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Three Songs on a Trip to the United States
Studio album / Live album by The Red Krayola
Released	1983
Recorded	Conny's Studio & Trident (studio) August 28, 1983, in Cologne (live)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	29:22
Label	Pure Freude (original release) Drag City (reissue)
Producer	Jon Caffery
The Red Krayola chronology
Black Snakes (1983) Three Songs on a Trip to the United States (1983) Malefactor, Ade (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10

Three Songs on a Trip to the United States is the fourth album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola, released in 1983 by Pure Freude. The album was adopted by Drag City and re-issued on CD in 1997. The album cover photos were provided by previous member Frederick Barthelme.

Critical reception

Alternative Rock singled out the album, writing: "Essentially an EP, the set peaks across its second side and a hefty live slab of stripped-down psychedelics." Rock: The Rough Guide called it "highly recommended."

Track listing

Personnel

References

1. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
2. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 322.
3. Kenny, Glenn; Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Red Crayola". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
4. "The Red Krayola: Three Songs on a Trip to the United States". Drag City. 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
5. "Red Crayola (Red Krayola)".
6. Thompson, Dave (July 12, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
7. Tierney, Gerard. Rock: The Rough Guide (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. p. 808.

External links

• Three Songs on a Trip to the United States B/W Bismarckstr. 50 at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1983 albums
• Drag City (record label) albums
• 1983 live albums
• Red Krayola albums