Clam Dip & Other Delights
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| EP by Soul Asylum | ||
| Released | April 14, 1989 | |
| Recorded | 1987 - 1988 | |
| Genre | Underground rock; alternative rock; punk rock | |
| Length | 18:49 | |
| Label | Twin/Tone Records | |
| Producer(s) | Soul Asylum, Tom Herbers | |
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| Soul Asylum chronology | ||
| Hang Time (1988) |
Clam Dip & Other Delights (1989) |
And the Horse They Rode in On (1990) |
Clam Dip & Other Delights is the 1989 grab-bag EP from Minneapolis rockers Soul Asylum. The title and cover art are both parodies of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass's album Whipped Cream and Other Delights. It was a humorous nod to their new record label, A&M (the "A" standing for "Alpert"). Bassist Karl Mueller sat in for the original album's model, Dolores Erickson (and unlike her, he was not pregnant at the time [1]). Dave Ayers, the band's first manager, said that Mueller had to sit for hours in a foul-smelling combination of sour cream, paint, whipped cream and seafood. [2] Also, the album makes fun of the A&M logo being under the title of the album, incorporating the Twin/Tone Records logo instead.
The EP originally was released in England featuring three covers: Foreigner's "Juke Box Hero," Janis-Joplin-by-way-of-Slade's "Move Over" and "Chains," by an obscure Minneapolis group called the Wad. Only "Chains" was included on the American release.
The song "P-9" was written to benefit striking Hormel workers in Austin, Minnesota.
The album is currently in print on Rykodisc Records.
[edit] Track listing
- Just Plain Evil – 3:01
- Chains – 3:18
- Secret No More – 2:43
- Artificial Heart – 3:37
- P-9 – 2:32
- Take It To the Root – 3:38
| Soul Asylum |
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| Dave Pirner - Dan Murphy - Tommy Stinson - Michael Bland - Karl Mueller |
| Pat Morley - Grant Young - Sterling Campbell - Ian Mussington |
| Soul Asylum discography |
| Albums: Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck (1984) - Made To Be Broken (1986) - Time's Incinerator (1986) - While You Were Out (1986) - Hang Time (1988) - Clam Dip & Other Delights (1989) - And the Horse They Rode in On (1990) - Grave Dancers Union (1992) - Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995) - Candy from a Stranger (1998) - The Silver Lining (2006) |
| Compilations: Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum (2000) - Closer to the Stars: Best of the Twin/Tone Years (2006) |
| Live and other projects: After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 (2004) |
| Related articles |
| Runaway Train - Faces & Names (2002) - Golden Smog |
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