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One Track Mind (30th Anniversary Edition)
ReleaseProduct
One Track Mind (30th Anniversary Edition)
Artist
Railroad Jerk
Label
Matador
Catalogue Number
OLE2162
Release Date
March 20, 2025

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Railroad Jerk’s highly lauded album, ‘OneTrack Mind,’ first released on March 21, 1995 via Matador.

The expanded reissue is available on digital services and includes a mix of 16 additional live tracks and home recordings from the early ‘90s. From the locomotive energy and sly, deadpan delivery, ‘One Track Mind’ feels just as urgent today as it did 30 years ago.

Emerging from New York’s underground scene in the late ‘80s, Railroad Jerk became known for their unorthodox fusion of blues, punk, and junkyard rock. With ‘One Track Mind,’ which came to fruition at Tin Pan Alley Studios in Manhattan, the band worked with co-producer Settly Smith, who helped the band lock in the spare-but-propulsive sound they had been chasing – making it their most critically-acclaimed album to date.

Marcellus Hall of Railroad Jerk on ‘One Track Mind’:

“With two previous LPs beneath our belts, bassist/co-founder Tony Lee and I were in sync. Guitarist Alex Stephen brought a blend of classic blues and disjointed art-rock riffage. Drummer Dave Varenka’s syncopated beats were our ace in the hole, and Ifinally found the courage to turn up the vocals.

"We felt, on completing the record, that we had made a statement of some sort. And, looking back now, I feel the same. It’s not a perfect record, but it’s a unified record. You can’t force these things. They just happen. And, if you’re prepared and giving it your best, then the stars might align.”

Digital Tracklist

Disc 1

  1. 1 Gun Problem 3:57 Buy

    Gun Problem

  2. 2 Bang The Drum 2:46 Buy

    Bang The Drum

  3. 3 Rollerkoaster 5:09 Buy

    Rollerkoaster

  4. 4 Riverboat 3:50 Buy

    Riverboat

  5. 5 What Did You Expect? 4:49 Buy

    What Did You Expect?

  6. 6 Home = Hang 3:49 Buy

    Home = Hang

  7. 7 Forty Minutes 4:28 Buy

    Forty Minutes

  8. 8 The Ballad of Railroad Jerk 5:29 Buy

    The Ballad of Railroad Jerk

  9. 9 Big White Lady 2:39 Buy

    Big White Lady

  10. 10 Help Yourself 4:25 Buy

    Help Yourself

Disc 2

  1. 1 Zero Blues (Live) 2:42 Buy

    Zero Blues (Live)

  2. 2 Some Girl Waved (Home Recording 1991) 3:33 Buy

    Some Girl Waved (Home Recording 1991)

  3. 3 Rollerkoaster (Home Recording 1993) 4:14 Buy

    Rollerkoaster (Home Recording 1993)

  4. 4 Ballad of Railroad Jerk (Live) 5:42 Buy

    Ballad of Railroad Jerk (Live)

  5. 5 Help Yourself (Home Recording 1993) 3:54 Buy

    Help Yourself (Home Recording 1993)

  6. 6 You Better Go Now (Home Recording 1993) 4:06 Buy

    You Better Go Now (Home Recording 1993)

  7. 7 Marie (Home Recording 1994) 2:30 Buy

    Marie (Home Recording 1994)

  8. 8 Message to Maisie (Live) 5:10 Buy

    Message to Maisie (Live)

  9. 9 Big White Lady (Home Recording 1993) 2:41 Buy

    Big White Lady (Home Recording 1993)

  10. 10 What Did You Expect? (Home Recording 1994) 6:08 Buy

    What Did You Expect? (Home Recording 1994)

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