Black Snakes was issued in 1983 as a co-release by Switzerland's Rec Rec and Germany's Pure Freunde label. With a quartet featuring synthist ALLEN RAVENSTINE doubling on soprano sax, this was a smaller group than had appeared on either of the Crayola's two previous releases, Soldier-Talk and Kangaroo?. MAYO THOMPSON's guitar in particular shines in the space allowed by this configuration. As with Corrected Slogans, Black Snakes debuted on CD via Drag City in 1997. Now that it is 20 years since the most recent of the records was issued, it's time for all those who sail the way of The Red Krayola to have a copy to spin again-at going market rates, of course.
01 Black Snakes (version) 02 Ratman 03 The Weightwatcher 04 The Sloths 05 The Jam 06 Hedges 07 A Portrait Of V.i. Lenin In The Style Of Jackson Part 08 Future Pilots 09 A Portrait Of You 10 Words Of Love 11 Cafe Twenty-one 12 Gynaecology In Ancient Greece