This Is Mecolodics

{{Infobox album

| name = This Is Mecolodics

| type = ep

| artist = Universal Congress Of

| cover = Universal Congress Of - This Is Mecolodics.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1988

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Free jazz, noise rock

| length = 29:35

| label = SST (204)

| producer = Vitus Mataré, Universal Congress Of

| prev_title = Prosperous and Qualified

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = The Sad and Tragic Demise of Big Fine Hot Salty Black Wind

| next_year = 1991

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=John |last=Dougan |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000677203|pure_url=yes}}|title=Universal Congress Of: This Is Mecolodics > Review |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=October 9, 2012}}

}}

This Is Mecolodics is an EP by the free jazz ensemble Universal Congress Of, released in 1988 by SST Records.{{cite web |first1=Ira |last1=Robbins |first2=David |last2=Sprague |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=joe_baiza_and_the_universal_congress_of |title=Universal Congress Of |work=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=April 10, 2016}} The cover art is modeled after the 1961 album This Is Our Music by saxophonist Ornette Coleman, a key influence on bandleader Joe Baiza.

Accolades

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Publication ! Country ! Accolade ! Year ! Rank
Spex \| Germany \| Albums of the Year{{Cite web \| url=http://rz-home.de/~tommi.s/spex87.htm#1988 \| title=Albums of the Year - 1988 \| accessdate=April 26, 2015 \|work=Spex \| url-status=dead \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314205304/http://rz-home.de/~tommi.s/spex87.htm#1988 \| archivedate=March 14, 2007 }} \| 1988 \| style="text-align:center;"\| 2

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Publication

! Country

! Accolade

! Year

! Rank

Spex

| Germany

| Albums of the Year{{Cite web | url=http://rz-home.de/~tommi.s/spex87.htm#1988 | title=Albums of the Year - 1988 | accessdate=April 26, 2015 |work=Spex | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314205304/http://rz-home.de/~tommi.s/spex87.htm#1988 | archivedate=March 14, 2007 }}

| 1988

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

Track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = Niños de la Tierra

| length1 = 12:26

| writer1 = Joe Baiza

| title2 = All Your Love

| length2 = 3:14

| writer2 = Otis Rush

| title3 = Happy Birthday

| length3 = 3:20

| writer3 = public domain

| title4 = Law Years

| length4 = 5:11

| writer4 = Ornette Coleman

| title5 = Joey

| length5 = 5:24

| writer5 = Joe Baiza

}}

Personnel

Adapted from the This Is Mecolodics liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=This Is Mecolodics |others=Universal Congress Of |year=1988 |type=booklet |publisher=SST Records |location=Lawndale, California}}

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