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| Label = [[Frontier Records]]/[[Grifter Records]] (reissues [[Zippo]] (1990), [[Warner Bros. Records]] (1998)) | | Label = [[Frontier Records]]/[[Grifter Records]] (reissues [[Zippo Records]] (1990), [[Warner Bros. Records]] (1998)) | ||
| Producer = [[Tom Mallon]] | | Producer = [[Tom Mallon]] | ||
|Last album = ''[[The Restless Stranger]]''<br/>(1985) | |Last album = ''[[The Restless Stranger]]''<br/>(1985) | ||
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>Ankeny, Jason "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r570|pure_url=yes}} American Music Club ''Engine'' Review]", | | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>Ankeny, Jason "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r570|pure_url=yes}} American Music Club ''Engine'' Review]", Allmusic, retrieved May 15, 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 [[start|American Music Club]]. It was released by [[Grifter Records]] and licensed to [[Frontier Records|Frontier Records]] in the US and to [[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 [[start|American Music Club]]. It was released by [[Grifter Records]] and licensed to [[Frontier Records|Frontier Records]] in the US and to [[Zippo Records]] 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 Records]] UK release features an incorrect track listing, putting the songs in the wrong order. | ||
The band made a video for "[[Electric Light]]" from the album, directed by [[Tim Boxell]]. | The band made a video for "[[Electric Light]]" from the album, directed by [[Tim Boxell]]. | ||
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Tracks 12, 13 and 14 only appear on the 1998 [[Warner Bros. | Tracks 12, 13 and 14 only appear on the 1998 [[Warner Bros.]] reissue. The "Rock 'n Roll Version" of "[[Art Of Love]]" is referred to as the "Goof-Rock Version" as a bonus track at the end of side one on the 1987 Frontier/Grifter cassette edition. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
;American Music Club | |||
*[[Mark Eitzel]] - vocals, guitar | *[[Mark Eitzel]] - vocals, guitar | ||
*[[Vudi]] - Lead guitar, backing vocals, accordion, keyboard | *[[Vudi]] - Lead guitar, backing vocals, accordion, keyboard | ||
*[[Danny 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 | ||
;Additional musicians | |||
*[[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]]") | ||
*[[Tim Vaughan]] - drums ("[[Electric Light]]") | *[[Tim Vaughan]] - drums ("[[Electric Light]]") | ||
*[[Carla Fabrizio]] - cello | *[[Carla Fabrizio]] - cello | ||
*[[Brian | *[[Brian Schindele]] - keyboards ("[[Outside This Bar]]", "[[Mom's TV]]", "[[Art Of Love]]", "[[Asleep]]") | ||
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;Technical | |||
*[[Mark Needham]] - mixing engineer (reissue tracks 12-14) | |||
*The Dimmer Twins (Eitzel & Vudi) - mixing engineers (reissue tracks 12-14) | |||
*[[Jeff Walker]] - design | *[[Jeff Walker]] - design | ||
*[[Pamela Gentile]] - cover photo | *[[Pamela Gentile]] - cover photo | ||
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