Double Nickels on the Dime

~ Release group by Minutemen

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Double Nickels on the Dime is the third studio album by American punk trio Minutemen, released on the SST Records in July 1984. A double album containing 45 songs, Double Nickels on the Dime combines elements of punk rock, funk, country, spoken word and jazz, and references a variety of themes, from the Vietnam War and racism in America, to working-class experience and linguistics.

After recording new material, each band member selected songs for different sides of the double album, with the fourth side named "Chaff". Lyrics for several songs on Double Nickels on the Dime were written by friends such as Henry Rollins of Black Flag, Jack Brewer of Saccharine Trust, and SST co-owner Joe Carducci.

Double Nickels on the Dime is seen not only as Minutemen's crowning achievement, but, according to critic Mark Deming, "one of the very best American rock albums of the 1980s". The album now appears on many professional lists of the all-time best rock albums, including Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Slant Magazine listed the album at No. 77 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s". Despite this, the full version of the album is only available on vinyl.

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Album

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
Double Nickels on the DimeMinutemen2×12" Vinyl23 + 22
SST RecordsSST 028[none]
Double Nickels on the DimeMinutemen2×12" Vinyl23 + 22
  • US1987-12-14
SST RecordsSST 028018861002811
Double Nickels on the DimeMinutemenCD44
SST RecordsSST CD 028
Double Nickels on the DimeMinutemenCD43
SST RecordsSST CD 028018861002828
Double Nickels on the DimeMinutemenDigital Media43
  • XW2006-01-24
SST Records669910740453

Relationships

associated singles/EPs:From Double Nickels on the Dime (Wheels of Fortune)
part of:My Life in Music: Perry Farrell (SPIN magazine, 2003-07) (number: F) (order: 6)
The Phoenix: The Ten Landmark Albums That Made Indie Rock (number: 6) (order: 6)
Rolling Stone: 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time (2016-04-06) (number: 7) (order: 7)
Paste: The 50 Best Post‐Punk Albums (by Josh Jackson 2016‐07‐13) (number: 32) (order: 32)
33⅓ (number: 45) (order: 46)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s (number: 52) (order: 52)
Joe Harrington: Top 100 Albums of All Time (number: 86) (order: 86)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 267) (order: 267)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 267) (order: 267)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 411) (order: 411)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 413) (order: 413)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 541) (order: 542)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/29892 [info]
reviews:https://web.archive.org/web/20160413215942/http://ssmt-reviews.com/artist/minute.html [info]
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000193728 [info]
Wikidata:Q909309 [info]