Todd Trainer (no nicknames known) is also Brick Layer Cake, a magnificent minimal rock band, and currently a member of Rifle Sport, the longest lived, least active rock band in Minneapolis. He was also in Breaking Circus during "the good years" and has played drums for Flour and other charity causes.
Steve Albini (no nicknames known) has a closely-guarded, but apparently checkered past.
Shellac At Action Park is Shellac's first LP. Previously the band released "The Rude Gesture (a pictorial history)", "Uranus" and "The Bird Is The Most Popular Finger", all seven inch 45s. They are all still available.
The album was recorded electrically, and features no overdubs, no guest appearances and no tiny cymbals that go "pish".
The LP format of Shellac At Action Park is an audiophile pressing, manufactured to classical standards. Mastering is all analog, direct-to-metal (DMM), and the records are virgin, dye-blackened vinyl, weighing 177 grams (the nice thick ones that don't bend).
The
LP and CD packaging were printed by Fireproof Press , a thriving Chicago
concern most remembered for printing the Sof'Boy figurine package and
the Tortoise LP jackets. The LP is a revival of the Uni-pak style record
sleeve so popular with early 70's soul bands, in particular Rasputin's
Stash.
Shellac is not promoted or marketed by anyone. Shellac's recordings are
manufactured and distributed in Europe by Southern Studios.
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