Malcolm X Park (album)

Malcolm X Park

Studio album by Unrest

Released

October 31, 1988

Recorded

July 1988

Studio

Noise New York, NYC

Genre

Indie rock

Length

38:03

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
United States	1999	No.6	CD	kar 047

References

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

External links

Malcolm X Park at Discogs (list of releases)

Unrest

Bridget Cross
Phil Krauth
Mark Robinson

Justin Chearno
Tim Moran
Dave Park
Chris Thomson

Studio albums

Extended plays

Isabel Bishop
Cath Carroll

Compilation albums

Articles	Simon Le Bon Wharton Tiers 4AD TeenBeat Records Caroline Records

Groups	Air Miami Grenadine

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