Blast of Silence (Axed My Baby for a Nickel)

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Length 44:10 Artist The Golden Palominos Producer Anton Fier Genre Alternative rock		Blast of Silence (1986) A Dead Horse (1989) Release date 13 February 1986 Label Celluloid Records

Released February 13, 1986 (1986-02-13) Recorded RPM Studios in New York City Similar The Golden Palominos albums, Alternative rock albums

Blast of Silence is the third album by The Golden Palominos, released in 1986 by Celluloid Records.

Personnel

Musicians

Peter Blegvad – guitar, vocals on "Work Was New", vocals and acoustic guitar on "Strong, Simple Silences"

Carla Bley – piano on "Strong, Simple Silences"

Jack Bruce – vocals and bass guitar on "(Something Else Is) Working Harder"

T-Bone Burnett – guitar on "Work Was New", guitar and vocals on "Strong, Simple Silences"

Tony Conniff – bass guitar

Aïyb Dieng – percussion on "I've Been the One"

Don Dixon – vocals and guitar on "Faithless Heart"

Anton Fier – drums, percussion, additional production

Jody Harris – guitar

Lisa Herman – piano on "I've Been the One" and "Brides of Jesus"

Robert Kidney – vocals and guitar on "The Push and the Shove"

Bill Laswell – bass guitar

Nicky Skopelitis – guitar on "Something Becomes Nothing" and "(Something Else Is) Working Harder"

Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar on "I've Been the One" and "Faithless Heart"

Larry Saltzman – acoustic guitar on "(Something Else Is) Working Harder"

Chris Stamey – bass guitar on "I've Been the One" and "Brides of Jesus"

Syd Straw – vocals

Matthew Sweet – vocals on "Something Becomes Nothing"

Pat Thrall – acoustic guitar on "Strong, Simple Silences"

Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

Production

Larry Hirsch – recording

Don Hünerberg – recording

Mike Krowiak – engineering, recording

Jeff Lippay – recording

1I've Been the One3:18
2Something Becomes Nothing5:11
3The Push and the Shove4:29

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