The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape 274152 224215312 2008-07-07T21:01:46Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape | Type = [[Compilation album]] | Longtype = | Artist = [[Big Black]] | Cover = BigBlack-TheRichMansEightTrackTape.jpg | Released = 1987 | Recorded = 1985-1987 | Genre = [[Post-hardcore]], [[noise rock]] | Length = 52:17 | Label = [[Touch and Go Records|Touch & Go]] | Producer = | Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3077gjir86im link] | Last album = ''[[Headache (EP)|Headache]]''<br />(1987) | This album = ''The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape''<br />(1987) | Next album = ''[[Songs About Fucking]]''<br />(1987) }} '''''The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape''''' is an album by [[post-hardcore]] [[noise rock]] band [[Big Black]]. It was released in 1987 by [[Touch & Go Records]]. The album is a [[Compact disc|CD]] compilation of Big Black's ''[[Atomizer (album)|Atomizer]]'' album, ''[[Headache (EP)|Headache]]'' EP and "Heartbeat" single. The track "Strange Things" from the original ''Atomizer'' LP was not included on this release. The title of the album, and the liner notes by [[Steve Albini]], show the band's low regard for CDs (the [[8-track cartridge|8-track tape]] was state of the art in the 1970s). "Kerosene" has been [[cover version|covered]] by several bands, including [[Pitchshifter (band)|Pitchshifter]] == Track listing == #"Jordan, Minnesota" (Big Black) - 3:20 #"Passing Complexion" (Big Black) - 3:04 #"Big Money" (Big Black) - 2:29 #"Kerosene" (Big Black) - 6:05 #"Bad Houses" (Big Black) - 3:09 #"Fists of Love" (Big Black) - 4:21 #"Stinking Drunk" (Big Black) - 3:27 #"Bazooka Joe" (Big Black) - 4:43 #"Cables [live]" (Big Black) - 3:09 #"Heartbeat" (Wire) - 3:48 #"Things to Do Today" (Big Black) - 1:44 #"I Can't Believe" (Big Black) - 1:03 #"My Disco" (Big Black) - 2:52 #"Grinder" (Big Black) - 2:23 #"Ready Men" (Big Black) - 3:51 #"Pete, King of the Detectives" (Big Black) - 2:42 "Heartbeat" is a cover of the [[Wire (band)|Wire]] song. {{Big Black}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rich Man's Eight Track Tape, The}} [[Category:Big Black albums]] [[Category:1987 albums]] [[fr:The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape]]