Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – Tangle – New LP

Limited edition of 500 copies! includes four panel insert.
Black vinyl.


Originally released in 1989 on the band’s own Thwart Productions label, Tangle was the first vinyl release from Thinking Fellers Union Local 282. Coming after their debut cassette, Wormed, By Leonard, it shows the band leapfrogging stylistically into their patented surreal compositional modus operandi. Tracks like the opener, "Sister Hell," foreshadow the band's later evolutionary mutations and was a minor hit in the underground circuit at the time. The rest of the album is a maelstrom of crackpot dissonance, noise-rock power balladry, schizo-telepathic improv and some of the finest underground music of the era. In short, Tangle is a template and Proclamation of Intent that presages TFUL's classic 90s releases. Originally produced by their longtime engineer and thaumaturge, Greg Freeman, this reissue is impeccably remastered from the original master tapes by Mark Gergis. New and contemporary artwork ties a saucy bow around this astonishing reissue. LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES!

released 2025

Bass – Anne Eickelberg
Design Concept– Thinking Fellers*
Drums, Accordion, Vocals – Paul Bergmann (2)
Engineer – Greg Freeman
Graphic Design [Graphik Design] – Kevin Barnard
Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Mark Davies
Guitar, [Tapes], Vocals – Brian Hageman
Guitar, Vocals – Hugh Swarts
Photography By – Gib Curry
Producer [Produced By] – Greg Freeman, Thinking Fellers*

Reissue Producers:
Mark Davies
Hisham Mayet

Reissue audio mastering
Mark Gergis
Tape Transfer
Peter Conheim

Layout and graphic design
Brian Mumford