Twelve Point Buck

Twelve Point Buck is the fourth album by Killdozer, released in 1989 through Touch and Go Records.^[2][3]

Twelve Point Buck
Studio album by Killdozer
Released	1989
Recorded	1987 (1987)–1989 (1989) at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin
Genre	Noise rock, post-hardcore[1]
Length	37:13
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Steve Marker, Butch Vig
Killdozer chronology
Little Baby Buntin' (1987) Twelve Point Buck (1989) For Ladies Only (1989)

Twelve Point Buck was reissued in 2013.^[4]

Reception and impact

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

The Washington Post wrote that the "thump-and-grind is art music" and that "there's an integrity to its unrelentingly harsh rumble."^[6] The Wisconsin State Journal deemed the album "industrial dirge music at its best."^[7]

After hearing the album, Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman suggested that Nirvana record demos with Killdozer producer Butch Vig; after signing with DGC Records, Kurt Cobain asked Vig to produce Nevermind.^[8] Cobain told Vig that he wanted Nevermind to sound "as heavy" as Twelve Point Buck.^[9]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Pants and Shirt"	3:36
2.	"Space: 1999"	2:56
3.	"Lupus"	3:09
4.	"Richard"	4:17
5.	"Man Vs. Nature"	3:15

All tracks are written by Killdozer.

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gates of Heaven"	4:38
2.	"Pig Foot and Beer"	2:54
3.	"Seven Thunders"	3:45
4.	"Free Love in Amsterdam"	4:42
5.	"Ted Key Beefs"	4:01

Personnel

Killdozer

• Michael Gerald – vocals, bass guitar, baritone horn
• Bill Hobson – guitar
• Dan Hobson – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Frank l Anderson – accordion on "Free Love in Amsterdam"
• Bill Crawford – trumpet on "Lupus"
• Eric Olson – trumpet on "Lupus"
• Steve Marker – production, engineering
• Butch Vig – production

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[10]	16