A Big 10-8 Place
1983 studio album by Negativland
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A Big 10-8 Place is the third album by experimental music group Negativland, released in 1983.[6] It was the first album with the involvement of band member Don Joyce.[3] The album's title is a reference to the radio ten-code "10-8," which means "back in service" or "available for next call" in the context of common CB radio usage.
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| Released | October 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1983 | |||
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| Length | 37:37 | |||
| Label | Seeland[1], Mordam | |||
| Producer | Negativland | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[5] |
The original release had unusual packaging, and included a small plastic bag of lawn clippings or mulch, a "No Other Possibility" bumper sticker, and a map of Contra Costa County, California, where the band originated.
The album was re-released by Seeland Records, then with distribution from Mordam Records, in 1994. It was re-released again in 2007 by Seeland, packaged with a DVD release of No Other Possibility, Negativland's video release.[7]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that the album "fired the opening volley in Negativland's ongoing challenge against copyrights and what is considered public domain."[2] Trouser Press called the album "as much a loving tribute as a scathing indictment of suburbia’s soulless facade, the record is a richly detailed, remarkably complex combination of the inorganic (electronics and industrial atmospherics) and the human (voices discuss whatever)."[8] The Chicago Tribune called it a "trippy travelogue."[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by David Wills/Richard Lyons/Ian Allen/Mark Hosler.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Theme from a Big 10-8 Place" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "A Big 10-8 Place, Pt. One" | 13:22 |
| 3. | "Clowns and Ballerinas" | 1:34 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Introduction" | 0:49 |
| 2. | "Four Fingers" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "180-G, a Big 10-8 Place, Pt. Two" | 15:49 |