BREAKING CIRCUS SMOKERS' PARADISE LPCategory / Style / Moods: Rock * Post-Hardcore * Indie Rock * Noise-Rock19.77 / 2008-06-30 S asocc1987 HOMESTEAD RECORDS LPTITLE: SMOKERS' PARADISEARTIST: BREAKING CIRCUSCONDITIONCOVER: VG+VINYL: STILL SEALED, AS NEW!Click here for info on grading and abbreviationsFACTORY SEALED OUT OF PRINT ORIGINAL EPClick the pix for a better view TRACKS: Disc: 1 1.Smokers' Paradise2.Three Cool Cats3.ShockHammer Thirteen4.Emperor Calvin5.Medicine Lake6.Eat LeadBreaking Circus - Smokers' Paradise Label: Homestead Records Catalog#: HMS092 Format: Vinyl, EP, 12" Country: US Released: 1987 Genre: Rock Style: Indie Rock Credits: Engineer - Iain Burgess Performer - Flour , Phil Harder , Steve Bj�rklund , Todd Trainer Biography by Andy Kellman After establishing himself as a key member in the early Chicago punk scene, Steve Bjorklund (Strike Under, Terminal Beach) formed Breaking Circus. Signed to Homestead, Breaking Circus first issued The Very Long Fuse, an eight-song blast of pounding dance beats and scabrous guitars. Around 1986, Bjorklund headed north to Minneapolis, and began using Rifle Sport's rhythm section (bassist Flour and drummer Todd Trainer) during periods of inactivity. Phil Harder later joined as the second guitarist. With more deliberate arrangements, the trio released the Ice Machine LP and the Smokers' Paradise EP in 1987. After breaking the band up in 1988, Bjorklund briefly associated himself with Balloon Guy; Flour went on to record on his own on Touch & Go, while Trainer recorded as Brick Layer Cake and eventually joined the Chicago-based Shellac. Harder formed Big Trouble House. This exquisite piece of retro music history is a vinyl sound recording (not a CD). Please visit the A Sound Deal store for similar items and information on grading and shipping. Add me to your favorites for red hot sales bulletins and sneak previews of upcoming products. Combine Items to Save $$$! Click here to check the store for more!�A Sound Deal
