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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox Album
| Name        = Engine
| Name        = Engine
| Type        = [[Album]]
| Type        = [[Album]]
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| Cover      = amc_engine.jpg
| Cover      = amc_engine.jpg
| Released    = 1987
| Released    = 1987
| Genre      = [[Indie rock]], [[slowcore]]
| Length      =
| Length      =
| Label      = [[Frontier Records|Frontier]]/Grifter (reissues [[Zippo]] (1990), [[Warner Bros. Records]] (1998))
| Label      = [[Frontier Records|Frontier]]/Grifter (reissues [[Zippo]] (1990), [[Warner Bros. Records]] (1998))
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|Last album = ''[[The Restless Stranger]]''<br/>(1985)
|Last album = ''[[The Restless Stranger]]''<br/>(1985)
|This album = '''''Engine'''''<br/>(1987)
|This album = '''''Engine'''''<br/>(1987)
|Next album =''[[California (American Music Club album)|California]]''<br/>(1988)
|Next album =''[[California]]''<br/>(1988)
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>Ankeny, Jason "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r570|pure_url=yes}} American Music Club ''Engine'' Review]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 15 May 2010</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>Ankeny, Jason "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r570|pure_url=yes}} American Music Club ''Engine'' Review]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 15 May 2010</ref>
|rev2=''Underground''|rev2Score= (1<sup>5/6</sup>/3)<ref name="Henderson" />}}
|rev2=''Underground''|rev2Score= (1<sup>5/6</sup>/3)<ref name="Henderson" />}}
'''''Engine''''' is the second album by [[American Music Club]]. It was jointly released by [[Frontier]] and Grifter in the US and by [[Zippo]] in the UK and Europe in 1987.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 202</ref><ref name="Henderson">Henderson, Dave (1987) "American Music Club - ''Engine'', Zippo", ''Underground'', December 1987 (Issue 9), p. 10</ref> The 1998 [[Warner Bros. Records]] reissue added three additional tracks from the same period. The artwork for the Zippo UK release features an incorrect track listing, putting the songs in the wrong order.
'''''Engine''''' is the second album by [[American Music Club]]. It was jointly released by [[Frontier Records|Frontier]] and [[Grifter Records]] in the US and by [[Zippo]] in the UK and Europe in 1987.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 202</ref><ref name="Henderson">Henderson, Dave (1987) "American Music Club - ''Engine'', Zippo", ''Underground'', December 1987 (Issue 9), p. 10</ref> The 1998 [[Warner Bros. Records]] reissue added three additional tracks from the same period. The artwork for the [[Zippo]] UK release features an incorrect track listing, putting the songs in the wrong order.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by Mark Eitzel except as noted.
All songs written by [[Mark Eitzel]] except as noted.
# "Big Night"
# "[[Big Night]]"
# "Outside This Bar"
# "[[Outside This Bar]]"
# "At My Mercy"
# "[[At My Mercy]]"
# "Gary's Song"
# "[[Gary's Song]]"
# "Nightwatchman"
# "[[Nightwatchman]]"
# "Clouds"
# "[[Clouds]]"
# "Electric Light" (Eitzel/Mooney)
# "[[Electric Light]]" (Eitzel/Mooney)
# "Mom's TV"
# "[[Mom's TV]]"
# "Art of Love" (Eitzel/Pearson/Vudi/Norelli)
# "[[Art Of Love]]" (Eitzel/Pearson/Vudi/Norelli)
# "Asleep"
# "[[Asleep]]"
# "This Year"
# "[[This Year]]"
# "Away Down My Street" (Live at the Hotel Utah)
# "[[Away Down My Street]]" (Live at the Hotel Utah)
# "Art of Love" (Rock 'n Roll Version) (Eitzel/Pearson/Vudi/Norelli)
# "[[Art Of Love]]" (Rock 'n Roll Version) (Eitzel/Pearson/Vudi/Norelli)
# "Shut Down" (Live at the Hotel Utah)
# "[[Shut Down]]" (Live at the Hotel Utah)


