The Big Sell-Out is the fourth studio album by the experimental college rock/art-rock band Bongwater. It was recorded in 1991 and released in 1992. In 1998, the album was remastered by Alan Douches and Kramer for its inclusion in Box of Bongwater set.[2]
The album is widely considered to be a representation of the growing rift between Magnuson and Kramer. The cover boasts of containing the singles "Celebrity Compass", "Schmoozedance", and "Free Love Messes Up My Life". "Celebrity Compass" was originally introduced during a performance of "You Don't Love Me Yet" by Roky Erikson on an episode of the variety show Night Music, which also featured Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
Maintaining their tradition of neo-psychedelia, "Ye Olde Backlash" contains a melody somewhat reminiscent of "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds. The band's habit of name-dropping also continues as Magnuson mentions a casual meeting with Lenny Kravitz in the song "What's Big in England Now?"
The title track ends with a sound file of the self-promotional audio tape by "J&H Productions", the talent agency of an unknown man living in Cincinnati, Ohio sent to the entertainment industry, claiming to represent "star after star after star". "Holding Hands" is actually a gruesome tale of young lovers trying to escape Nazi-occupation of some undetermined Eastern European country. The album ends with a cover of the Fred Neil song "Everybody's Talkin'" where Ann narrates, assisting one of her relatives in suicide prevention.
sell, fourth, studio, album, experimental, college, rock, rock, band, bongwater, recorded, 1991, released, 1992, 1998, album, remastered, alan, douches, kramer, inclusion, bongwater, studio, album, bongwaterreleasedmarch, 1992, 1992, recordedsummer, 1991studio. The Big Sell Out is the fourth studio album by the experimental college rock art rock band Bongwater It was recorded in 1991 and released in 1992 In 1998 the album was remastered by Alan Douches and Kramer for its inclusion in Box of Bongwater set 2 The Big Sell OutStudio album by BongwaterReleasedMarch 1992 1992 03 RecordedSummer 1991StudioNoise New York New York City NY GenreAlternative rock art rock experimental rockLength56 52LabelShimmy DiscProducerKramerBongwater chronologyThe Power of Pussy 1990 The Big Sell Out 1992 The Peel Session 1992 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 The album is widely considered to be a representation of the growing rift between Magnuson and Kramer The cover boasts of containing the singles Celebrity Compass Schmoozedance and Free Love Messes Up My Life Celebrity Compass was originally introduced during a performance of You Don t Love Me Yet by Roky Erikson on an episode of the variety show Night Music which also featured Screamin Jay Hawkins Maintaining their tradition of neo psychedelia Ye Olde Backlash contains a melody somewhat reminiscent of For Your Love by The Yardbirds The band s habit of name dropping also continues as Magnuson mentions a casual meeting with Lenny Kravitz in the song What s Big in England Now The title track ends with a sound file of the self promotional audio tape by J amp H Productions the talent agency of an unknown man living in Cincinnati Ohio sent to the entertainment industry claiming to represent star after star after star Holding Hands is actually a gruesome tale of young lovers trying to escape Nazi occupation of some undetermined Eastern European country The album ends with a cover of the Fred Neil song Everybody s Talkin where Ann narrates assisting one of her relatives in suicide prevention Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Release history 4 References 5 External linksTrack listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Ye Olde Backlash Kramer Ann Magnuson2 412 The Real Thing Kramer Ann Magnuson3 093 Free Love Messes Up My Life Randolph A Hudson III Kramer Ann Magnuson2 174 You re Like Me Now Randolph A Hudson III Kramer Ann Magnuson4 315 I Wanna Talk About It Now Kramer3 426 What s Big in England Now Kramer Ann Magnuson1 447 Schmoozedance Kramer Ann Magnuson3 538 Celebrity Compass Randolph A Hudson III Kramer Ann Magnuson3 269 When Johnnie Dies Kramer Ann Magnuson3 4910 The Big Sell Out Kramer3 4911 Over the Credit Line Kramer Ann Magnuson3 0912 Flop Sweats Kramer Ann Magnuson4 0813 Holding Hands Kramer Ann Magnuson1 4014 Flute of Shame Kramer Ann Magnuson1 5415 On the Cusp of 1970 Kramer Ann Magnuson2 5716 Her Litigious Nature Kramer Ann Magnuson2 5717 Love Song Ann Magnuson Kurt Weill3 5018 Everybody s Talking Ann Magnuson Fred Neil3 16Personnel editAdapted from the liner notes of The Power of Pussy 3 BongwaterRandolph A Hudson III guitar Kramer vocals instruments engineering production David Licht drums percussion Ann Magnuson vocals Production and additional personnelLaurie Henzel art direction Michael Lavine photography Ron Paul assistant engineerRelease history editRegion Date Label Format CatalogUnited States 1992 Shimmy Disc CD LP shimmy 050Netherlands SDE 9239References edit Raggett Ned Bongwater The Big Sell Out gt Review Allmusic Retrieved August 4 2015 Gehr Richard Pattyn Jay 2007 Bongwater Trouser Press Retrieved August 4 2015 The Power of Pussy booklet Bongwater New York City New York Shimmy Disc 1990 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link External links editThe Big Sell Out at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Big Sell Out amp oldid 1063325516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
