Strungout on Jargon

Strungout on Jargon
Studio album by Death of Samantha
Released March 1, 1986 (1986-03-01)
Recorded Moonliner Recording, Strongsville, OH
Genre Post-punk
Length 28:28
Label Homestead
Producer Death of Samantha
Death of Samantha chronology
Strungout on Jargon
(1986)
Laughing in the Face of a Dead Man
(1986)

Strungout on Jargon is the debut studio album of post-punk band Death of Samantha, released in 1986 on Homestead Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Glenn Kenny of Trouser Press felt that Death of Samantha showed promise despite sounding too similar to other alternative groups of the era.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by John Petkovic; all music composed by John Petkovic, except "Couldn't Forget 'Bout That (One Item)" co-written by Doug Gillard. 

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Coca Cola & Licorice"  3:30
2."Simple as That"  3:19
3."Bed of Fire"  1:51
4."Ham & Eggs 99¢"  2:13
5."Conviction"  3:22
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Grapeland (I'm Getting Sick)"  2:32
2."Sexual Dreaming"  2:08
3."Turquoise Hand"  2:49
4."Couldn't Forget 'Bout That (One Item)"  6:45

Personnel

Adapted from the Strungout on Jargon liner notes.[3]

Death of Samantha

Additional musicians and production

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1986 Homestead LP HMS 039

References

  1. "Death of Samantha: Strungout on Jargon > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. Kenny, Glenn (2007). "Death of Samantha". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. Strungout on Jargon (sleeve). Death of Samantha. Rockville Centre, New York: Homestead Records. 1986.
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