Money Feeds My Music Machine

Money Feeds My Music Machine
Money Feeds My Music Machine
Studio album by Captain Howdy
Released	April 21, 1998
Recorded	1995–1997
Studio	Noise New Jersey (Jersey City, N.J.)
Genre	Experimental rock, alternative rock
Length	39:56
Label	Knitting Factory/Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
Captain Howdy chronology
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Last updated May 19, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Money Feeds My Music Machine is the second studio album by Captain Howdy, released on April 21, 1998, by Shimmy Disc and Knitting Factory Records. It is a collaboration between musician and producer Kramer and magician Penn Jillette.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Always Something There to Remind Me"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	3:43
2.	"I Just Don't Wanna Try"	Kramer	4:12
3.	"Old Man"	Neil Young	4:11
4.	"Man Bites Dog"	Kramer	2:22
5.	"If You Love Me, Kill Your Dog"	Penn Jillette, Kramer	3:34
6.	"I Just Wanna Get Laid"	Kramer	3:36
7.	"I Long For Kyoto"	Penn Jillette, Kramer	3:06
8.	"Don't Fuck With the Phoenix"	Penn Jillette, Kramer	2:58
9.	"Shut Up"	Penn Jillette, Kramer	3:19
10.	"Radio's Broke"	Penn Jillette	3:24
11.	"Barry's Lament"	Kramer	5:31

Personnel

Adapted from Money Feeds My Music Machine liner notes.^[3]

Captain Howdy

Penn Jillette – vocals
Kramer – instruments, vocals, production, engineering

Additional musicians

Bill Bacon – percussion
Tess (Kramer's 5-year-old daughter)^[4] – vocals (4)
Billy West – guitar

Production and additional personnel

Tony Fitzpatrick – cover art
Jed Rothenberg – assistant engineer
Steve Watson – assistant engineer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1998	Shimmy Disc	CD	shimmy 091
United States	1998	Knitting Factory	CD	SHM-5135

References

↑ Raggett, Ned. "'Money Feeds My Music Machine' Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
↑ Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 9, 2016.
↑ Money Feeds My Music Machine (booklet). Captain Howdy. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ "The Captain Howdy, SECOND SHIMMY". Kramer's homepage. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

External links

Money Feeds My Music Machine at Discogs (list of releases)
Money Feeds My Music Machine at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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[allmusic-1] Raggett, Ned. "'Money Feeds My Music Machine' Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[trouserpress-2] Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 9, 2016.

[linearnotes-3] Money Feeds My Music Machine (booklet). Captain Howdy. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] "The Captain Howdy, SECOND SHIMMY". Kramer's homepage. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

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Discography
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