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Recorded
  
August–September 1985

3-Way Tie (For Last) (1985)
  
Minuteflag (1986)

Release date
  
December 1985

Length
  
36:11

Artist
  
Minutemen

Label
  
SST Records

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Released
  
December 1985 (1985-12)

Genres
  
Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Alternative rock, Post-punk

Producers
  
Mike Watt, D. Boon, Ethan James

Similar
  
Minutemen albums, Punk rock albums

3-Way Tie (For Last) is the fourth and final full-length album recorded by the American punk band Minutemen. It is particularly notable for featuring several covers of songs by bands such as the Urinals, Meat Puppets, Blue Öyster Cult, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Roky Erickson and the Aliens. It was released very shortly before the death of D. Boon who also painted the cover. Watt collaborated with Black Flag bassist Kira Roessler on three tracks ("No One", "Stories", and "What Is It?"). Around the time that the album was recorded, Watt and Roessler formed Dos. The last song, a cover of Roky Erickson's "Bermuda" was sung over the phone by Mike Watt.

Contents

Minutemen what is it 3 way tie for last 1985


Track listing

Side D.
  1. "Price of Paradise" – 3:38 (Boon)
  2. "Lost" – 2:33 (Kirkwood)
  3. "The Big Stick" – 2:34 (Boon)
  4. "Political Nightmare" – 3:56 (Roessler, Watt)
  5. "Courage" – 2:35 (Boon)
  6. "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" – 2:30 (Fogerty)
Side Mike
  1. "The Red and the Black" – 4:09 (Bloom, Bouchard, Pearlman)
  2. "Spoken Word Piece" – 1:07 (Watt)
  3. "No One" – 3:29 (Roessler, Watt)
  4. "Stories" – 1:36 (Roessler, Watt)
  5. "What Is It?" – 1:51 (Roessler, Watt)
  6. "Ack Ack Ack" – 0:27 (Johansen, Jones, Talley)
  7. "Just Another Soldier" – 1:58 (Boon)
  8. "Situations at Hand" – 1:23 (Watt)
  9. "Hittin' the Bong" – 0:41 (Watt)
  10. "Bermuda" – 1:41 (Erickson)

Musical Personnel

  • D. Boon – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, piano
  • Mike Watt – bass, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • George Hurley – drums
  • Joe Baiza – lead guitar ("Situations At Hand")
  • Ethan James – Linn drum ("What Is It?"), Vietnam War battlefield tape ("Spoken Word Piece")

    • Songs

    1Price of Paradise3:37
    2Lost2:33
    3Big Stick2:33

    References

    3-Way Tie (For Last) Wikipedia
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