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Originally released in 1986, The Hammer Party collects the band's first three EPs, made between 1982 and 1984. Lungs featured Albini's machine-gun guitar and vocals, accompanied only by Roland the drum machine. The following year's Bulldozer added a bassist and second guitarist for an even more punishing sound, while Racer-X further refined the Big Black's sonic assault. Together on one disc, The Hammer Party, they serve as a disturbing, ear-shattering prequel to the rest of this group's fine oeuvre.

Tracklist

1    steelworker
2    live in a hole
3    dead billy
4    i can be killed
5    crack
6    rip
7    cables
8    pigeon kill
9    i'm a mess
10    texas
11    seth
12    jump the climb
13    racer x
14    shotgun
15    the ugly american
16    deep six
17    sleep!
18    the big payback