Lungs (EP)

Lungs
EP by Big Black
Released	1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Punk rock, noise rock
Length	20:47
Label	Ruthless, Touch and Go
Big Black chronology
Lungs (1982) Bulldozer (1983)

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AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Lungs is the first EP by American post-hardcore band Big Black. It was released on December 1982 on Ruthless Records and was reissued in 1992 on Touch and Go Records. A 19-year-old Steve Albini played nearly every instrument on Lungs, with "sax bleats" by Albini's college friend John Bohnen and drums being handled by "Roland," a drum machine that was credited as a member of the band.^{[citation needed]} The EP was used to recruit the other members of Big Black. Lungs was recorded on a TEAC 3340 loaned to Albini in exchange for a case of beer.

The original EP came with an array of objects, including loaded squirt guns, bloody pieces of paper (one of Albini's friends suffered from a nosebleed), dollar bills, condoms, concert tickets, Bruce Lee trading cards, pictures of old people and firecrackers. Things like fishhooks and razorblades were discounted, fearing lawsuits.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing[]

All songs written by Steve Albini.

1. "Steelworker" – 4:15
2. "Live in a Hole" – 3:01
3. "Dead Billy" – 3:28
4. "I Can Be Killed" – 4:28
5. "Crack" – 3:55
6. "RIP" - 2:21

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