Payin' the Dues

Studio album by The Hellacopters

Released

October 1, 1997 (reissued October 19, 1999)

Recorded

February, 1997

Genre

Garage rock, punk rock, garage punk

Length

28:51

Label

White Jazz Records, Toy's Factory, Sub pop

Producer

The Hellacopters, Andrew Shit and Tomas Skogsberg

The Hellacopters chronology

Supershitty to the Max!
(1996)

Payin' the Dues
(1997)

Grande Rock
(1999)

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Payin' the Dues is the second album released by the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters and their last studio album to feature original guitarist Dregen before his departure from the band to focus full-time on his other band Backyard Babies. The album was released simultaneously on both CD and on vinyl; however, "City Slang" was only available on the vinyl edition. The initial pressings were in 2000 units of clear smoke and 2500 units in purple vinyl. Two additional pressings were later available in two different versions of black vinyl. The Toy's Factory release also featured the bonus track "Oh Yeah Alright".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Are Nothin'"	The Hellacopters	2:38
2.	"Like No Other Man"	The Hellacopters	3:14
3.	"Looking at Me"	The Hellacopters	2:04
4.	"Riot on the Rocks"	The Hellacopters	1:23
5.	"Hey!"	The Hellacopters	3:20
6.	"Soulseller"	The Hellacopters	3:12
7.	"Where the Action Is"	The Hellacopters	2:40
8.	"Twist Action"	The Hellacopters	2:03
9.	"Colapso Nervioso"	The Hellacopters	4:03
10.	"Psyched Out and Furious"	The Hellacopters	4:14

The track "City Slang," a cover of the song by Sonic's Rendezvous Band, appears on the vinyl edition of the album as track #6, after "Hey!"

Limited Edition

On 19 October 1999 the album was reissued in the USA on CD and vinyl along with an additional live album containing the following bonus tracks:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Action the Grace (live)"	The Hellacopters	2:12
2.	"You Are Nothin' (live)"	The Hellacopters	2:27
3.	"Disappointment Blues (live)"	The Hellacopters	4:29
4.	"Born Broke (live)"	The Hellacopters	8:47
5.	"Alright Already Now (live)"	The Hellacopters	3:18
6.	"Downright Blue (live)"	The Hellacopters	4:45
7.	"Gotta Get Some Action Now (live) (intro)"	The Hellacopters	0:43
8.	"Gotta Get Some Action Now (live) / Soulseller (live) (medley)"	The Hellacopters	8:53

Special guest: Scott Morgan (guest electric rhythm and lead guitar, vocals on Downright Blue and City Slang (only on vinyl, after Downrght Blue)

Credits

Recorded at The Starfish Room, Vancouver, BC, Canada on Mai 28, 1999
recording by Steve Smith and the Kirene Studios Mobile Studio unit
Recording assistant: Jon Schluckabier, Brian Valentino and Tameen Bakkar
Mixed by Steve Smith at Kirene Studios, Bellevue, WA
Mastered by John Golden at John Golden Mastering, Ventura, CA
Produced by Steve Smith and Dana Sims

External links

The Hellacopters

Nicke Andersson Kenny Håkansson Robert Eriksson Anders Lindström Robert Dahlqvist Dregen Mattias Hellberg

Studio albums	Supershitty to the Max! Payin' the Dues Grande Rock High Visibility By the Grace of God Rock & Roll Is Dead Head Off

Compilation albums	Cream of the Crap, Vol. 1 Cream of the Crap, Vol. 2 Air Raid Serenades

Extended plays	(Gotta Get Some Action) Now! Disappointment Blues Strikes Like Lightning

Split albums	Respect the Rock (with Gluecifer) White Trash Soul (with The Flaming Sideburns)

Videos	Goodnight Cleveland

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