Daddy Has a Tail!

Daddy Has a Tail!
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 1989 (1989-07-10)
StudioDeath Jam Studio
(Detroit, MI)
GenreNoise rock
Length37:05
LabelAmphetamine Reptile
ProducerCows, David B. Livingstone
Cows chronology
Taint Pluribus Taint Unum
(1987)
Daddy Has a Tail!
(1989)
Effete and Impudent Snobs
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Daddy Has a Tail! is the second studio album by Minneapolis-based noise rock band Cows.[2][3] It was released on July 10, 1989, via Amphetamine Reptile Records, their first album for the label.[4][5]

Recording

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The album was recorded and mixed by David B. Livingstone, who at the time was the guitarist for God Bullies, and producer Tim Mac. Originally, the record had been mixed to videotape but the result was of poor quality, forcing Mac and Livingstone to remix the entire album from scratch within the relatively short time span of 4 hours. Regarding the album's current mix, Livingstone has said, "I always felt that they got really screwed. I felt really bad." and that he intends to eventually remix the entire album from the original masters.[6]

Release

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The album was never released on its own on CD. It can be found on the Old Gold 1989–1991 compilation released in 1996, with the exception of the song "Chow". Amphetamine Reptile Europe released the album in its entirety on a two-for-one CD that included "Peacetika", although "I Miss Her Beer" and "Sugar" are combined into one track.

The song "Chow" appears on a split with the Melvins for Sugar Daddy Live.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Cows, except "Shaking" by Johnny Kidd

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Shaking"2:47
2."Camouflage Monkey"2:14
3."Part My Konk"6:09
4."Bum in the Alley"3:18
5."Chow"3:43
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."By the Throat"2:08
2."I Miss Her Beer"2:09
3."Sugar"2:47
4."Chasin' Darla"4:28
5."Sticky and Sweet"4:29

Personnel

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Adapted from the Daddy Has a Tail! liner notes.[7]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1989 Amphetamine Reptile CS, LP ARR 89163

References

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  1. ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "Cows: Daddy Has a Tail! > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (June 19, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 1989". Kerrang!. 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ Old Gold 1989–1991 (booklet). Cows. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Amphetamine Reptile Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Edgerton, Robin; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cows". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Prindle, Mark. "David B. Livingstone Interview". 2004, cited December 8, 2010
  7. ^ Daddy Has a Tail! (sleeve). Cows. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Amphetamine Reptile Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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