Sold Out (Squirrel Nut Zippers album) explained

Sold Out
Type:	ep
Artist:	Squirrel Nut Zippers
Cover:	Soldoutsnz.jpg
Recorded:	July 22, 1993 – March 22, 1997
Venue:	Spaceland, Hollywood; The Roxy, Atlanta
Genre:	Jazz swing
Label:	Mammoth
Producer:	Ken Mosher
Prev Title:	Hot
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Perennial Favorites
Next Year:	1998

Sold Out is limited edition EP by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers that was released in 1997. The album contains live songs and other obscure tracks.^[1]

Track listing

1. "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" (Mathus) – 3:32
2. "Bedlam Ballroom (Live)" (Guess) – 2:40
3. "Pallin' With Al (Live)" (Maxwell) – 2:49
4. "La Grippe (Live)" (Matthus) – 6:57
5. "I Raise Hell" (Jones) – 5:00
6. "Fell to Pieces" (Mathus) – 3:38

Hidden tracks

These appear after a period of silence on the "Fell to Pieces" (12:48) track.

1. "Pippo's Circus Theme" – 1:47
2. "Santa Claus Is Smoking Reefer" – 2:06
3. "If You Were Mine (Live)" – 3:16

Details

• "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" was intended for Perennial Favorites and features Andrew Bird on violin.
• A studio version of "Bedlam Ballroom" later appeared on 2000 album of the same name.
• Jingles from the Squirrel Brand Candy Company are featured after "Bedlam Ballroom" and "I Raise Hell."
• "Fell to Pieces" was reportedly recorded at the Zippers's second practice session in 1993.

Personnel

• Jimbo Mathus – vocals, guitar, tenor banjo, piano
• Tom Maxwell – vocals, guitar, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Katharine Whalen – vocals, banjo, ukulele
• Ken Mosher – alto and baritone saxophone, bass, drums, vocals
• Stacy Guess – trumpet
• Je Widenhouse – trumpet
• Stu Cole – bass
• Don Raleigh – bass
• Chris Phillips – drums, percussion^[2]

Additional personnel

• Andrew Bird – violin
• Hawkeye – mandolin
• The band Bio Ritmo appears on "La Grippe". Bio Ritmo includes:
  • Rene Herrera – vocals
  • Matt Paddock – alto saxophone
  • Bob Miller – trumpet
  • Giustino Riccio – timbales
  • Gabo Tomasini – congas/percussion
  • Jim Thomson – percussion
  • Clay Walker - sound recordist on "Pallin' with Al" and "I Raise Hell"^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Sold Out – Squirrel Nut Zippers. AllMusic. 19 July 2017.
2. Web site: Sold Out - Squirrel Nut Zippers Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 19 July 2017.
3. Web site: Squirrel Nut Zippers – Sold Out . discogs.com . 3 September 2020.