Umber (album)

Umber
Studio album by Bitch Magnet
Released September 15, 1989
Recorded June 14 – 15, 1989 at Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, New Jeresy
Genre Post-hardcore
Length 35:47
Label Glitterhouse Records
Producer Bitch Magnet, Mike McMackin
Bitch Magnet chronology
Star Booty
(1988)
Umber
(1989)
Ben Hur
(1990)

Umber is the debut album of the American post-hardcore band Bitch Magnet.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Uncut[2]

It was first released in 1989 by Glitterhouse Records, but was paired with the band's previous record and re-issued by Communion the same year. In 2011, Umber was remastered by Alan Douches and released in a box-set containing with the rest of the band's catalog.[3]

In 2004, it was listed in Mojo's "Lost Albums You Must Own".[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Bitch Magnet

No.TitleLength
1."Motor"  3:48
2."Navajo Ace"  2:33
3."Clay"  3:38
4."Joan of Arc"  2:35
5."Douglas Leader"  4:48
6."Goat-Legged Country God"  3:05
7."Big Pining"  3:17
8."Joyless Street"  2:17
9."Punch and Judy"  2:54
10."Americruiser"  6:52

The 2011 box-set also contains alternate versions "Motor", "Joan of Arc", "Big Pining", "Joyless Street" and "Punch and Judy".

Personnel

Bitch Magnet

Additional musicians and production

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Umber". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  2. columnist (March 2012). "Bitch Magnet: Umber". Uncut: 81.
  3. "Albums: Bitch Magnet". Temporary Residence Limited. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  4. "Lost Albums You Must Own". Mojo. March 2004. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
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