Crank
Crank MP3s
All of the MP3s listed on this page are in the public domain for free download and redistribution. Please feel free to pass these on to others if you want to. They were encoded at 256kb/sec stereo, which means that they are roughly CD-quality and are therefore relatively large files as far as MP3s go.
Scroll down if you want to skip the random ruminations and go to the actual files.
Most of these MP3s were digitized from DAT masters that sat in a closet for several years, by me and a guy named Bill Lackey (see right), who, under the patronage of St. MacGyver, engineered all of Crank's shoestring-budget recordings except for the very last one. Since DAT tape, like all other tape, ages and is prone to wear and tear over time, there are a few parts that may sound a little distorted or wobbly.
Over the years, Crank re-recorded some of its tunes as guitarists came and went. That's why certain titles reappear in the list below.
This is just about the entire Crank 'discography' as it were. There are a few songs missing from Your Band Sucks but I'll get 'em up here with all deliberate deliberateness.
- T. Hallenbeck

Insidious Device (1991) Pete Geckeler, guitar
T. Hallenbeck, bass/vocal
John Miller, drums

Engineer: Bill Lackey

original cassette cover

Snakehead (1992) Pete Geckeler: guitar
T. Hallenbeck: bass/vocal
John Miller: drums

Engineer: Bill Lackey

original cassette cover

Three (1993) Pete Geckeler: guitar/vocal
T. Hallenbeck: bass/vocal
John Miller: drums

Engineer: Bill Lackey

original cassette cover

Banana Cajun Dope Pudding (1994) T. Hallenbeck: bass/vocal
John Miller: drums
Tyler Oliver: guitar

Engineer: Bill Lackey

original cassette cover

Your Band Sucks (1996) T.N.T. Hallenbeck: bass/vocal
Mark 'L-Dog' Lamb: guitar/vocal
John 'Skippy' Miller: drums
Simon 'Itchy' Scott: guitar/vocal

Engineer: Bill 'Mudboy' Lackey

original CD cover

[Untitled] (1998 demo) Itchy: guitar/vocal
L-Dog: guitar/vocal
Skippy: drums
TNT: bass/vocal, engineer

CD master I found in a closet