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Gastr Del Sol

Name: Gastr Del Sol – Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly
Brand: Drag City
SKU: DC043CD
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Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly

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Crookt Crackt Or Fly is a 1994 album by Gastr del Sol released on Drag City. The album was written and performed by David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke, with John McEntire (percussion), Steve Butters (percussion) and Gene Coleman (Bass Clarinet) also contributing. All tracks were recorded by Brian Paulson in October 1993 at King Size studios.

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File under: Post-Rock

Cat. number: DC043CD

Year: 2009

Format

Recorded 10/93 at King Size, basement, practice room.

Release notes

Recorded 10/93 at King Size, basement, practice room. © Gastr Virgo/Field Code Music (BMI) ©&℗ Drag City Made in Canada Catalog number "DC43CD" on spine, "DC-43CD" on CD Packaging: standard jewel case with 4-page booklet "MADE IN CANADA" sticker on jewel case

Tracklist

1	Wedding In The Park	1:01
2	Work From Smoke	12:58
3	Parenthetically	0:51
4	Every Five Miles	7:48
5	Thos. Dudley Ah! Old Must Dye	2:40
6	Is That A Rifle When It Rains?	1:29
7	The C In Cake	3:36
8	The Wrong Soundings	14:48

Credits

Brian Paulson: Recorded By
David Grubbs: Written-By, Performer
Jim O'Rourke: Written-By, Performer

Soundohm

“‘Crookt, Crackt, Or Fly’, the first full-length to feature the band’s definitive line-up of David Grubbs and Jim O’Rourke, remains rich, challenging, and remarkably ahead of its time more than thirty years after its original release.”

Bradford Bailey

6 July 2025

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