Start Packing
Start Packing is the debut album by Run On, released in 1996 through Matador Records.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "the first half is winsomely melodic, while a more abrasively experimental sonic approach dominates the latter portion." Washington City Paper wrote that the album "bounces from combustible drone ’n’ squall to dusty Velvet melancholy to sexy rhythmic grooves." The Stranger deemed it "some of the most complex and beautiful work of the era." The Chicago Reader called the album "superb," writing that "Sue Garner's sweet, languid, but most of all powerful vocals spin golden threads of melody while Alan Licht's nervy guitar rumbles beneath with purposeful noise and texture."Personnel
;Run On- Rick Brown – drums, synthesizer, clarinet, vocals, percussion, programming
- Sue Garner – bass guitar, guitar, piano, organ, tambourine, vocals, cover art
- Alan Licht – guitar, bass guitar, piano, accordion, vocals
- David Newgarden – organ, synthesizer, trumpet, tuba, marimba, percussion
- Tony Cenicola – photography
- Rod Hui – [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing], [Sound Sound recording and reproduction|recording and reproduction|recording]
- John McEntire – recording
- Anne McNeil – photography
- Jerry Teel – recording
- Wharton Tiers – mixing