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Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down

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Released
  
1997

Length
  
57:58

Genre
  
Ska

Label
  
Moon Ska Records

Producer
  
Robert "Bucket" Hingley

Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down (1997)
  
Enemy of the System (2002)

Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down is the seventh studio album by The Toasters. It has a much more mature sound than their previous albums and wasn't as solely focused on one genre (2-Tone) as their other albums before it had been. The album's cover includes the supposed-Latin motto, "Illegitimis non carborundum", which is supposed to mean "one must not be ground down by the bastards", although it is largely faux-Latin, with "carborundum" (intended to look like a Latin gerundive) actually referring to silicon carbide, a type of abrasive.

Personnel

  • Dave Barry – keyboards
  • George Evageliou – engineer
  • Rick Faulkner – trombone
  • Rob "Bucket" Hingley – guitar, vocals
  • Jafo – design, illustrations
  • Joe Johnson – assistant engineer
  • Matt Malles – bass
  • MC Schneeberger – producer, mixing
  • John McCain – drums, vocals
  • Mento Buru – backing vocals
  • Allissa Myhowac – assistant engineer
  • Aaron Owens – guitar
  • Mike Reddy – illustrations, cover design
  • Fred Reiter – saxophone
  • Dale Rio – photography
  • Jack Ruby, Jr. – vocals
  • Sledge – trumpet, vocals
  • Larry "Ace" Snell – drums
  • David Waldo – keyboards
  • References

    Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down Wikipedia