Big Top Halloween
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| Released | February 1988 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | Ultrasuede | |||
| The Afghan Whigs chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Big Top Halloween is the first album by the band The Afghan Whigs.[3] It was released in 1988 via Ultrasuede.[4][5]
Two thousand copies of the record were pressed.[6]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "there's a surprising amount of subtlety — sophistication, even — rustling beneath the boozy, gutter-rat surface of the quartet's self-released debut . . . an altogether terrific debut."[7]
Track listing
All tracks written by Greg Dulli and John Curley.
- "Here Comes Jesus"
- "In My Town"
- "Priscilla's Wedding"
- "Push"
- "Scream"
- "But Listen"
- "Big Top Halloween"
- "Life in a Day"
- "Sammy"
- "Doughball"
- "Back o' the Line"
- "Greek Is Extra"
References
- ^ "Big Top Halloween - The Afghan Whigs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (May 20, 2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Simon and Schuster – via Google Books.
- ^ Lindsay, Cam (May 4, 2017). "Rank Your Records: Greg Dulli Orders the Afghan Whigs' Seven Records".
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey. "The Afghan Whigs emerge closer than ever". Washington Post.
- ^ "The Afghan Whigs". All Tomorrow's Parties.
- ^ Staff, M. T. "A look back at the discography of the Afghan Whigs". Detroit Metro Times.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Afghan Whigs". www.trouserpress.com.