Malcolm X Park (album)

Malcolm X Park
Studio album by Unrest
Released	October 31, 1988
Recorded	July 1988
Studio	Noise New York, NYC
Genre	Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore
Length	38:03
Label	Caroline
Producer	Kramer
Unrest chronology
Twister (1988) Malcolm X Park (1988) Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.3/10)[2]

Malcolm X Park is the fourth studio album by Washington, D.C. Indie band Unrest, released on October 31, 1988 by Caroline Records.^[3][4]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Malcolm X Park"	Mark Robinson	2:11
2.	"Can't Sit Still"	Mark Robinson	1:43
3.	"Strutter" (KISS cover)	Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley	2:37
4.	"Dago Red"	Mark Robinson	2:32
5.	"Ben's Chili Bowl"	Mark Robinson	1:13
6.	"Lucifer Rising"	Mark Robinson	4:40
7.	"The Gas Chair"	Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson	2:57
8.	"Ragged (Cltd Hsbnd)"	Dave Park	0:37

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oils"	Mark Robinson	2:33
2.	"Dalmations"	Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson	1:00
3.	"Stranger in My Own Hometown" (Percy Mayfield cover)	Percy Mayfield	3:13
4.	"Oh Yeah C'Mon"	Phil Krauth	0:43
5.	"Disko Magic"	Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson, Chris Thomson	2:42
6.	"Christina"	Phil Krauth, Dave Park, Mark Robinson	2:51
7.	"Castro 59"	Mark Robinson	2:39
8.	"The Hill"	Mark Robinson	3:53

1999 CD reissue track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Malcolm X Park"	Mark Robinson	2:11
2.	"Can't Sit Still"	Mark Robinson	1:43
3.	"Strutter"	Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley	2:37
4.	"Dago Red"	Mark Robinson	2:32
5.	"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"	Chris Hillman, Jim McGuinn	1:15
6.	"Ben's Chili Bowl"	Mark Robinson	1:13
7.	"Lucifer Rising"	Mark Robinson	4:40
8.	"The Gas Chair"	Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson	2:57
9.	"Ragged (Cltd Hsbnd)"	Dave Park	0:37
10.	"Oils"	Mark Robinson	2:33
11.	"Dalmations"	Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson	1:00
12.	"Stranger in My Own Hometown"	Percy Mayfield	3:13
13.	"Oh Yeah C'Mon"	Phil Krauth	0:43
14.	"Disko Magic"	Phil Krauth, Mark Robinson, Chris Thomson	2:42
15.	"Christina"	Phil Krauth, Dave Park, Mark Robinson	2:51
16.	"Castro 59"	Mark Robinson	2:39
17.	"The Hill"	Mark Robinson	3:53

Personnel

Adapted from the Malcolm X Park liner notes.^[5]

Unrest Phil Krauth – drums, bass guitar, tambourine, percussion, backing vocals Dave Park – bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, percussion Mark Robinson – lead vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, drums, tambourine, synthesizer, tabla, tambura, percussion

Additional musicians Molly Burnham – trumpet (B3) Tim Moran – synthesizer (B8) Production and additional personnel Phil Austin – mastering Kramer – production, recording

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1988	Caroline	CS, LP	CAROL 1366
	1999	No.6	CD	kar 047

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Unrest: Malcolm X Park > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
2. Mirov, Nick (November 2, 1999). "Unrest: Malcolm X Park". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
3. "Unrest - Malcolm X Park". teenbeatrecords.com. 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
4. Sprague, David (2007). "Unrest". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
5. Malcolm X Park (sleeve). Unrest. New York City, New York: Caroline Records. 1988.

External links

• Malcolm X Park at Discogs (list of releases)