title: The Hammer Party
text: # The Hammer Party
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Alternative Rock | 8/10 |
  | Christgau's Record Guide | B |
  | The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
  | Select | |
  | Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 |
  
  The Hammer Party is a 1986 release of Big Black's early EPs made between 1982 and 1984. Originally released by Homestead Records, and later rereleased by Touch and Go, the LP came out at the same time as Big Black's Atomizer album, and featured the six songs from Lungs one side and the six songs from Bulldozer. The CD version was expanded to include Big Black's third record, Racer-X.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Steelworker" $^1$
  * "Live in a Hole" $^1$
  * "Dead Billy" $^1$
  * "I Can Be Killed" $^1$
  * "Crack" $^1$
  * "RIP" $^1$
  * "Cables" $^2$
  * "Pigeon Kill" $^2$
  * "I'm a Mess" $^2$
  * "Texas" $^2$
  * "Seth" $^2$
  * "Jump the Climb" $^2$
  * "Racer X" $^3$
  * "Shotgun" $^3$
  * "The Ugly American" $^3$
  * "Deep Six" $^3$
  * "Sleep!" $^3$
  * "The Big Payback" (James $Brown)^3$
  
  $^1$ Lungs
  
  $^2$ Bulldozer
  
  $^3$ Racer-X (CD Only)
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Steve Albini: guitar and vocals on all tracks
  * Santiago Durango: guitar on tracks 7-11 and 13-18
  * Jeff Pezzati: bass on tracks 7-11 and 13-18
  * Roland TR-606: drum machine used on all tracks
  * Pat Byrne: real drums on tracks 7-11
  * John Bonhan: saxophone on tracks 2 and 15
  