Short Walk on a Long Pier

Short Walk On A Long Pier is the first spoken word album released by Henry Rollins. The content is culled from spoken word performances in Los Angeles, San Diego, Baton Rouge, Denver, New York City and Amsterdam. The one piece of music, "Alienation", is performed with Rowland S. Howard of The Birthday Party and Chris Haskett.

Short Walk on a Long Pier
2006 Reissue cover
Live album by Henry Rollins
Released	1988
Recorded	1985–1988
Genre	Spoken word
Length	68:02
Label	Reissued on Lone Wolf (1989), and 2.13.61 (2006)
Producer	Henry Rollins Ratman
Henry Rollins chronology
Short Walk on a Long Pier (1988) Big Ugly Mouth (1987)

Originally, the album was a limited cassette only release of 1000, but it was re-released at least twice. It was first re-released as a vinyl record in 1989 on Lone Wolf Records and again in 2006 on 2.13.61 as a double disc with Big Ugly Mouth. In Rollins' own words, "It's just awful."^[1]

Track listing

1. Pre-Show in Holland
2. Standing Still
3. Talking to Fool / Alienation
4. Do It Alone
5. Bus Driver
6. JCC
7. The Balls Are in Your Court
8. What a Gal
9. Be Very Quiet
10. Olivia
11. Madonna
12. Bullshitting with the Friendly Dutch
13. Football
14. Barefoot & Pregnant
15. A Friend to All Women
16. The Cliff
17. It's All Rock and Roll
18. Live on Dutch Radio