Three Songs on a Trip to the United States
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{{Infobox album
| name = Three Songs on a Trip to the United States
| type = studio
| longtype = / Live album
| artist = The Red Krayola
| cover = Red Krayola - Three Songs on a Trip to the United States.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1983
| recorded = Conny's Studio & Trident (studio)
August 28, 1983, in Cologne (live)
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Experimental rock
| length = 29:22
| label = Pure Freude (original release)
Drag City (reissue)
| producer = Jon Caffery
| prev_title = Black Snakes
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Malefactor, Ade
| next_year = 1989
}}
{{music ratings
|rev1 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev2 = Spin Alternative Record Guide
|rev2score = 8/10{{cite book |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |publisher=Vintage Books |page=322}}
}}
Three Songs on a Trip to the United States is the fourth album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released in 1983 by Pure Freude.{{cite web |first1=Glenn |last1=Kenny |first2=Steven |last2=Grant |first3=Ira |last3=Robbins |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=red_crayola |title=Red Crayola |publisher= |work=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=May 26, 2016}} The album was adopted by Drag City and re-issued on CD in 1997.{{cite web |first= |last= |url=http://www.dragcity.com/products/three-songs-on-a-trip |title=The Red Krayola: Three Songs on a Trip to the United States |publisher=Drag City |date=2012 |accessdate=August 11, 2012}} The album cover photos were provided by previous member Frederick Barthelme.{{cite web | url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/red-crayola-red-krayola/ | title=Red Crayola (Red Krayola) }}
Critical reception
Alternative Rock singled out the album, writing: "Essentially an EP, the set peaks across its second side and a hefty live slab of stripped-down psychedelics."{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&q=Three+Songs+on+a+Trip+to+the+United+States+red+krayola&pg=PA585|title=Alternative Rock|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=July 12, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306076|via=Google Books}} Rock: The Rough Guide called it "highly recommended."{{cite book |last1=Tierney |first1=Gerard |title=Rock: The Rough Guide |publisher=Rough Guides Ltd. |page=808 |edition=2nd}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Monster One
| length1 = 3:02
| title2 = California Girl
| length2 = 6:18
| title3 = Caribbean Postcard
| length3 = 3:42
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Discipline
| length1 = 2:33
| title2 = X
| length2 = 2:43
| title3 = Wives in Orbit
| length3 = 3:01
| title4 = Ergastulum
| length4 = 3:11
| title5 = Portrait of You
| length5 = 4:52
}}
Personnel
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;Red Krayola
- Jesse Chamberlain – drums
- Allen Ravenstine – keyboards
- Mayo Thompson – guitar, vocals
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;Additional musicians and production
- Jon Caffery – production, mixing
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master |master=268673 |name=Three Songs on a Trip to the United States B/W Bismarckstr. 50}}
{{Red Krayola}}
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