The 'All My Blues For Sale' single by Jackknife is a small but interesting artifact from the early-1990s American garage-punk underground. It came out in 1994 as a 7-inch vinyl release on Sympathy for the Record Industry, a label that played a huge role in documenting the raw, scrappy side of alternative rock during that era.
Like many releases on Sympathy for the Record Industry, the single sticks to a simple formula: two songs, pressed on a small run of vinyl, with a rough-around-the-edges sound that feels closer to a rehearsal room than a polished studio. One side features the band’s take on "I Hear You Knockin'", a classic rhythm-and-blues song that has been covered countless times over the decades. Jackknife’s version strips away any sense of polish and leans into distorted guitars and a pounding garage-rock groove. Flip the record over and you get the title track, “All My Blues For Sale,” which captures the band’s signature style: short, punchy, and driven by gritty guitars and shouted vocals.
Jackknife themselves were part of the loose network of garage revival bands that popped up in the United States during the late ’80s and early ’90s. The group revolved around guitarist and vocalist Sandra Rizzardi -often credited as “Super Sandra”- along with guitarist and vocalist Rich McKinley, plus additional players including Darin Lin Wood and drummer Chris Merlick around the time this single was recorded. They weren’t a major touring act and didn’t put out big studio albums; instead, their legacy mostly lives through a string of small-run singles and compilations that circulated among garage-rock fans.
Label:
Sympathy For The Record Industry – 299
Format:
Vinyl, 7", Single
Country:
US
Released:
1994
Style:
Garage Rock, Blues Rock
Tracklist:
A All My Blues For Sale
B I Heard You Knock
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