Out to Hunch

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Out to Hunch
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Compilation album by
Hasil Adkins
Released1986
Recorded1955–1965 [1]
Genre
Length39:16
Label Norton
Producer Billy Miller
Hasil Adkins chronology
He Said
(1985)		Out to Hunch
(1986)		The Wild Man
(1987)
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Out to Hunch is the second album by American rockabilly musician Hasil Adkins, released in 1986 by Norton Records. The compilation consists of various rockabilly songs Adkins recorded on reel-to-reel tape between 1955 and 1965.

Contents

Background

Nicknamed "The Haze", Adkins career began in the mid-1950s in an improvised studio in his home near Madison, West Virginia, beginning with the track "I'm Happy". His influences consist of Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. [3] [4] [5] In a later interview he exclaimed "I couldn't afford no drums so I just stomped my feet." [4] He eventually learned to use percussive instruments to accompany his guitar and vocals, which would become his hallmark sound. [6] [7]

In this period where the songs from Out to Hunch were recorded, Adkins received little attention and success, with his first release being in the mid-1960s when a local micro-label released the 45 rpm record Chicken Walk / She's Mine. [4]

Content

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"No More Hot Dogs"
"No More Hot Dogs" was recorded in Adkins home studio in 1955 and released by Norton Records in 1986. Its rockabilly roots mixed with unhinged lyrics and low-fi production laid the foundation for the psychobilly genre. [8]
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Adkins' style was considered an innovation to psychobilly, having an unusual and lo-fi take in the rockabilly genre and being explicit in lyrical content. Common themes in Adkins' catalogue included sex, heartbreak, decapitation, aliens, hot dogs and poultry. [3] The most notable track of Out to Hunch is "No More Hot Dogs", a song about decapitating a girlfriend and keeping her head as a wall mount. [4] [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hasil Adkins.

No.TitleLength
1."She Said"2:48
2."No More Hot Dogs"2:07
3."Ha Ha Cat Walk Baby"1:53
4."Rockin' Robin"2:29
5."Chicken Walk"1:53
6."I'm Happy"2:34
7."Can't Help It Blues"2:17
8."We Got a Date"2:42
9."High School Confidential"2:40
10."Let Me Come In"2:20
11."The Hunch"2:48
12."Gee But I Love You"2:19
13."Memphis"2:55
14."Do It to Me Night"2:40
15."Truly Ruly"2:27
16."I Need Your Head (...This Ain't No Rock N' Roll Show)"2:24
Total length:39:16

References

  1. ↑ "Hasil Adkins: Out to Hunch". skateandannoy.com. August 31, 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ Out to Hunch at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "Hasil Adkins biography". AllMusic . Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Minsker, Marc. "TRUE GRIT: The hunchman from Boone Co". Graffiti Magazine. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ Sisario, Ben (April 30, 2005). "Hasil Adkins, Wild Man of Rockabilly, Dies at 68". The New York Times . Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  6. ↑ Raby, John. "He hunches in Heaven. Hasil Adkins dead at 67". WFMU. Associated Press. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  7. ↑ Kiefaber, Dave (August 18, 2011). "Awesome Men in History: Hasil Adkins". TSBMag.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  8. ↑ Keith, John Dylan. "No More Hot Dogs – Hasil Adkins' Last Recording". On The Page Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hasil Adkins Will Cut Your Head Off If You Eat Too Many Hot Dogs". The Walrus. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
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