Sun City Girls (album)

Sun City Girls
Studio album by Sun City Girls
Released	1984
Recorded	Cereus and Desert Sounds Studios, Phoenix, AZ
Genre	Experimental rock, noise rock, avant-garde jazz
Length	40:39
Label	Placebo
Producer	The Cat, Greg Hynes, Tony Victor
Sun City Girls chronology
Sun City Girls (1984) Grotto of Miracles (1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

Sun City Girls is the eponymously titled debut studio album of American experimental rock band Sun City Girls, released in 1984 by Placebo Records.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sun City Girls, except "Helwa Shak" which is a traditional arrangement. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Caravan of Scars"	3:55
2.	"Uncle Jim"	3:20
3.	"Hitman Boy"	2:08
4.	"Jokers on a Waltz"	2:36
5.	"Rubber Stamp Icons (Of You)"	2:06
6.	"The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Trick"	2:41
7.	"Black Tent"	2:22

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"561B (For Alexis)"	1:00
2.	"Rappin' Head"	2:31
3.	"My Painted Tomb"	1:53
4.	"Trippin' on Krupa"	1:48
5.	"Metaphors in a Mixmaster"	3:45
6.	"Your Bible Set Off My Smoke Alarm"	1:04
7.	"Helwa Shak"	3:43
8.	"Moment of a Million Lands"	1:54
9.	"Woman in Mourning"	2:58
10.	"Vomiting Diamonds"	0:56

Personnel

Adapted from the Sun City Girls liner notes.^[3]

Sun City Girls Alan Bishop – bass guitar, guitar, alto saxophone, trumpet, dulcimer, tape, percussion, vocals Richard Bishop – lap steel guitar, piano, organ, melodica, flute, percussion Charles Gocher – drums, horns, guitar, percussion, bongos, güiro, bells, triangle, whistle, xylophone, vocals

Production and additional personnel Tom Barnes – engineering The Cat – production Greg Hynes – production Sandy Lamont – engineering M.A.C. – cover art Sun City Girls – mixing Tony Victor – production Jeff Wetherby – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1984	Placebo	LP	PLA 701

References

1. Foster, Patrick. "Sun City Girls: Sun City Girls > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
2. Robbins, Ira; Sprague, David (2007). "Sun City Girls". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
3. Sun City Girls (sleeve). Sun City Girls. Phoenix, Arizona: Placebo Records. 1984.