were made, and made available only on cassette.

References

1. ^ http://www.freedb.org/freedb_search.php?words=8709770b&cats=rock&allcats=NO&allfields=YES#