Rheostatics (Canadian indie gods) Whale Music 2LP 1CD NEW RARE

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Rheostatics

Whale Music

Six Shooter Records SIXLP0055 2010 2X12" 33rpm 1XCD (Canada)

Whale Music is a 1992 album by Canadian rock band Rheostatics. It should not be confused with the soundtrack to the film Whale Music, which was also composed by the band and released in 1994.

The album cover is part of a painting by guitarist Martin Tielli.

In 1996, the Canadian music magazine Chart conducted a reader poll to determine the greatest Canadian albums of all time. Whale Music placed fifth in that poll (behind only Sloan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and The Tragically Hip.) When the magazine conducted a follow-up poll in 2000, Whale Music placed fourth (behind Mitchell, Young and Sloan), and was followed in fifth by the band's 1991 album Melville. In the magazine's third poll in 2005, Whale Music placed tenth. It is one of six albums to have ranked in the top ten in all three polls.

It was ranked 19th in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.

Barenaked Ladies, who had been guest musicians on the album, also covered "Legal Age Life at Variety Store" on the 2007 Rheostatics tribute album The Secret Sessions. Their version also included guest performers Jason Plumb and Tim Mech. On the same album, The Inbreds covered "Dope Fiends and Boozehounds" and By Divine Right covered "Shaved Head".

 Tracklist
A1   Self Serve Gas Station  
A2   California Dreamline  
A3   Rain, Rain, Rain  
A4   Queer  
B1   King Of The Past  
B2   RDA (Rock Death America)  
B3   The Headless One  
B4   Legal Age Life At Variety Store  
B5   What's Going On Around Here?  
C1   Shaved Head  
C2   Palomar  
C3   Guns  
C4   Sickening Song  
D1   Soul Glue  
D2   Beerbash  
D3   Who?  
D4   Dope Fiends And Boozehounds  
CD-1   Self Serve Gas Station  
CD-2   California Dreamline  
CD-3   Rain, Rain, Rain  
CD-4   Queer  
CD-5   King Of The Past  
CD-6   RDA (Rock Death America)  
CD-7   The Headless One  
CD-8   Legal Age Life At Variety Store  
CD-9   What's Going On Around Here?  
CD-10   Shaved Head  
CD-11   Palomar  
CD-12   Guns  
CD-13   Sickening Song  
CD-14   Soul Glue  
CD-15   Beerbash  
CD-16   Who?  
CD-17   Dope Fiends And Boozehounds

Personnel

    Dave Allen (credited on some tracks as "De Vallion String Quartet") – strings, violin, backing vocals
    Barenaked Ladies (credited as "Scarborough Naked Youth Choir") – chorus
    Joey Bechta – tambourine, backing vocals
    Dave Bidini – bass, guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
    Chris Brown – organ, piano, trombone
    Richard Burgmann – power tools
    Dave Clark – percussion, drums, vocals, power tools, alarm clock
    Matt DeMatteo – producer, engineer, power tools
    Kevin Gould – arranger
    Gene Hardy – saxophone
    Ormond Jobin – producer, engineer
    Tim Martin – accordion, vocals
    Tim Mech – electric guitar
    Lewis Melville – banjo, pedal steel, electric guitar, steel guitar
    Peter Moore – mastering
    Michael Phillip Wojewoda – guitar, tambourine, backing vocals, Egg shaker, Moog synthesizer
    Neil Peart – percussion, arranger, drums
    Pyramid of Stupidity Singers – vocals
    The Raindrops – backing vocals
    Tannis Slimmon – backing vocals
    James Stewart – producer, engineer
    Martin Tielli – guitar, vocals
    Dutch Toko – classical guitar
    Tim Vesely – acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, accordion, vocals, string arrangements, power tools, mini moo

Condition:  2 LPs and CD are NEW in plasticized paper inner sleeves in a gatefold picture sleeve with 2-fold glossy poster/lyrics sheet

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