Fluting on the Hump
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{{Infobox album
| name = Fluting on the Hump
| type = studio
| artist = King Missile (Dog Fly Religion)
| cover = Fluting on the Hump (King Missile album) cover art.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1987
| recorded = Noise New York
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| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|experimental rock}}
| length = 22:35
| label = Shimmy Disc
| producer = Kramer
| chronology = King Missile
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = They
| next_year = 1988
}}
Fluting on the Hump is the first album by avant-garde band King Missile (Dog Fly Religion), first released exclusively in LP format in 1987 and later included on the CD compilation Mystical Shit & Fluting on the Hump.{{cite journal |first1=Richard |last1=Gehr |first2=Ira |last2=Robbins |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/king-missile-dog-fly-religion/ |title=King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) |journal=Trouser Press |publisher=Trouser Press LLC |access-date=September 6, 2020}}{{cite book |first=Steven |last=Blush |author-link=Steven Blush |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ezTpDAAAQBAJ |title=Now I Got Worry: Indie Rock |others=New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB |publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group |date=October 4, 2016 |page=369 |isbn=9781250083616 |access-date=September 4, 2020}}{{cite book |first1=Joshua |last1=Blum |first2=Bob |last2=Holman |first3=Mark |last3=Pellington |author-link2=Bob Holman |author-link3=Mark Pellington |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=92ixAAAAIAAJ |title=John S. Hall |others=United States of Poetry |publisher=Harry N. Abrams |date=March 30, 1996 |page=171 |isbn=9780810939271 |access-date=September 6, 2020}}{{cite book |first=Jonathan |last=Buckley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fie47qSuTsoC |title=John S. Hall |others=The Rough Guide to Rock |publisher=Rough Guides |date=2003 |page=558 |isbn=9781858284576 |access-date=September 6, 2020}}
Reception
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000410508|pure_url=yes}}|title=King Missile: Fluting on the Hump > Overview |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 12, 2020}}
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AllMusic awarded Fluting on the Hump two out of five stars.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Lou
| length1 = 1:54
| title2 = At Dave's
| length2 = 2:01
| title3 = Muffy
| length3 = 2:29
| title4 = Take Stuff From Work
| length4 = 2:13
| title5 = Sensitive Artist
| length5 = 2:39
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Wuss
| length1 = 1:42
| title2 = Heavy Holy Man
| length2 = 2:13
| title3 = Pygmies & Drums
| length3 = 0:27
| title4 = Fluting on the Hump
| length4 = 2:26
| title5 = Dick
| length5 = 2:19
| title6 = That Old Dog
| length6 = 2:12
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the Fluting on the Hump liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Fluting on the Hump |others=King Missile |year=1987 |type=sleeve |publisher=Shimmy Disc |location=New York City}}>
King Missile
- John S. Hall – lead vocals
- Dogbowl – guitar, backing vocals
- R.B. Korbet –drums, backing vocals, lead vocals (B2)
- Alex DeLaszlo – bass, harmonica, saxophone, backing vocals
Additional performers
Production and design
Release history
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! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
United States
|rowspan="2"| 1987 |rowspan="2"| LP | SHIMMY-00003 |
Netherlands
| Shadowline | SR 6987 |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|kingmissile.com}}
- {{Discogs master |master=204064 |name=Fluting on the Hump |type=album}}
- [https://music.apple.com/us/album/mystical-shit-fluting-on-the-hump/153679449 Fluting on the Hump] at iTunes
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