Burning Farm

Infobox Album | Name = Shonen Knife
Type = Album
Artist = Shonen Knife


Released = July 21, 1983
Recorded = March 20 - June 6 1983
Genre = pop punk
Producer = Shonen Knife and Shin Hirakawa
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39fyxqrhldje link]
Last album =
This album = "Burning Farm"
(1983)
Next album = "Yama-no Attchan"
(1984)

Burning Farm is the first album by Shonen Knife. It is almost entirely in Japanese, with only "Twist Barbie" on the original release in English. The Japanese 8" vinyl (Zero Records 0-0783) had 8 songs. CD reissue bonus tracks "Parrot Polynesia," "Watchin' Girl" and "Banana Fish" first appeared on the Zero Records compilation LP Aura Music in November 1983.

The other CD bonus songs are either "Watchin' Girl" and "Twist Barbie" live (Oglio Records, USA), or "Ukkari Hachibei" and a cover of The Ramones' "I Wanna Be Sedated" (MCA Victor, Japan).

The album's cover was painted by bassist Michie Nakatani.

There are at least two pressings of the 8 inch record, both have different labels and back covers. One back is black with a live photo, the other is yellow with a posed group photo. Both pressings list the third track as "Twist Birbie."

K Records released, in small quantities, Burning Farm on audiocassette in the USA with a different cover and track listing, described below

Track listing

#Miracles
#Parallel Woman
#Twist Barbie
#Elephant Pao Pao
#Tortoise Brand Pot Cleaner
#Animal Song
#A Day At The Factory
#Burning Farm

K Records cassette version:

#Watchin' Girl
#Miracles
#Parallel Woman
#Twist Birbie "(sic)"
#A Day At The Factory
#Tortoise Brand Pot Cleaner's Theme
#Banana Fish
#Elephant Pao Pao
#Parrot Polynesia
#Burning Farm

Credits

*Naoko Yamano: Vocals, guitar
*Atsuko Yamano: Drums, backing vocals
*Michie Nakatani: Bass, vocals
*Percussion on "Burning Farm": Kaoru Okuda, Hiroaki Fukumaru, Kazujisa Fukumaru
*Percussion on "Parrott Polynesia": Shin Hirakawa