A Postcard from the Day

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A Postcard from the Day
Live album by
The Slickee Boys
Released2006
Recorded1980–1982
GenreRock
Length70:59
LabelDacoit
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A Postcard from the Day is the second live album (and most recent release) by the Washington, D.C. band The Slickee Boys (Dacoit Records, catalog #2006-1). The album, compiled by guitarist Marshall Keith, collects recordings from 1980 to 1982, taken from shows in Maryland, Virginia, D.C., and New York City.

Track listing

  1. "Life of the Party" – 3:48 (Mark Noone)
  2. "Cinderella" – 2:23 (Gerry Roslie)
  3. "Porcelain Butter Kitten" – 2:41 (Kim Kane)
  4. "Can't Believe" – 3:46 (Marshall Keith, Noone)
  5. "Disconnected" – 2:45 (Noone, J. Charney)
  6. "Goin' All the Way/Glendora" – 4:09 (Mike Bouyea/Ray Stanley)
  7. "Jailbait Janet" – 2:15 (Kenne Highland)
  8. "Henry VIII" – 1:52 (Fred Murray, Robert Weston)
  9. "Hiccupped to Hell" – 2:13 (Ersel Wank)
    • Originally by the Wanktones
  10. "Ain't Gettin' Any" – 3:27 (Robert Hudson, John Ford)
  11. "Louise/Control" – 4:27 (Jesse Lee Kincaid/Howard Weulfing)
  12. "Stepping Stone" – 3:39 (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart)
    • Originally recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders, 1966; also recorded by The Monkees, 1966
  13. "Mean Screen" – 2:16 (Scott Duhamel, Eddie Flowers, Highland)
  14. "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite" – 1:40 (Jeremy Spencer)
  15. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" – 2:38 (Francis Rossi)
  16. "A Question of Temperature" – 3:29 (Mike Appel, Ed Schnug, Don Henny)
  17. "Riddles and Fairytales" – 2:17 (Tony Camp, Brian Cooke)
    • Originally recorded by Bohemian Vendetta, 1968
  18. "Reverse Psychiatry" – 3:34 (Keith, Noone, Emery Olexa)
  19. "The Crawling Hand" – 2:45 (Keith)
  20. "Nagasaki Neuter" – 3:11 (Kane, Keith)
  21. "Weasel" (WHFS commercial) – :26
  22. "When We Were Kids" – 2:54 (Noone)
  23. "Gotta Tell Me Why" – 4:35 (Noone)
  24. "Here to Stay" – 3:49 (Noone)

Personnel

The band

  • Kim Kane – Rhythm guitar
  • Marshall Keith – Lead guitar
  • Mark Noone – Lead vocals
  • Dan Palenski – Drums

Additional musicians

  • John Hansen – Lead vocals ("Stepping Stone")

Production

  • Seth Martin – Soundman
  • John Chumbris – Soundman

Additional credits

  • John Hansen – Stage dude
  • Tom Shea – Stage dude, cover photo, collage of photos
  • Marshall Keith – CD design
  • Cathy Gatlin – Collage of photos
  • Carol Albert – Slickette
  • Kathleen Sheedy – Slickette
  • "Thanks for setting the spark on this project: Jim Moon; for cassettes: Robbie White, Tom Shea, Kay Pauley; for carting us all over the East Coast: Tom Shea, Allen Atkinson; for paving the way: Razz; for keeping us going all those years: our great fans"
  • Recorded at:
    • The Psychedelly, Bethesda, Maryland ("Goin' All the Way/Glendora", "Stepping Stone", "Mean Screen", "Reverse Psychiatry", "When We Were Kids")
    • The Elbow Room, Harrisonburg, Virginia ("Disconnected", "Riddles and Fairytales", "Gotta Tell Me Why", "Here to Stay")
    • Desperados, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ("Life of the Party", "The Crawling Hand")
    • The Cellar Door, Georgetown ("Cinderella", "Porcelain Butter Kitten", "Can't Believe", "Hiccupped to Hell", "Ain't Gettin' Any", "Louise/Control")
    • The Bayou, Georgetown ("Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite", "Pictures of Matchstick Men", "A Question of Temperature")
    • Columbia Station, Adams Morgan, Washington, D.C. ("Nagasaki Neuter")
    • CBGB, New York City ("Jailbait Janet", "Henry VIII")
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