Sold Out (Squirrel Nut Zippers album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Sold Out
| type = ep
| artist = Squirrel Nut Zippers
| cover = Soldoutsnz.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1997|9|2}}
| recorded = July 22, 1993 – March 22, 1997
| venue = Spaceland, Hollywood; The Roxy, Atlanta
| studio =
| genre = *Jazz
| length = {{Duration|m=33|s=46}}
| label = Mammoth
| producer = Ken Mosher
| prev_title = Hot
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Perennial Favorites
| next_year = 1998
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score ={{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r312565|pure_url=yes}} link] |}}
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.{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=Sold Out – Squirrel Nut Zippers|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sold-out-mw0000028893|website=AllMusic|accessdate=19 July 2017}}
Track listing
- "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" (Mathus) – 3:32
- "Bedlam Ballroom (Live)" (Guess) – 2:40
- "Pallin' With Al (Live)" (Maxwell) – 2:49
- "La Grippe (Live)" (Matthus) – 6:57
- "I Raise Hell" (Jones) – 5:00
- "Fell to Pieces" (Mathus) – 3:38
= Hidden tracks =
These appear after a period of silence on the "Fell to Pieces" (12:48) track.
- "Pippo's Circus Theme" – 1:47
- "Santa Claus Is Smoking Reefer" – 2:06
- "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{{cite web|title=Sold Out - Squirrel Nut Zippers {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sold-out-mw0000028893/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=19 July 2017}}
= 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"{{cite web |title=Squirrel Nut Zippers – Sold Out |url=https://www.discogs.com/Squirrel-Nut-Zippers-Sold-Out/release/500447 |website=discogs.com |accessdate=3 September 2020}}