Alcatraz (album)

Alcatraz is the ninth album by the Berkeley, California punk rock band The Mr. T Experience, released in 1999 by Lookout! Records. It was the band's last album to include bassist Joel Reader, who left the group after its release.

Alcatraz
Studio album by
Released1999
RecordedMarch–April 1999
GenrePunk rock, pop punk
LabelLookout!
ProducerKevin Army
The Mr. T Experience chronology
Road to Ruin
(1998)
Alcatraz
(1999)
Yesterday Rules
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media(6.7/10) [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dr. Frank.

No.TitleLength
1."I Wrote a Book About Rock and Roll" 
2."Naomi" 
3."Self-Pity" 
4."Hey Emily" 
5."Tomorrow is a Harsh Mistress" 
6."Two of Us" 
7."Our Days Are Numbered" 
8."We're Not No One" 
9."Re-Activate Your Heart" 
10."Perhaps" 
11."She's My Alcatraz" 
12."I Feel for You" 
13."We'll Get By" 

Personnel

  • Dr. Frank vocals, guitar
  • Joel Reader bass
  • Jim "Jym" Pittman drums
  • Eric Noyes hammond organ on tracks 1, 3, 8, & 10, piano on tracks 1 & 4
  • Gabe Meline – hammond organ on track 13, piano on track 10, ARP on track 5
  • Kevin Army – piano solo on track 4
  • Paige O'Donoghue – backwards laughing on track 9
  • Todd Grady trumpet on track 2

Album information

  • Produced, engineered, and mixed by Kevin Army in March and April 1999
  • Recorded at Foxhound Sound Studios, Roof Brothers Studios, Sharkbite Studios, and Studio 880 in Oakland, California, and at Laughing Tiger Studios in Marin County, California
  • Tracks 1-12 mixed at Foxhound Sound, track 13 mixed at Roof Brothers
  • Assistant engineers: Matthew Farina, Dave Simon-Baker
  • Mastered by John Golden
  • Photography by Jennifer Juniper Stratford
  • Art by Chris Appelgren

References

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