Album US 1995 on Watermelon Records label
World
Track 1: Pingleblobber Music Track 2: Highway Cafe Music/Hot Twang Music Tracks 3, 10: Hot Twang Music/Highway Café Music Tracks 4, 5, 7, 8: Highway Café Music Track 6: Green Shoes Music Track 9: Paul Craft Music Track 11: Highway Café Music/Hot Twang Music Recorded in Austin, Texas. Most tracks recorded by Larry Seyer at Bismeaux Studio, except “Irving” and portions of “Bonfire”, “Truckload of Art”, “Newt”, and “Mourning Edition”, which were recorded by East Side Flash and Jim Watts at FlashPoint Studio, and portions of “Big Tex’s Girl”, which were recorded by Larry Seyer at Texas Motion Picture Service. Organ Tracks of “Truckload” recorded by Charlie Sexton at Mercury 8. Mixed and mastered at Bismeaux Studio The photographs of Anasazi textiles (back and tray card) are provided courtesy of the University of Colorado Museum and Dr. Fred Lange The music on this album incorporates brief portions of “The Morning Edition Theme”, by B. J. Liederman and “Ode to Billie Jo”, by Bobbie Gentry. The Lizards gratefully acknowledge those composers’ contributions. © ℗ 1995 The Austin Lounge Lizards under exclusive license to Watermelon Records
Austin Lounge Lizards , *1980 US album by | |
Conrad Deisler voc, bvoc, artwork, lizard wizard drawing, mixed by, mastered by, producer, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, backup vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, backup vocals, written by, mandolin, vocals, blevins, choir, barfly choir, acoustic guitar, acoustic guitars, lead vocals, lead vocal, acoustic guitar, sounds, livestock, vocals, howdies, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals, backup vocals, acoustic guitar, acoustic guitars, harmony vocals, mandolin, backing vocals, backup vocals, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, fuzz guitar | |
Julia Deisler concept by, title suggested by, design concept, album art concept | |
Charlie Sexton voc, g, *1968 US recorded by, organ tracks, organ, 1854 paris world’s fair pump organ | |
Paul Pearcy perc, dr, drums, percussion, drums, snare, marching, chimes, hippie chimes, drums, bongos, percussion | |
Richard Bowden vn, *1945 US fiddle, backing vocals, backup vocals, fiddle, fiddles, trumpet, vocals, blevins, choir, barfly choir, fiddle, fiddles, mandolin, sounds, livestock, other, perot, mandolin, fiddle, violin, co-producer, lead vocals, lead vocal, harmony vocals, mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals, backup vocals, violin, choir | |
Kirk Williams , bass, lead vocals, lead vocal, bass, backing vocals, backup vocals, bass, sounds, livestock, vocals, howdies | |
Tom Pittman bj, voc, bvoc, steel guitar, national, pedal steel guitar, pedal steel, vocals, blevins, choir, barfly choir, pedal steel guitar, pedal steel, banjo, vocals, howdies, dobro, harmony vocals, lead vocals, banjo, banjo, sounds, gm v-8 | |
John Mills ts, US baritone saxophone, baritone sax, tenor saxophone, tenor sax, piccolo flute, piccolo | |
Hank Card voc, bvoc, lead vocals, written by, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, vocals, poetry, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, backup vocals, lead vocals, choir | |
Boo Resnick voc, b, vocals, blevins, choir, barfly choir, harmony vocals, bass, backing vocals, backup vocals, bass, choir | |
Ray Benson voc, g, *1951 US vocals, lead blevins | |
Frank Kammerdiener vc, cello, autoharp, heavenly autoharp | |
Merel Bregante dr, US bass drum, snare, marching, drums, drums, tambourine, drums, snare, snare drum, cymbal, cymbals | |
Matt Cartsonis voc, bj, bass, backing vocals, backup vocals | |
Joachim Kearns g, concept by, thanks for the harmonica suggestion | |
Mark Graham voc, h, cl, GB harmonica, written by | |
Robert E. Brown , 1927-2005 US sounds, mitsubishi eclipse horn | |
Larry Seyer , sampler, sampled timpani |
Kathy Marcus art direction, design |
Ben Sargent cover, cover drawing |
Austin Lounge Lizards mixed by, mastered by |
Larry Seyer mixed by, mastered by, recorded by |
Steve Clark photography by, photographs |
Jim Watts recorded by |
The East Side Flash recorded by |
Hank Card backing vocals, backup vocals |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Shallow End Of The Gene Pool | Austin Lounge Lizards | Emily Kaitz | 4:39 |
2 | Half A Man | Austin Lounge Lizards | Conrad Deisler, Hank Card | 3:03 |
3 | Old Blevins | Austin Lounge Lizards | Conrad Deisler, Hank Card | 4:48 |
4 | Big Tex’s Girl | Austin Lounge Lizards | Hank Card, Kristen Nelson | 5:50 |
5 | Do Not Go To Tennessee | Austin Lounge Lizards | Hank Card | 2:45 |
6 | Truckload Of Art | Austin Lounge Lizards | Terry Allen | 3:51 |
7 | Gingrich The Newt | Austin Lounge Lizards | Hank Card | 1:58 |
8 | Irving | Austin Lounge Lizards | Hank Card, Kristen Nelson | 3:53 |
9 | Life Is Hard, But Life Is Hardest When You’re Dumb | Austin Lounge Lizards | Mark Graham | 2:58 |
10 | Bonfire Of The Inanities | Austin Lounge Lizards | Conrad Deisler, Hank Card | 3:10 |
11 | Mourning Edition | Austin Lounge Lizards | Conrad Deisler, Hank Card | 3:20 |