Tracks 12, 13 and 14 only appear on the 1998 [[Warner Bros. Records]] reissue. "Art of Love (Goof-Rock Version)" appears as a bonus track at the end of side one on the 1987 Frontier/Grifter cassette edition.
Tracks 12, 13 and 14 only appear on the 1998 [[Warner Bros. Records]] reissue. "[[Art Of Love]]" (Goof-Rock Version) appears as a bonus track at the end of side one on the 1987 Frontier/Grifter cassette edition.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Mark Eitzel]] - vocals, guitar
*[[Mark Eitzel]] - vocals, guitar
*[[Vudi]] - Lead guitar, backing vocals, accordion, keyboard
*[[Vudi]] - Lead guitar, backing vocals, accordion, keyboard
*Dan Pearson - bass guitar, backing vocals, mandolin, guitar
*[[Danny Pearson]] - bass guitar, backing vocals, mandolin, guitar
*[[Tom Mallon]] - guitar, backing vocals, percussion, producer
*[[Tom Mallon]] - guitar, backing vocals, percussion, producer
*[[Dead Keenneds|Dave Scheff]] - drums (Clouds, Gary's Song, At My Mercy, Nightwatchman)
*[[Dave Scheff]] - drums ("[[Clouds]]", "[[Gary's Song]]", "[[At My Mercy]]", "[[Nightwatchman]]")
*[[Matt Norelli]] - drums (Outside This Bar, Mom's TV, Art of Love, Asleep)
*[[Matt Norelli]] - drums ("[[Outside This Bar]]", "[[Mom's TV]]", "[[Art Of Love]]", "[[Asleep]]")
*[[Carla Fabrizio]] - cello
*[[Carla Fabrizio]] - cello
*[[Brian Schendele]] - keyboards
*[[Brian Schendele]] - keyboards
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:1987 albums]]
[[Category:American Music Club albums]]
[[Category:American Music Club albums]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Records albums]]
[[Category:Frontier Records albums]]

Revision as of 14:06, 25 November 2016

Engine
File:Amc engine.jpg
Studio album by American Music Club
Released 1987
Label Frontier/Grifter (reissues Zippo (1990), Warner Bros. Records (1998))
Producer Tom Mallon
American Music Club chronology

The Restless Stranger
(1985) 		Engine
(1987) 		California
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
Underground(15/6/3)[2]

Engine is the second album by American Music Club. It was jointly released by Frontier and Grifter Records in the US and by Zippo in the UK and Europe in 1987.[3][2] The 1998 Warner Bros. Records reissue added three additional tracks from the same period. The artwork for the Zippo UK release features an incorrect track listing, putting the songs in the wrong order.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Eitzel except as noted.

  1. "Big Night"
  2. "Outside This Bar"
  3. "At My Mercy"
  4. "Gary's Song"
  5. "Nightwatchman"
  6. "Clouds"
  7. "Electric Light" (Eitzel/Mooney)
  8. "Mom's TV"
  9. "Art Of Love" (Eitzel/Pearson/Vudi/Norelli)
  10. "Asleep"
  11. "This Year"
  12. "Away Down My Street" (Live at the Hotel Utah)
  13. "Art Of Love" (Rock 'n Roll Version) (Eitzel/Pearson/Vudi/Norelli)
  14. "Shut Down" (Live at the Hotel Utah)

Tracks 12, 13 and 14 only appear on the 1998 Warner Bros. Records reissue. "Art Of Love" (Goof-Rock Version) appears as a bonus track at the end of side one on the 1987 Frontier/Grifter cassette edition.

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Ankeny, Jason "American Music Club Engine Review", Allmusic, retrieved 15 May 2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Henderson, Dave (1987) "American Music Club - Engine, Zippo", Underground, December 1987 (Issue 9), p. 10
  3. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 202
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