Horses in the Mines
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| Horses in the Mines | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Label | Quarterstick[1] | |||
| Producer | Danny Barnes | |||
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Horses in the Mines is the second album by the American band Bad Livers, released in 1994.[2][3] It was released a month after their gospel album, Dust on the Bible, was reissued.[4] Horses in the Mines was Bad Livers' second album for Quarterstick Records; Bad Livers signed with Quarterstick, in part, because major labels considered the band to be a novelty.[5] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[6][7]
The album was produced by bandmember Danny Barnes.[8] It was recorded on an 8-track in an Austin woodshed, in the fall of 1993.[9][10][11] It was mastered at Abbey Road Studios.[12] The packaging is reminiscent of an old Folkways Records album.[13] Horses in the Mines emphasizes the band's original material, with most of the songs written and sung by Barnes; Barnes was influenced by old gospel songs and conversations with elderly acquaintances.[14][15][16] Steve James appears on Horses in the Mines.[12] "New Bad Liver Singer" contains vocals by Barnes's dog.[16]
