And No One Else Wanted to Play
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...And No One Else Wanted to Play is the first full-length album from Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada's punk band SNFU
. It was released on BYO Records
in 1985. The album was engineered by David Ferguson, produced by BYO and SNFU and recorded at Track Record, Hollywood, California
, USA.
In February 2000, it ranked 56th on Chart Magazine's
Top 100 Greatest Canadian Albums of All Time.
entitled Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park
, NYC. (1962). As the band was not granted permission to use the image, they were forced to issue subsequent pressings with replacement cover art.
For the following pressing, the band had an artist draw the boy with the hand grenade in place of the photo. This effort was much too close to the original to be safe from potential lawsuits, so two further versions were created. Hastily assembled in time for the band's supporting tour, the first replacement cover featured a family sporting rifles. The final and widest-issued version (shown above) featured a Christmas massacre scene, which includes a thickly-veiled allusion to the original Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park.
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada's punk band SNFU
SNFU
SNFU is a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta and later relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia. They have released nine full-length albums and are cited as a formative influence on the skate punk sub-genre....
. It was released on BYO Records
BYO Records
BYO Records is a Los Angeles, California based independent punk rock record label created by Shawn and Mark Stern, two of the three brothers of the seminal California punk rock band Youth Brigade . BYO stands for Better Youth Organization and aims to promote punk and other alternative youth...
in 1985. The album was engineered by David Ferguson, produced by BYO and SNFU and recorded at Track Record, Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA.
In February 2000, it ranked 56th on Chart Magazine's
Chart (magazine)
ChartAttack is a Canadian online music publication. Formerly a monthly print magazine called Chart, which was published from 1991 to 2009, the web version continues operation....
Top 100 Greatest Canadian Albums of All Time.
Album cover
The initial release of the 12" LP featured a copyrighted image by Diane ArbusDiane Arbus
Diane Arbus March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971) was an American photographer and writer noted for black-and-white square photographs of "deviant and marginal people or of people whose normality seems ugly or surreal." A friend said that Arbus said that she was "afraid.....
entitled Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park
Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park
Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, New York City, USA is a famous photograph by Diane Arbus.The photo shows a boy, with the left strap of his jumper awkwardly hanging off his shoulder, tensely holding his long, thin arms by his side. Clenched in his right hand is a toy grenade, and his...
, NYC. (1962). As the band was not granted permission to use the image, they were forced to issue subsequent pressings with replacement cover art.
For the following pressing, the band had an artist draw the boy with the hand grenade in place of the photo. This effort was much too close to the original to be safe from potential lawsuits, so two further versions were created. Hastily assembled in time for the band's supporting tour, the first replacement cover featured a family sporting rifles. The final and widest-issued version (shown above) featured a Christmas massacre scene, which includes a thickly-veiled allusion to the original Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park.
Track listing
- A cassette release also included a cover of the Warren ZevonWarren ZevonWarren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...
song "Poor Pitiful Me", which was also included on some later vinyl pressings.
Band members
- Vocals – Mr. Chi Pig (Ken ChinnKen ChinnKendall "Ken" Chinn is a Canadian punk rock lead vocalist and artist. He is best known, under the pseudonym Mr. Chi Pig, as the lead singer of the band SNFU. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Early life and career:Born to German and Chinese parents, Chinn was the second...
) - Guitar – Muc (Marc BelkeMarc BelkeMarc Belke is a Canadian musician and radio personality. He played guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs, and also sang lead vocals in the latter...
) - Guitar – Brent (Brent BelkeBrent BelkeBrent Belke is a Canadian guitarist and composer. After playing in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs from 1981–1998, Belke began a career composing music for film and television....
) - Bass – Jimmy Schmitz
- Drums – Evan C. Tadpole Jones