Big Top Halloween
1988 studio album by The Afghan Whigs
Big Top Halloween | ||||
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Studio album by The Afghan Whigs | ||||
Released | February 1988 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Ultrasuede | |||
The Afghan Whigs chronology | ||||
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Big Top Halloween is the first album by the band The Afghan Whigs.[3] It was released in 1988 via Ultrasuede.[4][5]
Two thousand copies of the record were pressed.[6]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "there's a surprising amount of subtlety — sophistication, even — rustling beneath the boozy, gutter-rat surface of the quartet's self-released debut . . . an altogether terrific debut."[7]
Track listing
All tracks written by Greg Dulli and John Curley.
- "Here Comes Jesus"
- "In My Town"
- "Priscilla's Wedding"
- "Push"
- "Scream"
- "But Listen"
- "Big Top Halloween"
- "Life in a Day"
- "Sammy"
- "Doughball"
- "Back o' the Line"
- "Greek Is Extra"
References
- ^ "Big Top Halloween - The Afghan Whigs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (May 20, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
- ^ Lindsay, Cam (May 4, 2017). "Rank Your Records: Greg Dulli Orders the Afghan Whigs' Seven Records".
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey. "The Afghan Whigs emerge closer than ever". Washington Post.
- ^ "The Afghan Whigs". All Tomorrow's Parties.
- ^ Staff, M. T. "A look back at the discography of the Afghan Whigs". Detroit Metro Times.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Afghan Whigs". www.trouserpress.com.
External links
- Album track listing on the Summer's Kiss website Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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