Payin' the Dues
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| 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 | |||
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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".
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!"
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:
Special guest: Scott Morgan (guest electric rhythm and lead guitar, vocals on Downright Blue and City Slang (only on vinyl, after Downrght Blue)
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