Sold Out (Squirrel Nut Zippers album)

Sold Out
EP by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Released	September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02)
Recorded	July 22, 1993 – March 22, 1997
Venue	Spaceland, Hollywood; The Roxy, Atlanta
Genre	Jazz swing
Length	33:46
Label	Mammoth
Producer	Ken Mosher
Squirrel Nut Zippers chronology
Hot (1996) Sold Out (1997) Perennial Favorites (1998)

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Sold Out is limited edition EP by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers that was released in 1997. The album contains live songs and other obscure tracks. ^[1]

Track listing

1. "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" (Mathus) – 3:32
2. "Bedlam Ballroom (Live)" (Guess) – 2:40
3. "Pallin' With Al (Live)" (Maxwell) – 2:49
4. "La Grippe (Live)" (Matthus) – 6:57
5. "I Raise Hell" (Jones) – 5:00
6. "Fell to Pieces" (Mathus) – 3:38

Hidden tracks

These appear after a period of silence on the "Fell to Pieces" (12:48) track.

1. "Pippo's Circus Theme" – 1:47
2. "Santa Claus Is Smoking Reefer" – 2:06
3. "If You Were Mine (Live)" – 3:16

Details

• "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" was intended for Perennial Favorites and features Andrew Bird on violin.
• A studio version of "Bedlam Ballroom" later appeared on the 2000 album of the same name.
• Jingles from the Squirrel Brand Candy Company are featured after "Bedlam Ballroom" and "I Raise Hell."
• "Fell to Pieces" was reportedly recorded at the Zippers' second practice session in 1993.

Personnel

• Jimbo Mathus – vocals, guitar
• Tom Maxwell – vocals, guitar, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone on "Bedlam Ballroom"
• Katharine Whalen – vocals, banjo, ukulele
• Ken Mosher – alto and baritone saxophone, bass on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues", drums on "Fell To Pieces", vocals on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" and "Fell To Pieces"
• Je Widenhouse – trumpet
• Stu Cole – bass, vocals on "I Raise Hell"
• Chris Phillips – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Andrew Bird – violin on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues"
• Hawkeye [Jordan] – mandolin on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues"
• Stacy Guess – trumpet on "Bedlam Ballroom"
• Don Raleigh – bass on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" and "Fell to Pieces"
• The band Bio Ritmo appears on "La Grippe". Bio Ritmo includes:
  • Rene Herrera – vocals
  • Matt Paddock – alto saxophone
  • Bob Miller – trumpet
  • Giustino Riccio – timbales
  • Gabo Tomasini – congas/percussion
  • Jim Thomson – percussion

Production

• Ken Mosher - producer, sound recordist on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues", "La Grippe", and "Fell to Pieces"
• Mike Napolitano - sound recordist on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues"
• Clay Walker – sound recordist on "Pallin' with Al" and "I Raise Hell"
• J.S Clark - sound recordist on "Bedlam Ballroom"
• Brent Lambert - mastering

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sold Out – Squirrel Nut Zippers". AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2017.