The Endtables by The Endtables
"I know that this one is hardly out of the new-release bins, but I'd like to lead one more chorus of hosannas for the reissue of the Endtables' self-titled EP. This is is a record that I haven't tired of- not a bit- in the 30 years since I first heard it. How is that possible? I'm afraid that the ability to explain such a thing is beyond my powers of analysis. For me, this will always be one of those perfect records (see also, from the DC-family catalog, Corky's Debt to His Father and the Circle X EP). It's the sound of the damn thing. It's the chilliness of Steve Rigot's vocals, and it's the wild, blazing interjections of Alex Durig's guitar playing.
Thus I'd like to raise a toast to the year 2041. . ."
-David Grubbs, 2011
Tracklist
| 1. | Process of Elimination | 2:12 |
| 2. | The Defectors | 4:02 |
| 3. | They're Guilty | 3:56 |
| 4. | Circumcision | 1:57 |
| 5. | White Glove Test | 3:08 |
| 6. | Trick or Treat | 2:30 |
| 7. | Process of Elimination (unedited) | 2:48 |
| 8. | Break the Bank Break the Figurine (live) | 2:04 |
| 9. | When Beauty Meets Ugly (live) | 2:00 |
| 10. | Europe (live) | 4:12 |
| 11. | No Bed (live) | 2:38 |
| 12. | Trick or Treat (live) | 2:05 |
| 13. | Twelve (live) | 2:51 |
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The Endtables were one of the first punk bands in Louisville, KY. They were around for less than two years – from late '78 to mid-'80 – but have cast a long shadow ever since. They recorded very little; enough for two extremely rare releases not compiled until 2010. Now everywhere in the world can hear The Endtables' fevered vision from those “simpler" times.