| Roll Out the Barrel | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Noise New York New York City | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 51:11 | |||
| Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
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Roll Out the Barrel is a studio album by Jad Fair and Kramer, released in 1988 by Shimmy Disc. [2]
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Spex | Germany | Albums of the Year [3] | 1988 | 24 |
All lyrics are written by Penn Jillette, except where noted; all music is composed by Mark Kramer, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Cheerleaders Wild Weekend" | Jad Fair, Don Fleming, Mark Kramer | 1:13 |
| 2. | "Double for Me" | 0:59 | |
| 3. | "Bird of Prey" | Jad Fair, Don Fleming, Mark Kramer | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (Bob Dylan cover) | Bob Dylan | 1:22 |
| 5. | "If It's O.K." | 1:24 | |
| 6. | "Better Safe Than Sorry" | 0:22 | |
| 7. | "Den of Angels" | 1:27 | |
| 8. | "Blind Hope" | 1:07 | |
| 9. | "California" | 4:18 | |
| 10. | "When Is She Coming" | 1:24 | |
| 11. | "Second Thought" | 1:39 | |
| 12. | "Eye of the Hurricane" | 0:54 | |
| 13. | "Best Left Unsaid" | 1:27 | |
| 14. | "No One Knows" | 2:21 | |
| 15. | "By and By" | Traditional arr. | 2:17 |
| 16. | "Help!" (The Beatles cover) | Lennon–McCartney | 2:37 |
| 17. | "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry cover) | Chuck Berry | 2:01 |
| 18. | "What I've Been Waiting For" | 1:53 | |
| 19. | "Load and Mount" | 2:58 | |
| 20. | "Nosferatu" | 0:46 | |
| 21. | "Twist and Shout" | Phil Medley, Bert Russell | 1:15 |
| 22. | "King Kong" (Daniel Johnston cover) | Daniel Johnston | 4:28 |
| 23. | "Rockin' Chair" | Hoagy Carmichael | 2:31 |
| 24. | "Easy to See" | 1:24 | |
| 25. | "On the Sunny Side of the Street" | Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh | 2:16 |
| 26. | "Flower of the North" | 1:44 | |
| 27. | "Paths of Glory" | Traditional arr. | 2:23 |
Adapted from Roll Out the Barrel liner notes. [4]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1988 | Shimmy Disc | CS, LP | shimmy 012 |
| Netherlands | CD, LP | SDE 8802 | ||
| United States | 1999 | CD | SHM-5012 |
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Tattoo of Blood is the debut studio album of Captain Howdy, released on March 5, 1996, by Shimmy Disc. It is a collaboration between musician and producer Kramer and magician Penn Jillette.
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