The Pietasters (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The Pietasters
Type = Album
Artist = The Pietasters


Released = 1993
Recorded =
Genre = Ska/Soul
Length = 44:23
Label = Slugtone
Moon Records
Producer = Nick Nichols
Cobb Ervin
The Pietasters
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:3ifixqwhld0e link]
Last album = "All You Can Eat"
(1992)
This album = "The Pietasters"
(1993)
Next album = "Oolooloo"
(1995) |

"The Pietasters", also commonly referred to as "Piestomp", is a debut album by ska/soul band The Pietasters. It was released in 1993 (see 1993 in music) on Slugtone. Alternative recordings were earlier released on cassette as "All You Can Eat" and "The Ska-Rumptious 7 Inch".

Track listing

*All songs by The Pietasters unless noted.
#"Intro" (1:09)
#"Dollar Bill" (3:26)
#"Perfect World" (2:56)
#"Little Engine" (3:24)
#"Night Owl"(2:43) (Bad Habits)
#"Model Citizen" (4:23)
#"Factory Concerto" (2:51)
#"Ace Miller" (2:19)
#"Five Days of the Week" (3:16)
#"Catalog Bohemian" (2:37)
#"Pietaster" (4:26)
#"Without You" (3:30):*"Factory" (4:50) (hidden track)

Personnel

* Stephen Jackson - vocals
* Talmage Bayer - vocals
* Tom Goodin - guitar
* Chris Watt - bass
* Ben Gauslin - drums
* Eric Raecke - tenor saxophone
* Rob French - trombone
* Carlos Linares - trumpet
* Caroline Boutwell - farfisa

* Cool 'Casian Don - vocals on track 6
* Nick Nichols - producer, mixer
* Cobb Ervin - producer, mixer
* Max Henkel - additional engineering

Notes/trivia

*At the time of recording this album The Pietasters featured two vocalists. Talmage Bayer sings lead on tracks 2, 4, and 11, Stephen Jackson on 3 and 5, they share lead vocal duties on 6, 8, 10 and 13; the other songs are instrumental.
*"Intro" is "Factory Concerto" cut off early, occasionally done this way at the beginning of live shows.
*The CD was reissued in 2000 and available through their website. It is once again out of print.