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Big Top Halloween

Date: 01.01.88
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1. Here Comes Jesus (Dulli/Curley)
2. In My Town (Dulli)
3. Priscilla's Wedding Day (Dulli)
4. Push (Dulli/McCollum)
5. Scream (Dulli/McCollum)
6. But Listen (Dulli/McCollum)
7. Big Top Halloween (Dulli)
8. Life In A Day (Dulli)
9. Sammy (Dulli/Curley/Earle)
10. Doughball (Dulli/McCollum/Curley)
11. Back O' The Line (Dulli)
12. Greek Is Extra (Dulli/McCollum)

Recorded: April-September 1987
Released: 1988

Greg Dulli - vocals, guitars, harmonica/Rick McCollum - lead guitars/John Curley - bass/Steve Earle - drums, percussion. Additional musicians: Wayne Hartman - pedal steel on Life In A Day/Paul Cavins - piano on Big Top and But Listen/Michelle Dickinson - vibraslap on Big Top/Jason Arbenz - backing vocals on Push/Janette Pierce Davis - backing vocals on Big Top/Anna Scala - backing vocals on Scream and Sammy. Crescent Springs Symphony: John Curley - Mr. Happy/Greg Dulli - Tin Whistle/Rick McCollum - Fuche/Steve Earle - Human whammy bar, ago-go bells/Mike Miller - Flexitone/Michelle Dickinson - vibraslap/Anna Scala - cowbell, tambourine.

Produced by the Afghan Whigs. Recorded, engineered and mixed by Wayne Hartman at Group Effort Studios, Crescent Springs, KY. Front cover photo by John Curley, band photo by Michelle Dickinson. A limited number of copies were pressed (2,000). Big Top Halloween, Sammy and In My Town re-released on Up In It (CD version).

LP Ultrasuede 001 (USA)

Comment on "Big Top Halloween"

Yen Says:

HI there,

Where can I find a bootleg copy of 'Big top Halloween' as I know the original vinyl is hard to come by?
If there are any original copies out there, please direct me to that way!

Many Thanks!

Posted: July 2, 2004 09:15 AM


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