Answer the Phone, Dummy
    1. Waste of Time (2:35)
    2. On the Wall (3:59)
    3. Went for a Swim (1:56)
    4. Old Address of the Unknown (3:04)
    5. Back to Nowhere (3:05) 6. brd "COATED" (0:53)
    7. I Found the Star (1:42)
    8. And You (2:28)
    9. On Your Hands (2:41)
    10. I'm Cold (1:36)
    11. T.H.I.N.K. (1:45)
    12. In the Observatory (3:37)
    13. Trumpets Are Loud (2:29)
    14. Meet the Author (6:00)
    15. Future Right (3:01)

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The Fastbacks - Answer the Phone, Dummy

Released: 10/25/94 by Sub Pop Records (SP 259b).
Produced by Kurt Bloch at Hanzek Audio & Private Radio: Seattle, WA.
Duration: 15 Songs, 40 Minutes, 51 Seconds.
All songs written by Kurt Bloch.
Available on CD, LP, and cassette.

Personnel:
Kim Warnick - vocals and BASS
Lulu Gargiulo - vocals and GUITAR
Kurt Bloch - guitars and ETC.
Various - Drums (see below)

Answer the Phone, Dummy includes 6 different drummers from many different bands. Included are: Rusty Willoughby (formerly of Pure Joy and Flop), Mike Musburger (formerly of The Posies), Nate Johnson (fomerly of Flop), Jason Finn (The Presidents of the USA), John Moen (The Maroons), Dan Peters (Mudhoney). Other guests appearances include Kim Shattuck (Muffs) and Ken Stringfellow (The Posies). Booklet that comes with Answer the Phone, Dummy is 16 pages long with full color photos (one featuring Kim in a blonde wig) and lyrics on every page. The first 500 mail order copies through Sub Pop came with a booklet of words and chords for every song (and done by Kurt). See FBX Song Sheets for more

Liners read: Written and produced by KURT BLOCH for the "I would like to do that" Brothers. Recorded at Hanzsek audio, Seattle by Kurt and PETE GERRALD. Additional recording at PRIVATE RADIO by PAT GRAY. Songs published by Energy House Music (BMI), administered by BUG music. JOHN MOEN played drums on "brd "COATED"" MIKE MUSBURGER helped get the ball rolling and played tambourine and ETC. thanks again, MIKE! photography by DAVID WILD except 5, 8, 13, 14 by CHARLES PETERSON and 2, 11 by AYNE ST. MARTIN. RUSTY WILLOUGHBY and NATE JOHNSON courtesy FLOP and FRONTIER/EPIC rec'ds. MIKE POSY and KEN POSY courtesy POSIES and DGC rec'ds. JASON FINN courtesy LOVE BATTERY and ATLAS rec'ds. DAN PETERS courtesy MUDHONEY and REPRISE rec'ds. JOHN MOEN courtesy the MAROONS. KIM SHATTUCK courtesy the MUFFS and WARNER BROS. rec'ds.
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