The Jayhawks | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | Minneapolis, MN | |||
Genre | Alt-country, country rock | |||
Length | 37:54 | |||
Label | Bunkhouse Records[1] | |||
Producer | Charlie Pine | |||
The Jayhawks chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
American Songwriter | 4/5[3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
Pitchfork | 6/10[5] |
The Jayhawks is the debut album by the Jayhawks, released in 1986.[6][7][8] It is also known as the Bunkhouse Tapes.[2] The 1986 pressing was limited to 2,000 copies.[3]
Out of print for many years, the album was digitally remastered from reel-to-reel and reissued by Lost Highway Records on May 18, 2010.[9] The re-release features an eleven-page booklet designed by Mark Olson.
"Falling Star" is available on Music from the North Country – The Jayhawks Anthology.
In his review for AllMusic, Mark Deming contrasts the early Jayhawks sound with their later work and noted "though it captures some strong and confident performances from a fine band, it's clear they were still a few years away from finding the sound that would make Blue Earth and Hollywood Town Hall some of the most memorable music to come from the first wave of alt-country."[2] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the songs sometimes bland out, but Mark Olson and Gary Louris’ vocal harmonies still shine."[10] Trouser Press wrote that "the band stakes out its derivative style with so much spirit that it almost sounds original."[11]
All songs by Mark Olson, except 1, 2 and 4 by Gary Louris and Mark Olson.