Playin' Possum

Not to be confused with Playing Possum.

Playin' Possum
Studio album by Moe Tucker
Released	1981
Studio	Trash Records aka Moe's living room, Phoenix, Arizona
Genre	Lo-fi alternative pop rock post-punk
Length	39:58
Label	Trash Records, Rough Trade
Producer	Maureen Tucker
Moe Tucker chronology
Playin' Possum (1981) Life in Exile After Abdication (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Playin' Possum is the 1981 debut solo album by Moe Tucker, who was the drummer in the Velvet Underground. ^{[2] [3]} The album includes a number of renditions of classic rock and roll songs, (such as the 1955 standard "Louie Louie", Bo Diddley's title song from his 1958 self-titled album and the Little Richard hit "Slippin' and Slidin'"), as well as renditions of more modern rock songs (including Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" and The Velvet Underground's own "Heroin"). Tucker performs every instrument on the album and recorded it in her living room, dubbed "Trash Records". "Ellas" was dedicated to Bo Diddley.

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bo Diddley"	Ellas McDaniel	3:56
2.	"Heroin"	Lou Reed	8:49
3.	"Slippin' and Slidin'"	Richard Penniman, Edwin Bocage, Al Collins, James Smith	3:18
4.	"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"	Bob Dylan	3:18

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Louie Louie"	Richard Berry	2:42
2.	"Slippin' and Slidin'"	Penniman, Bocage, Collins, Smith	4:30
3.	"Concerto in D Major"	Antonio Vivaldi	3:47
4.	"Around and Around"	Chuck Berry	3:42
5.	"Ellas"	Moe Tucker	6:01

Personnel

• Moe Tucker – vocals, drums, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, alto saxophone, synthesizer, tambourine, claves, harmonica, bass, gato drums, arrangements ^[4]

Technical

• Stephen Mikulka – recording engineer, front cover artwork and photography

Release history

• Trash TLP 1001 (Original vinyl LP release)
• M.T.-1441 (white jacket German reissue)

References

1. "Playin' Possum Review by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
2. The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 1108.
3. Jovanovic, Rob (2012). Seeing the Light: Inside the Velvet Underground. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 287.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.