SHORT DOGS GROW "Matt Dillon' LP SHRINK NM/NM w Insert 1988 ROUGH TRADE

Description: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Short Dogs Grow in 1987 Short Dogs Grow was an American alternative rock group, based in San Francisco, that released two albums on Rough Trade Records in 1987 and 1988. Fellow Bay Area group Samiam counted this band as a major early influence. Samiam guitarist Sergie Loobkoff said, "There was also a local band called Short Dogs Grow that we were really into. They had this great sound that was similar to early Soul Asylum."[1] Short Dogs Grow included Tom Pitts, who went on to a notable career as a writer, mainly of dark crime fiction. Career Tom Pitts and Carmela Thompson formed Short Dogs Grow in 1985. Tom and Carmela were both working for Lightning Messenger service at the time. Carmela was the only female motorcycle messenger in San Francisco.[2] They drew their band's name from the lyrics of the Tom Waits song “On the Nickel” from the 1980 album Heartattack and Vine. The song's title refers to Fifth Street in Los Angeles, long known as a slum,[3] and a "short dog" is a small bottle of cheap wine favored by winos. Pitts and Thompson felt it symbolized the band's philosophy of "not being tied to anything and giving yourself room to grow."[4] Maximumrocknroll, the San Francisco-based zine of punk subculture run by Tim Yohannan, described Short Dogs Grow in 1987 as "a Bay Area band that tirelessly supports their scene, play great shows and just 'care' in general."[5] The music of Short Dogs Grow was also likened to Sticky Fingers-era Rolling Stones. Short Dogs Grow was also influenced by the San Pedro band the Minutemen - SDG's demo tape was called Short Songs in a Row.[6] Another writeup noted "power-chord harmonies and bold time changes, reminiscent though not derivative of early Hüsker Dü, with strong, unconventional imagery."[7] The band called it quits after playing its last show on July 20, 1990. It reunited with all original members for three shows between 2008 and 2012. Personnel Tom Pitts: vocals, guitar (1985–1990) Carmela Thompson: bass (1985–1990) Greg Kim (a.k.a. Greg Foot): guitar, backing vocals (1986–1990) Joe Pethoud: drums (1985–1987) George Grunewald (a.k.a. George Fenley): drums (1987–1990) Marc Heathfield: vocals (1985–1986) Discography Self-Entitled (1987) Matt Dillon (1988) Short Dogs Grow – Matt Dillon Short Dogs Grow - Matt Dillon album cover More images Label:Rough Trade – ROUGH US 37 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country:US Released:1988 Genre:Rock Style:Punk A1My House A2Heart Pumping Bourbon Backing Vocals – Katherine Chapin Keyboards – Chris Wade (2) Written-By – Greg Foot A3Love Story Slide Guitar – Jonathan Burnside A4Faith Is Evidence Guitar [Additional] – Eric Meade Written-By – Greg Foot A5Solvent Solution Keyboards – Chris Wade (2) A6So Many Times Keyboards – Chris Wade (2) B1Desert Rain Backing Vocals – Ebony Robinson, Robin Mack Saxophone – Joe Sax Written-By – Greg Foot B2Schoolhouse Lead Guitar – Eric Meade Written-By – Greg Foot B3White Toast, No Butter Written-By – Greg Foot B4Talk To Me B5Blue Plate Special Keyboards – Chris Wade (2) Slide Guitar – Jonathan Burnside Written-By – Greg Foot Bass – Carmela Thompson Design, Photography [Back Cover Photo] – Steve Connell Drums – George Fenley Guitar, Backing Vocals – Greg Foot Photography [Front Cover] – Chris R. Wade Producer – Short Dogs Grow Producer, Engineer – Jonathan Burnside Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Tom Pitts (2) Recorded at Razor's Edge Recording, San Francisco Barcode (Text ): 0 2313-80037-1 2 Barcode (Scanned ): 023138003712 GOLDMINE GRADING MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect. NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly. VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors. VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc. GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork. POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.

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