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.

Common Thread
Studio album by Spermbirds
Released	1990
Recorded	Jan – Feb, 1990 Vielklang Studios, Berlin, Germany
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	29:54
Label	X-Mist Records / Boss Tuneage
Producer	Georg Kalere
Spermbirds chronology
Nothing Is Easy (1987) Common Thread (1990) Thanks (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
In Your Face	[1]

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