Three Songs on a Trip to the United States

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Three Songs on a Trip to the United States
Studio album / Live album by
The Red Krayola
Released1983
RecordedConny's Studio & Trident (studio)
August 28, 1983, in Cologne (live)
GenreExperimental rock
Length29:22
LabelPure Freude (original release)
Drag City (reissue)
ProducerJon Caffery
The Red Krayola chronology
Black Snakes
(1983) 		Three Songs on a Trip to the United States
(1983) 		Malefactor, Ade
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[2]

Three Songs on a Trip to the United States is the fourth album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released in 1983 by Pure Freude.[3] The album was adopted by Drag City and re-issued on CD in 1997.[4]The album cover photos were provided by previous member Frederick Barthelme.[5]

Critical reception[edit]

Alternative Rock singled out the album, writing: "Essentially an EP, the set peaks across its second side and a hefty live slab of stripped-down psychedelics."[6] Rock: The Rough Guide called it "highly recommended."[7]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Monster One"3:02
2."California Girl"6:18
3."Caribbean Postcard"3:42
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Discipline"2:33
2."X"2:43
3."Wives in Orbit"3:01
4."Ergastulum"3:11
5."Portrait of You"4:52

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 322.
  3. ^ Kenny, Glenn; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Red Crayola". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Red Krayola: Three Songs on a Trip to the United States". Drag City. 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  5. ^ "Red Crayola (Red Krayola)".
  6. ^ Thompson, Dave (July 12, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Tierney, Gerard. Rock: The Rough Guide (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. p. 808.

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