Ataris, The – Silver Turns To Rust LP

Blue Haze Vinyl

The Ataris’ “Silver Turns To Rust” LP is being released on Kung Fu and officially brings together for the first time a collection of new songs, re-recorded early compositions, and additional bonus tracks. The album includes, among others, “All Soul’s Day” and “The Graveyard of the Atlantic,” as well as a rough demo version of the often-cited cover of “The Boys of Summer,” which, along with other bonus tracks, rounds out the release.

The material was recorded and mixed by Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket Recording; the sessions were done analog, using, among other things, a 1978 Neve 8078 console and vintage amplifiers and microphones, which give the songs a direct, unpretentious texture. Tracks 1–4 feature new material, while several songs from the band’s core repertoire have been documented in this form for the first time; two acoustic demos complement the recordings and offer insight into the songwriting process.

For fans of punk and hardcore, the “Silver Turns To Rust” LP offers a documentary-style look at the band’s songwriting phase and combines studio-fresh takes with raw, unpolished demos. The release on Kung Fu thus serves both as an addition to The Ataris’ discography and as a focused collection of previously unreleased and newly reworked tracks.
(Kung Fu/ 2023)

Tracklist:
A1 All Souls' Day    
A2 Fast Times At Dropout High    
A3 12.15.10    
A4 The Graveyard Of The Atlantic    
A5 Slacker Rock    
A6 They Live, We Sleep    
A7 Trash Panda    
B1 Peel Sessions    
B2 Beauty, Eh?    
B3 Silver Turns To Rust    
B4 Some Notes On Bach And Haydn (Demo)    
B5 You And Your Perfect Li(f)e (Demo)    
Bonus Tracks    
B6 Oh, Kansas City    
B7 In A City Of Forgotten Worlds    
B8 Soul And Fire    
B9 The Boys Of Summer (Demo)