Happy Go Licky - Will Play

Happy Go Licky were an American hardcore punk band formed in the spring of 1987. The band played only seven shows (three at D.C. Space, three at the 9:30 club, one at Food For Thought, all located in Washington D.C.) before breaking up on New Year's Day in 1988. The band was a short-lived reunion of the renowned D.C. hardcore punk band Rites Of Spring (active from 1984 to 1986).

Though comprising the same personnel as Rites Of Spring, their music was vastly different from their earlier incarnation. Happy Go Licky was far more experimental, often incorporating tape loops and sound effects into their live performances; additionally, their songs were often largely or entirely improvised, and featured unusual structures.

Band members:
Guy Picciotto - guitar & vocals
Eddie Janney - guitar & vocals
Michael Fellows -bass & vocals
Brendan Canty - drums.

"Will Play" by Happy Go Licky is a compilation album, released in 1997 on Peterbilt Records and Dischord Records. This release compiles the six songs from Happy Go Licky's Peterbilt Records live 12" (released in 1988) with 15 previously unreleased recordings drawn from live tapes.

Tracks:
1, 5, 9, 10, 13, and 14 recorded live at the 9:30 Club 5/28/87
2, 6, and 7 recorded live at Food For Thought 6/21/87
3, 16, 17, and 19 recorded live at the 9:30 Club 9/13/87
4, 8, 11, 12, 15, and 18 recorded live at the 9:30 Club 1/1/88
20 recorded at practice 5/5/87.

Tracklisting:
1. Ansol
2. Peterbilt
3. Brigham Young
4. White Lines
5. Torso Butter
6. Casing
7. Twist And Shout
8. Pastel Blue Eyes
9. Abandon Me
10. 13 Months Of Sunshine
11. Suzuki
12. Boca Raton
13. Born Like Steam
14. Battery
15. Don't Bone Me
16. Cutthroat Answer
17. Pastel Blue Eyes
18. Suzuki
19. Ansol
20. Casing
21. D.I.Y. Ansol

VBR ~268K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo