Cop and Speeder is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Heatmiser, released in 1994 by record label Frontier.[3][4]

Cop and Speeder
Studio album by
Released20 September 1994
RecordedMusicCraft; City Lights; Whitehorse Studios
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
Length43:38
LabelFrontier[1]
ProducerHeatmiser
Thee Slayer Hippy[2]
Heatmiser chronology
Yellow No. 5
(1994)
Cop and Speeder
(1994)
Mic City Sons
(1996)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide     [7]

Like its predecessor, Cop and Speeder received generally mixed reviews from critics.

Trouser Press wrote, "Heatmiser attains a powerful sense of mood on Cop and Speeder [...] Thanks to improved songwriting, the album finds the band beginning to emerge from its flat monochrome tones."[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Disappearing Ink"Neil Gust2:25
2."Bastard John"Elliott Smith2:56
3."Flame!"Smith2:47
4."Temper"Smith3:32
5."Why Did I Decide to Stay?"Gust3:01
6."Collect to NYC"Smith2:54
7."Hitting on the Waiter"Gust1:54
8."Busted Lip"Smith3:50
9."Antonio Carlos Jobim"Smith3:10
10."It's Not a Prop"Gust3:36
11."Something to Lose"Smith4:10
12."Sleeping Pill"Gust3:07
13."Trap Door"Gust3:21
14."Nightcap"Smith, Garrick Duckler2:55

Personnel

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Heatmiser
Technical
  • Bob Stark – additional engineering
  • Peter Gries – additional engineering
  • Kevin Nettleingham – additional engineering
  • Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford – co-production
  • John Golden – mastering
  • J.J. Gonson – sleeve photography
  • Kelly O'Mara – sleeve photography
  • Peter Hawkinson – technical assistance

References

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  1. ^ "Cop & Speeder, by Heatmiser". Heatmiser.
  2. ^ "R.I.P. Poison Idea's Steve "Thee Slayer Hippy" Hanford". exclaim.ca.
  3. ^ "Heatmiser | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Nugent, Benjamin (27 April 2009). Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing. Hachette Books. ISBN 9780786738106.
  5. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Cop and Speeder – Heatmiser | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 215.
  7. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1037.
  8. ^ "Heatmiser".