Happy 14½ Explained

Happy 14½
Type:	EP
Artist:	King Missile
Cover:	Happy 14½.jpg
Released:	1992
Genre:	Avant-garde
Length:	14:30
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Kramer, King Missile

Happy 14½ is an EP by avant-garde band King Missile. It was released in 1992, shortly before the band's album Happy Hour. The EP was intended for promotional use only, and not supposed to be sold; nonetheless, copies are sometimes available in "used" sections of record stores because some people who received the EP sold it anyway.^[1]

Just as Happy Hour is approximately one hour long, Happy 14½ is approximately 14½ minutes in length.

Track listing

All lyrics by John S. Hall (except "All Things Everywhere," by Chris Xefos).

1. "Martin Scorsese (PG-13)" – 2:48
   • This track is the "clean" version of "Martin Scorsese" from Happy Hour. In the "PG-13" version, Hall omits the original's 13 instances of the expletive fuck but does not edit the original's violent content.
2. "Detachable Penis" – 3:21
   • This track also appears on Happy Hour.
3. "Nietzsche Sneezes" – 3:27
4. "All Things Everywhere" – 2:47
   • These two tracks appear exclusively on this release.
5. "The Bunny Song" [live] – 1:57
   • The studio version of this track appears on the 1988 album They.

Personnel

• John S. Hall – lead vocals (except on "All Things Everywhere")
• Dave Rick – guitars
• Chris Xefos – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "All Things Everywhere"
• Roger Murdock – drums, percussion

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discography . Laundry Lists of Nonsense . 2008-05-29 .