Red Expendables - Red Expendables (1997)

In 1995, Cop Shoot Cop were in the midst of recording their fifth album when frontman Tod A. left to explore different musical territory in the form of Firewater. Having already recorded half an album's worth of material in October 1995, the rest of the band forged on without him, dubbing themselves Red Expendables. The name is a reference to the original Star Trek TV series, as it was always that extra unknown red-shirted crew member in the landing party that didn't make it back...

In December 1995, Natz ("low-end bass"), Jim Coleman (sampler, piano), Phil Puleo (drums, sample percussion) and newcomer Michael Kaminski (guitar, percussion) entered the studio to finish up the album. While they retained Tod A.'s "high-end bass" playing for tracks 4, 5, 7-10 and 13, they understandably removed his distinctive vocals. Previously occasional vocalist Natz stepped up to write and provide full-time vocals. Phil Puleo's grandfather, Paul Puleo, Sr., provides odd narration for the two short tracks 1 and 12. Interscope passed on releasing the album, which was eventually released by GrimmWerks in 1997. The new outfit only produced the one album before dissolving. Jim Coleman and Phil Puleo are currently members of The Children. Micheal Kaminski is unfortunately having a tough time and recently attempted to rob a video store with a concealed cologne bottle, catching a beating in the process. Funny, but sad.

I stumbled across this rare album on Soulseek. It's a nice sounding 160kbps rip made using iTunes v6.0.1.3.

Red Expendables - Red Expendables (1997)
1. (Paul Pauli...) (0:23)
2. Fascinated (4:12)
3. So Sincere (4:37)
4. Bellevue Girls (3:10)
5. Room (3:37)
6. Zagreb (2:37)
7. Downtime (4:11)
8. Palookaville (3:32)
9. Tightrope (3:33)
10. One Regret (2:45)
11. Only Asking (3:42)
12. (...Paul Pauli) (0:33)
13. Pushing Overload (3:54)

46.87MB RAR archive
MP3: Constant bitrate (160kbps) w/FhG

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