Common Thread (Spermbirds album)

Common Thread is the third studio album by Spermbirds – a hardcore punk band from Germany. It was released on X-Mist Records in 1990 and follows 1987's Nothing Is Easy. Also, in the same year, came a live album entitled Thanks, which was released on We Bite Records.

Due to vocalist Lee Hollis' American descent, all lyrics were written by him and sung in English – which also helped them break into a wider European and American audience.

The album was rereleased on Boss Tuneage in 2006 with 3 bonus tracks as a digipack CD and a Picture Disc LP.

Track listing

 * 1) "Melt the Ice" (Matthias Götte, Lee Hollis) – 3:15
 * 2) "Open Letter" (Frank Rahm, Hollis) – 1:59
 * 3) "Two Feet" (Rahm, Hollis) – 2:28
 * 4) "Stronger" (Roger Ingenthron, Hollis) – 2:19
 * 5) "Only a Phase" (Götte, Hollis) – 4:03
 * 6) "One Chance" (Rahm, Hollis) – 2:12
 * 7) "With a Gun" (Rahm, Hollis) – 2:51
 * 8) "Common Thread" (Ingenthron, Hollis) – 2:20
 * 9) "Truth of Today" (Götte, Hollis) – 3:55
 * 10) "Victim of Yourself" (Rahm, Hollis) – 4:33

Credits

 * Lee Hobson Hollis – vocals
 * Frank Rahm – guitar
 * Roger Ingenthron – guitar
 * Markus Weilemann – bass
 * Matthias "Beppo" Götte – drums
 * Yvonne Ducksworth – backing vocals on "Stronger"
 * Recorded in January – February, 1990 at Vielklang Studios, Berlin, Germany by Georg Kalere
 * Mixed by Spermbirds and Georg Kalere