Album
Attempted Mustache
1973 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
6 collectors on Gatefold own this
Attempted Mustache is a Rock album by Loudon Wainwright III, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 27 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
About
Following the surprise success of novelty hit "Dead Skunk" on Loudon Wainwright's first full-band production, <i>Album III</i>, he headed to Nashville to cut <i>Attempted Mustache</i> with producer Bob Johnston (Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, et al) and some hotshot country musicians. There's not much country flavor to the album; like its predecessor it alternates between solo acoustic tunes and band-backed folk rock. While Wainwright never had another hit after "Dead Skunk," a number of the songs had lives beyond <i>Attempted Mustache</i> -- "Swimming Song" was covered by Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Kate was Wainwright's wife at the time), Lucy Kaplansky, and others, and was featured in the film <i>The Squid and the Whale</i>; Johnny Cash cut absurdist parable "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" on his landmark <i>American Recordings</i> album; and the Kate-penned "Come a Long Way" showed up on the McGarrigles' second LP. But the song bearing the most portent was "Dilated to Meet You," a wry greeting to the baby Wainwright and McGarrigle were expecting, who of course turned out to be future singer/songwriter star Rufus Wainwright.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Swimming Song2:26
- A2A.M. World2:31
- A3Bell-Bottom Pants2:27
- A4Liza2:47
- A5I Am The Way3:12
- A6Clockwork Chartreuse3:37
Side B
- B1Down Drinking At The Bar3:55
- B2The Man Who Couldn't Cry6:16
- B3Come A Long Way2:45
- B4Nocturnal Stumblebutt3:45
- B5Dilated To Meet You2:02
- B6Lullaby2:55
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- playful
- bohemian
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Doug KershawFIDDLE FIDDLE, VOCALS FIDDLE, VOICE
- Hargus RobbinsPIANO, ORGAN
- Johnny ChristopherACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR MUSICIAN, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Kate McGarrigleBANJO, VOCALS MUSICIAN, BANJO, VOCALS
- Kenny ButtreyDRUMS MUSICIAN, DRUMS
- Loudon Wainwright IIIACOUSTIC GUITAR, BANJO ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BANJO, VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS
- Mac GaydenACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, SLIDE GUITAR MUSICIAN, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, SLIDE GUITAR
- Pig RobbinsMUSICIAN, PIANO, ORGAN PIANO, ORGAN
- Reggie YoungACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR MUSICIAN, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Ron CorneliusACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR MUSICIAN, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Tommy CogbillBASS MUSICIAN, BASS
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 27 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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