Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down is the seventh studio album by The Toasters. It has a much more mature sound than their previous albums and wasn't as solely focused on one genre (2-Tone) as their other albums before it had been. The album's cover includes the supposed-Latin motto, "Illegitimis non carborundum", which is supposed to mean "one must not be ground down by the bastards", although it is largely faux-Latin, with "carborundum" (intended to look like a Latin gerundive) actually referring to silicon carbide, a type of abrasive.

Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down
Studio album by The Toasters
Released	1997
Genre	Ska
Length	57:58
Label	Moon Ska Records
Producer	Robert "Bucket" Hingley
The Toasters chronology
Hard Band for Dead (1996) Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down (1997) Enemy of the System (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Personnel

• Dave Barry – keyboards
• George Evageliou – engineer
• Rick Faulkner – trombone
• Rob "Bucket" Hingley – guitar, vocals
• Jafo – design, illustrations
• Joe Johnson – assistant engineer
• Matt Malles – bass
• MC Schneeberger – producer, mixing
• John McCain – drums, vocals
• Mento Buru – backing vocals
• Allissa Myhowac – assistant engineer
• Aaron Owens – guitar
• Mike Reddy – illustrations, cover design
• Fred Reiter – saxophone
• Dale Rio – photography
• Jack Ruby, Jr. – vocals
• Sledge – trumpet, vocals
• Larry "Ace" Snell – drums
• David Waldo – keyboards

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