8-Way Santa

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8-Way Santa
Studio album by Tad
Released	February 1, 1991
Recorded	Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin
Genre	Alternative Metal, Grunge
Length	39:15
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Butch Vig
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly (A-) link
Tad chronology
Salt Lick/God's Balls (1990) 8-Way Santa (1991) Inhaler (1993)
Original cover

8-Way Santa is the third album by the Seattle grunge band Tad. It was released in February, 1991 through Sub Pop. Tad ran into legal trouble after the man and woman featured on the album cover saw the record and sued the band. The cover was an altered photo, the original of which was found in a photo album purchased from a thrift store in Seattle.

Contents 1 Singles 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References

[edit] Singles

"Jinx" and "Jack Pepsi" were the singles released from this album. Pepsi filed a lawsuit against the band for using their name on the single "Jack Pepsi".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Jinx" – 3:03
2. "Giant Killer" – 3:03
3. "Wired God" – 3:03
4. "Deliquent" – 2:57
5. "Hedge Hog" – :39
6. "Flame Tavern" – 3:19
7. "Trash Truck" – 3:25
8. "Stumblin' Man" – 3:35
9. "Jack Pepsi" – 3:10
10. "Candi" – 4:29
11. "3-D Witch Hunt" – 3:34
12. "Crane's Cafe" – 2:47
13. "Plague Years" – 2:30

[edit] Personnel

• John Agnello - Mixing
• Kurt Danielson - Bass
• Tad Doyle - Vocals, Guitar
• George Marino - Mastering
• Doug Olson - Engineering
• Gary Thorstensen - Guitar
• Butch Vig - Producer, Engineering
• Steve Wied - Drums

[edit] References

• Tad: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears [1]