Long Gone Dead

Long Gone Dead
Studio album by
Rank and File
Released1984
GenreRoots rock[1]
LabelSlash[2]
ProducerJeff Eyrich
Rank and File chronology
Sundown
(1982) 		Long Gone Dead
(1984) 		Rank and File
(1987)

Long Gone Dead is the second album by the American band Rank and File, released in 1984.[3][4] Founding member Alejandro Escovedo left the band prior to the recording sessions for the album.[5]

The first single was "Sound of the Rain".[6] The album was a commercial disappointment.[7]

  1. ^ Righi, Len (30 Dec 1984). "The Year in Review". The Morning Call. p. F1.
  2. ^ Pollock, Bruce (March 18, 2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. ISBN 9781135462963.
  3. ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (June 3, 2019). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018. McFarland. ISBN 9781476670331.
  4. ^ Lacey, Liam (5 July 1984). "Long Gone Dead Rank and File". The Globe and Mail. p. E5.
  5. ^ "Rank and File: The Slash Years Album Review". The Austin Chronicle.
  6. ^ Barton, David (June 8, 1984). "Rank and File: A Lively Mix of Punk, Country". Scene. The Sacramento Bee. p. C.
  7. ^ Righi, Len (10 May 1986). "Rank & File: Still Working". The Morning Call. p. A63.