Back Cover
* This album was originaly released in 1989 as a 'Scott Mccaughey' solo album on the 'Pop llama' label
WHAT IS A BACK COVER?
Scott's back cover should contain simple ideas packaged in a neat orderly fashion. Everything should make sense, and should be alphabetized. Irrational concepts will be discarded immediatly, for they will only confuse potential buyers. The point of a back cover is to be informative and cheery. The artist should list who played on his record and what shoes they wore during the session. Did the sax player drink a soda while recording? The it damn well better be written on the back cover. The artist should include a wildly long list of thanks to everyone from his go-cart mechanic to the person who wipes his butt.
WHO PLAYED ON THIS RECORD?
Drums: Bob Dylan
Guitar: Scott
Produced by Malt Dimp
WHO REALY PLAYED ON THIS RECORD?
Scott urges people to buy this record even tough TAD HUTCHISON didn't play on it. It seems Scott ran out and hired Smithereens' drummer Dennis Diken. Unfortunately it was a good idea. It sounds great despite the fact that TAD HUTCHISON didn't play on it. Of course the other Young Fresh Fellows Chuck Carroll and Jim Sangster certainly played their little hearts out. Maybe TAD HUTCHISON had a cold or something. It didn't seem too difficult for Scott to get a second Smithereen, Jim "Tex" Babjak, to travel six thousand miles on a paper bicycle to play guitar either. I guess Scott already had enough of his "pals" gathered togheter to create a real "special" feeling and he didn't realy care for the services of TAD HUTCHISON. Blackie Rad of the Power Mowers plays the hedge clippers. Christy McWilson and Riki Mafune sing golden and i think Stick plays guitar and Conrad Uno produced the record, which had to be tough without the cheerful and disturbingly important presence of TAD HUTCHISON. The result is pure "magic". A lot of people don't like Scott, and frankly, I don't blame them.
SCOTT'S PERSONAL LIFE
Scott was born in a hospital and currently lives in an apartment. Scott invented foam and is a sculptor, mouse doctor, bank teller, musician, and a bus and ship driver. Scott has a beautifull wife of twenty years, Otis, and will soon be father of a bouncy orange basketball. His previous musical efforts include scoringa Broadway musical called "Drop the Anvil," a story about why people aren't happy.
SCOTT'S SECRET AMBITION
When I was born I decided to become
Scott McCaughey - vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano, mandoline, vibes. Dennis Diken - drums.
1. Losing Battle: Jim Sangster - lead guitar
2. Happy for the Box: Christy McWilson - harmony vocals
3. The Big Dead End
4. A Sobering Thought: Blackie - garden shears, 9-Pound Hammer; Jed Critter - dog wood saw, other services; Eric Erickson: slide mini-guitar; Emily Bishton - Star Trek vocal
5. Real True Tragedy Incindent: Jim Babjak - lead guitar
6. You'll Never See My Face Again: Jimmy Silva - 12-string guitar; Jed - slide guitar
(written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, Published by Gibb Brothers Music/Careers Music Inc., BMI)
7. I Might Have Listened
8. Evolution
9. Shut Them Out: Chuck Carroll - lead guitar; Brent Pennington - slide guitar
10. Big Deal
11. The Real Prime Directive: Brent Pennington - lead guitar
12. People Say: Christy McWilson and Riki Mafune - vocals
(written By Barry/Greenwich, Published by Songs of Polygram Int'l. Inc./Trio Music Co. Inc., BMI)
BONUS CUTS
13. Sittin' Round Doin' Nothin'
(Written by Hutchinson/McCaughey)
14. Roller Coaster Blues
Bonus Cuts feature Scott with the Ben Vaughn Combo: Ben - organ; Aldo Jones - piano, vocals; Mike Vogelmann - bass, vocals; Robbi Robinson - snare drum, vocals. And Uno - vocals.
Produced By Conrad Uno and Scott McCaughey for PopLlama Products. Recorded by Uno at Egg studio, Seatle (parts of track #4 recorded Upstairs At Eric's). Songs by Scott McCaughey, MacNor Music, BMI, administered by Bug Music,Except as noted. Cover paintings by Kevin Wilson. Back Cover Liner Notes by Tad Hutchison. Photo by Marty Perez. Vinyl version still available from PopLlama: PO Box 95364, Seatl-tle WA 98145-2364. Special Thanks to Dennis Dikeb abd Conrad Uno.