Bad Boys of the Arctic

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Bad Boys of the Arctic
Gary Lucas - Bad Boys of the Arctic.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1994
Genre Art rock
Length44:38
Label Enemy [1]
Producer Gary Lucas, Murray Weinstock
Gary Lucas chronology
Gods and Monsters
(1992)
Bad Boys of the Arctic
(1994)
Pražská Strašidla (The Ghosts of Prague)
(1996)
Professional ratings
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Bad Boys of the Arctic is an album by Gary Lucas. [3] [4] It was released on September 20, 1994, through Enemy Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Lucas, except "Children's March: Over the Hills and Far Away" by Percy Grainger and "Let's Go Swimming" by Arthur Russell

No.TitleLength
1."After Strange Gods"3:30
2."Poison I.V. League"3:25
3."Jericho"2:51
4."Children's March – Over the Hills and Far Away"3:46
5."Exit, Pursued by a Bear"3:43
6."I Want to Play Your Guitar"2:49
7."They Can't Believe He's Risen Again"2:46
8."Out from Under"3:29
9."Let's Go Swimming"6:59
10."The Nightmare of History"1:43
11."Vampire Circus"5:07
12."Cantina"4:30

Personnel

Musicians
Production and additional personnel

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