Roll Out the Barrel (album)

Roll Out the Barrel is a studio album by Jad Fair and Kramer, released in 1988 by Shimmy Disc.[2]

Roll Out the Barrel
Studio album by
Released1988 (1988)
RecordedNoise New York
New York City
GenreExperimental rock
Length51:11
LabelShimmy Disc
ProducerKramer
Jad Fair chronology
Best Wishes
(1987)
Roll Out the Barrel
(1988)
It's Spooky
(1989)
Kramer chronology
Happiness Finally Came to Them
(1987)
Roll Out the Barrel
(1988)
Real Men
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Accolades

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Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Spex Germany Albums of the Year[3] 1988 24

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Penn Jillette, except where noted; all music is composed by Mark Kramer, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cheerleaders Wild Weekend"Jad Fair, Don Fleming, Mark Kramer1:13
2."Double for Me" 0:59
3."Bird of Prey"Jad Fair, Don Fleming, Mark Kramer2:41
4."Subterranean Homesick Blues" (Bob Dylan cover)Bob Dylan1:22
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–McCartney2:37
17."Around and Around" (Chuck Berry cover)Chuck Berry2:01
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 Russell1:15
22."King Kong" (Daniel Johnston cover)Daniel Johnston4:28
23."Rockin' Chair"Hoagy Carmichael2:31
24."Easy to See" 1:24
25."On the Sunny Side of the Street"Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh2:16
26."Flower of the North" 1:44
27."Paths of Glory"Traditional arr.2:23

Personnel

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Adapted from Roll Out the Barrel liner notes.[4]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1988 Shimmy Disc CS, LP shimmy 012
Netherlands CD, LP SDE 8802
United States 1999 CD SHM-5012

References

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  1. ^ Rovi. "Ralph Carney: Roll Out the Barrel > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Albums of the Year – 1988". Spex. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Roll Out the Barrel (booklet). Jad Fair and Kramer. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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