CD Type Thing

CD Type Thing is the first album by American punk rock band Big Drill Car, released in 1989.^[3][4] Many^[who?] consider this album to be a classic of the late '80s hardcore punk scene, and the peak of Big Drill Car's career.

CD Type Thing
Studio album by Big Drill Car
Released	1989
Recorded	June – July 1989
Genre	Punk rock[1] pop-punk[2]
Length	23:19
Label	Cruz
Producer	Stephen Egerton[1] Richard Andrews
Big Drill Car chronology
Small Block (EP) (1988) CD Type Thing (1989) Batch (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The title of the album changed with the format it was presented on: the compact disc version was entitled CD Type Thing, the vinyl format was called Album Type Thing, and the audio cassette version was called Tape Type Thing. The gimmick is similar to that of Public Image Ltd.'s 1986 album, Album.

Track listing

(All tracks written by Arnold, Daly unless noted otherwise)

1. "16 Lines" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) – 2:52
2. "Clamato #11" (Daly) – 1:30
3. "No Need" – 2:52
4. "Brody" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) – 2:56
5. "In Green Fields" – 2:19
6. "Diamond Earrings" – 3:24
7. "Reform Before" (Daly) – 2:11
8. "Head On" (Daly, Thomson) – 2:21
9. "Swanson" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) – 1:35
10. "About Us" – 2:13

Personnel

• Frank Daly - Vocals
• Mark Arnold - Guitar
• Bob Thomson - Bass, Art Direction, Artwork
• Danny Marcroft - drums

Additional personnel

• Stephen Egerton - Producer
• Richard Andrews - Engineer, Producer

References

1. "Punk-Vintage Design Drives Big Drill Car". Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1994.
2. "Album/Tape/CD Type Thing Review by Ned Raggett". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
3. "Big Drill Car". Trouser Press.
4. Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 19.