The Plugz – Better Luck
Label: |
Fatima Recordz – FTM 80 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Rock & Roll |
Tracklist
| A1 | Better Luck | 3:18 | |
| A2 | Red Eye #9 | 2:42 | |
| A3 | Achin' | 3:32 | |
| A4 | American | 2:15 | |
| A5 | In The Wait | 2:57 | |
| A6 | El Clavo Y La Cruz | 2:58 | |
| B1 | Blue Sofa | 4:59 | |
| B2 | Touch For Cash | 2:43 | |
| B3 | Gas Line | 2:48 | |
| B4 | Cesar's Song | 2:07 | |
| B5 | Shifting Heart | 3:18 | |
| B6 | No Love | 4:43 |
Companies, etc.
- Made By – Fatima Recordz Inc.
- Manufactured By – Fatima Recordz Inc.
- Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L-7220
- Distributed By – Fatima Recordz Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fatima Music (2)
- Copyright © – Fatima Music (2)
Credits
- Arranged By – Larriva*
- Artwork [Cover] – Gary Panter
- Bass, Guitar, Guitar [Charango], Backing Vocals – Gustavo Santaolalla
- Co-producer, Engineer – E. J. Emmons
- Drums, Backing Vocals – Chalo Quintana*
- Engineer [Assistant] – Troy Mathisen
- Executive-Producer – Yolanda Comparan*
- Guitar, Vocals – Tito Larriva
- Keyboards – Anibal Kerpel
- Lacquer Cut By – EW*
- Mastered By – Eric Wolf*
- Producer – The Plugz
- Saxophone – Steve Berlin
- Written-By, Composed By – Tito Larriva
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A): FTM-80-Δ "MI CORAZON" EW L-7220
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B): FTM-80-B "TE QUIERO" EW L-7220-X
- Rights Society: BMI
Other Versions (5)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission
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Better Luck (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Fatima Recordz | FTM 80 | US | 1981 | ||
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New Submission
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Better Luck (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered) | Plugz Records | 7 72624-2 | US | 1989 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Better Luck (LP, Album, Reissue) | Restless Records | 7 72624-1 | US | 1989 | ||
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New Submission
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Better Luck (Cassette, Album, Reissue) | Restless Records | 7 72624-4 | US | 1989 | ||
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New Submission
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Better Luck (LP, Album, Reissue) | Survival research | SVVRCH081 | Australia | 2023 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I would call this a post-punk album first before I would call it punk or new wave. And that’s not a knock on the album, which is wildly underrated. -
Does anyone know the story here? This is such a hugely important band and an overlooked classic album and it's not even on streaming. The Plugz entire catalog needs the royal reissue treatment right away!
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I struggle with it - I *have* the Cruzados album with "Blue Sofa" on it, but I like the version on this album so much better, because for reasons unknown, Tito changed the lyric from "still an idiot" to "still a fool." I like idiot better, but can't give a good reason why - it just SOUNDS better (and is a bit edgier). Why the change? (And ya, needs a proper re-release)
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Edited 5 years agoOne of the hidden gems of the 80's due to such small exposure and distribution. El Clavo Y La Cruz was featured on the seminal Repo Man soundtrack as well as some excellent ambient tracks by the band. RIP, Charlie Quintana!
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