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Punk band, active 1982-87. See also Rapeman, Shellac.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Steve Albini
Music Producer
22-Jul-1962   Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac
Santiago Durango
Guitarist
c. 1957   Big Black guitarist
Dave Riley
Bassist
30-Jul-1960   Big Black bassist

DISCOGRAPHY

Lungs (1982, Ruthless)
A1Steelworker
A2Live In a Hole
A3Dead Billy
B1I Can Be Killed
B2Crack
B3Rip

Bulldozer (1983, Ruthless)
A1Cables
A2Pigeon Kill
A3I'm a Mess
B1Texas
B2Seth
B3Jump The Climb

Racer X (1984, Homestead)
A1Racer X
A2Shotgun
A3The Ugly American
B1Deep Six
B2Sleep!
B3The Big Payback (James Brown cover)

The Hammer Party (1985, Homestead)

Vinyl release collects the Lungs and Bulldozer EPs, while the CD includes the Racer X EP.

Rema Rema (1985, Forced Exposure)
ARema Rema

One-sided seven-inch, included with the zine Forced Exposure.

Il Duce (1986, Homestead)
AIl Duce
BBig Money

Seven-inch.

Atomizer (1986, Homestead (US), Blast First! (UK))
A1Jordan, Minnesota
A2Passing Complexion
A3Big Money
A4Kerosene
A5Bad Houses
B1Fists Of Love
B2Stinking Drunk
B3Bazooka Joe
B4Strange Things
B5Cables (live)

Heartbeat (1987, Touch & Go)
AHeartbeat
B1Things To Do Today
B2I Can't Believe

Seven-inch.

Headache (1987, Touch & Go (US), Blast First! (UK))
A1My Disco
A2Grinder
B1Ready Men
B2Pete, King Of All Detectives

Cover art by Savage Pencil.

The Rich Man's' Eight-Track Tape (1987, Touch & Go (US), Blast First! (UK))

CD release, collects Atomizer, Heartbeat and Headache.

He's A Whore (1987, Touch & Go (US), Blast First! (UK))
AHe's A Whore (Cheap Trick cover)
BThe Model (Kraftwerk cover)

The Incredibly Corporate Whorish Big Black Interview Album (1987, Touch & Go (US), Blast First! (UK))

Promo interview album.

Songs About Fucking (1987, Touch & Go (US), Blast First! (UK), AuGoGo (AUS))
A1The Power of Independent Trucking
A2The Model
A3Bad Penny
A4L Dopa
A5Precious Thing
A6Columbian Necktie
B7Kitty Empire
B1Ergot
B2Kasimir S. Pulaski Day
B4Fish Fry
B5Pavement Saw
B6Tiny, King Of The Jews
B7Bombastic Intro

Pigpile (1992, Touch & Go)
1Fists Of Love
2L Dopa
3Passing Complexion
4Dead Billy
5Cables
6Bad Penny
7Pavement Saw
8Kerosene
9Steelworker
10Pigeon Kill
11Fish Fry
12Jordan, Minnesota

Live album, recorded in London in 1987. Also released as a VHS tape.

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