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:Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales

{{Infobox album

| name = Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales

| type = Album

| artist = William Burroughs with the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

| cover = Spare_Ass_Annie_and_Other_Tales.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 28, 1993

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Spoken word

| length = 47:45

| label = Island

| producer = Hal Willner

| chronology = The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

| prev_title = Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000102558 |title=Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales - William S. Burroughs |last=Lengeman |first=William |website=AllMusic |access-date=2018-11-01}}

| rev2= Chicago Tribune

| rev2Score= {{rating|3.5|4}}{{Cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-12-02/features/9312020014_1_star-annie-and-other-tales-spare-ass-annie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203122406/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-12-02/features/9312020014_1_star-annie-and-other-tales-spare-ass-annie |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 3, 2012 |title=William S. Burroughs Spare Ass Annie And Other Tales (Island Red Label) |last=Preston |first=Rohan B. |date=1993-12-02 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2018-11-01 |language=en-US}}

| rev3= Edmonton Journal

| rev3Score={{rating|3|5}}{{Cite news |title=Listening to master of surreal satire on record of guaranteed curiosity |last=Levesque |first=Roger |date=1993-11-13 |work=Edmonton Journal}}

| rev4= Philadelphia Inquirer

| rev4Score={{rating|2.5|4}}{{Cite news |title=ONCE, IT WASN'T COOL TO LIKE ABBA; NOW IT CAN BE SAID: THE MUSIC'S GREAT |last=Wood |first=Sam |date=1993-10-19 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales is a spoken word collaboration featuring William S. Burroughs reading excerpts from his books set to music by the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. The album was produced by Hal Willner. Critical response to the album was positive.

Track listing

  1. "Interlude 1" (0:23)
  2. "Spare Ass Annie" (4:30)
  3. "Interlude 2" (0:20)
  4. "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz" (2:22)
  5. "Interlude 3" (0:17)
  6. "Mildred Pierce Reporting" (2:05)
  7. "Dr. Benway Operates" (2:45)
  8. "Warning to Young Couples" (2:13)
  9. "Did I Ever Tell You About the Man That Taught His Asshole to Talk?" (6:18)
  10. "Last Words with Ras I. Zulu" (1:02)
  11. "A One God Universe" (3:32)
  12. "Interlude 4" (0:36)
  13. "The Junky's Christmas" (15:54)
  14. "Words of Advice for Young People" (4:41)
  15. "Last Words with Michael Franti" (0:47)

Film adaptation

Burroughs' recording of "The Junky's Christmas" was used as the soundtrack for a stop-motion animation short film of the same title released in 1993, directed by Nick Donkin and Melodie McDaniel, which also incorporated live-action footage of Burroughs.

References

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Category:The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy albums

Category:1993 albums

Category:Albums produced by Hal Willner

Category:Island Records albums

Category:William S. Burroughs albums

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