Payin' the Dues

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".

Payin' the Dues
Studio album by
The Hellacopters
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1997 (1997-09-21)
RecordedFebruary 1997
Length28:51
LabelWhite Jazz
ProducerThe Hellacopters, Andrew Shit and Tomas Skogsberg
The Hellacopters chronology
Supershitty to the Max!
(1996)		 Payin' the Dues
(1997)		 Grande Rock
(1999)

Release

Prior to the release of Payin' the Dues, The Hellacopters had a release party for the album on September 21, 1997.[1] The album was released on October 1, 1997 on White Jazz Records where it was released on vinyl and compact disc.[2][3] The first vinyl released was limited to 2000 copies on clear smokey vinyl while the second was limited to 2500 on purple vinyl.[3] Followe the release, the group had a tour a Scandinavian tour with shows in Sweden, Denmark and Norway with opening group Turpentines.[1]

Sub Pop re-released the album on October 19, 1999.[2][4] Sub Pop's vinyl record release of the album contained the bonus track "City Slang".[5]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
Pitchfork(6.0/10)[7]
PopMatters[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Are Nothin'"The Hellacopters2:38
2."Like No Other Man"The Hellacopters3:14
3."Looking at Me"The Hellacopters2:04
4."Riot on the Rocks"The Hellacopters1:23
5."Hey!"The Hellacopters3:20
6."Soulseller"The Hellacopters3:12
7."Where the Action Is"The Hellacopters2:40
8."Twist Action"The Hellacopters2:03
9."Colapso Nervioso"The Hellacopters4:03
10."Psyched Out and Furious"The Hellacopters4:14

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Action the Grace (live)"The Hellacopters2:12
2."You Are Nothin' (live)"The Hellacopters2:27
3."Disappointment Blues (live)"The Hellacopters4:29
4."Born Broke (live)"The Hellacopters8:47
5."Alright Already Now (live)"The Hellacopters3:18
6."Downright Blue (live)"The Hellacopters4:45
7."Gotta Get Some Action Now (live) (intro)"The Hellacopters0:43
8."Gotta Get Some Action Now (live) / Soulseller (live) (medley)"The Hellacopters8:53

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

Footnotes
  1. "On Tour". The Hellacopters Official Website. Archived from the original on May 11, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. Duric, A.J. (January 12, 2000). "Payin' the Dues". Metro Times. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  3. "Payin' The Dues". The Hellacopters Official Website. Archived from the original on May 11, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  4. "The Hellacopters". Sub Pop. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  5. "The Hellacopters". Sub Pop. Archived from the original on December 12, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  6. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Payin' the Dues". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  7. DiCrescenzo, Brent (October 19, 1999). "Payin' the Dues". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  8. Reiter, Mark. "Payin' the Dues". PopMatters. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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