Playin' Possum

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Playin' Possum
Studio album by Maureen Tucker
Released	1981
Recorded	Trash Records, Phoenix, Arizona
Genre	Alternative pop, Rock, Post-punk
Label	Trash Records, Rough Trade
Producer(s)	Maureen Tucker
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	Playin' Possum (1981)	Life in Exile After Abdication (1989)

Playin' Possum is the 1981 debut solo album by Maureen Tucker of The Velvet Underground. The album features a number of renditions of classic rock and roll songs, (such as the 1955 standard "Louie Louie", Bo Diddley's title song from his 1957 self-titled album and the Little Richard hit "Slippin' and Slidin'"), as well as renditions of more modern rock songs (including Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" or The Velvet Underground's own "Heroin"). Tucker performs every instrument on the album and recorded it in her living room, dubbed "Trash Records".

[edit] Tracklisting

1. "Bo Diddley" (Bo Diddley)
2. "Heroin" (Lou Reed)
3. "Slippin' and Slidin'" (R. Penniman, E. Bogage, A. Collins, J. Smith)
4. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (Bob Dylan)
5. "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry)
6. "Slippin' and Slidin'" (R. Penniman, E. Bogage, A. Collins, J. Smith)
7. "Concerto in D Major" (Antonio Vivaldi)
8. "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry)
9. "Ellas" (Maureen Tucker)

Tracks 1 – 4 appear on Side A while tracks 5 – 9 appear on Side B.

[edit] Personnel

• Maureen Tucker - vocals, drums, guitar, saxophone

[edit] Release history

• Trash TLP 1001 (Original vinyl LP release)
• M.T.-1441 (white jacket German reissue)