Roasted Right Explained

Roasted Right
Type:	ep
Artist:	Squirrel Nut Zippers
Cover:	Roastedrightsnz.jpg
Released:	1994;
Recorded:	December 15, 1993
Genre:	Dixieland jazz swing blues
Label:	Merge
Producer:	Squirrel Nut Zippers
Next Title:	The Inevitable
Next Year:	1995

Roasted Right is the debut recording by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers, first released as a 7" in 1994,^[1] and subsequently re-released with an additional track as an EP in 1997.^[2] Unlike later music by the Zippers, Roasted Right features a more blues-based sound without brass or woodwinds.^[3] The tracks "Anything But Love" and "Wash Jones" are early versions of songs later re-recorded for full-length albums.

Track listing

7" Vinyl 1994 (MRG057):

1. "Little Mother-in-Law" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:36
2. "(You Are My) Radio" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:08
3. "Anything But Love" (Raleigh) — 2:45

CD 1997 EP (MRG 057 CD):

1. "Little Mother-in-Law" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:36
2. "(You Are My) Radio" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:08
3. "Anything But Love" (Raleigh) — 2:45
4. "Wash Jones" (Mathus) — 2:46

Personnel

• Jimbo Mathus – guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
• Katharine Whalen – banjo, ukulele, lead vocals
• John Kempannin – violin
• Don Raleigh – double bass
• Chris Phillips – contraption kit
• Ken Mosher – drums, vocals

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/Squirrel-Nut-Zippers-Roasted-Right/release/1070947 Squirrel Nut-Zippers: Roasted Right 7"
2. https://www.discogs.com/Squirrel-Nut-Zippers-Roasted-Right/release/500756 Squirrel Nut-Zippers: Roasted Right EP
3. Web site: DaRonco. Mike. Roasted Right - Squirrel Nut Zippers. AllMusic. 15 November 2016.