The Deadweights (album)

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


Released = June, 1983
Recorded = Early 1983, New York City
Genre = Punk rock
Length = 33:42
Label = Slash Records
Producer = The Deadweights Shawn Coleri Jr.
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5
Last album = "First Wave Complete Destruction" (1981)
This album = "The Deadweights" (1983)
Next album = "Crisis" (1985)

The Deadweights is the second album from American punk rock band The Deadweights. The album was released in June 1983 on Slash Records, and was produced by the band and Shawn Coleri, Jr. The album is often seen as a weaker effort than its predecessor and successors. The album is made up of mostly short, fast punk songs, with two longer, experimental songs ("With the Dregs of the City" and "1984's Next Year"). "Dumb as You" was released as a single in support of the album. The album was re-released in 1990 on CD.

During the tour following the album, Dean Haydenbaugh was arrested for heroin possession in Detroit, Michigan and would be replaced by Paul Theissen.

Track listing

# "Severe Hemmorhaging" - 1:23
# "A Head Full of Rocks" - 1:50
# "Junkie Wants a Fuck" - 1:18
# "Dumb as You" - 2:41
# "29th Street" - 2:15
# "With the Dregs of the City" - 4:29
# "Machine" - 2:05
# "I Will Lose" - 1:14
# "Cross Town Expressway of Death" - 2:33
# "20 Million Words to Depict the Lie You Trust" - 1:44
# "Hey" - 0:53
# "Coup D'Etat" - 2:47
# "Wet Deathbed Blues" - 2:05
# "Blood Soaked" - 2:22
# "1984's Next Year" - 4:03

Personnel

* The Deadweights - production and performance
* White Jimmy - vocals
* Dopey - drums
* Eddie Urland - guitar, vocals
* Ricky Scaggs - bass
* Shawn Coleri, Jr. - production
* Skinny Tom - artwork