Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham
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Released | 1991 | |||
Studio | Reaction Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
Genre | Instrumental rock | |||
Length | 40:31 | |||
Label | Cargo | |||
Producer | Coyote Shivers | |||
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Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham is the debut album by Canadian surf rock group Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, released in 1991 through Cargo Records.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham" | 0:50 |
2. | "Reid's Situation" | 1:18 |
3. | "I Know a Guy Named Larry" (contains an interpolation of "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Louis Prima) | 1:19 |
4. | "Exit from Vince Lombardi High School" | 1:30 |
5. | "Aunt's Invasion" | 1:52 |
6. | "Running Meredith" | 2:11 |
7. | "Bang Bang" (writer: Sonny Bono) | 2:00 |
8. | "Hot Box Car" | 1:33 |
9. | "In My Room" (writers: Gary Usher, Brian Wilson) | 2:14 |
10. | "Dewy Drops of Spring" | 0:22 |
11. | "5 American 6 Canadian" | 1:26 |
12. | "Who Painted Whistler's Mother" | 2:16 |
13. | "Case of the Missing Lady Fingers" | 2:02 |
14. | "Jackpot" | 2:01 |
15. | "D. Tour" | 1:53 |
16. | "Hunter S. Thompson's Younger Brother" | 1:54 |
17. | "Misogomy & the Object" | 2:12 |
18. | "Ben Hur Picked Off in a Gazebo" | 0:54 |
19. | "Who's Afraid of Alison Hymer/Wow Flutter Hiss" | 3:24 |
20. | "You Spin Me Round '86" | 1:56 |
21. | "Babakganoosh" | 1:52 |
22. | "Siesta Cinema" | 2:50 |
23. | "Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham" (Reprise) | 0:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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24. | "Thanks for Buying Our CD" | 0:52 |
25. | "Shakin' All Over" | 0:26 |
Personnel
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
- Brian Connelly – guitar, keyboards
- Reid Diamond – bass guitar
- Don Pyle – drums
- Production and additional personnel
- Derek Von Essen – photography
- Ormond Jobin – recording
- Coyote Shivers – mixing, production
References
- ^ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Robbins, Ira (2007). "Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
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External links
- Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham at Discogs (list of releases)