| The Blasters | ||||
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| Released | December 1981 | |||
| Studio | United Western | |||
| Genre | Roots rock[1] | |||
| Length | 30:47 | |||
| Label | Slash, F-Beat | |||
| Producer | The Blasters | |||
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The Blasters is the second album by American rock band the Blasters. Originally released in the United States by the independent label Slash Records, its strong sales performance required a deal for wider distribution with Warner Bros. Records.[2]
The album was well received, being ranked among the top 10 albums of 1982 by Time magazine and peaking at number 36 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart.[3][4]
The album was issued in the United Kingdom via F-Beat Records. The British album featured different artwork from the American version, which depicts lead singer Phil Alvin in what was later described as "the way he contorts his face between almost every verse in his trademark grinning-skull grimace."[5]
Many of the songs were re-recorded version of material that first appeared on American Music. The band became a quintet on this album, with Gene Taylor joining on piano. Saxophone was supplied on several songs by guests Steve Berlin and Lee Allen.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 115. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021.
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- ^ "The Blasters Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Boehm, Mike (December 14, 1992). "A Rich, Vibrant Late-Night Show with Phil Alvin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 17, 2019.