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Cannonball

Catalog # UK: 4AD (BAD 3011) - 12"
UK: 4AD (BAD 3011 CD) - CD5
US: 4AD/Elektra (66279-2)
Release Date: August 9, 1993
Length: 14:05

Tracks
1. Cannonball (3:33) Bass Guitar Tab Guitar Tab Lyrics   Video
2. Cro-Aloha (2:15)   Guitar Tab Lyrics MP3  
3. Lord of the Thighs (3:58)       MP3  
4. 900 (4:27)       MP3  

Description:

A 4-song single featuring a demo version of "No Aloha".

Notes:

Kelley Deal: guitar, vocals
Kim Deal: guitar, vocals
Jim MacPherson: drums
Josephine Wiggs: bass, vocals

Josephine Wiggs: cello, piano, lead vocal on "Lord of the Thighs" and "900"
Carrie Bradley: violin on "900"

"Cannonball" recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco
Produced by Kim Deal and Mark Freegard

"Cro-Aloha" recorded at Cro-Magnon, Dayton
Engineered by Joe Buben and John Shough

"Lord of the Thighs" recorded at Refraze, Dayton
Engineered by Daniel Presley

"900" recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco
Produced by Josephine Wiggs and Mark Freegard

Art direction and design: Vaughan Oliver
Design assistance: Paul McMenamin
Photography: Jason Love

Trivia:

  • "Cro-Aloha" is a demo version of "No Aloha" from Last Splash. It was the first recording that Jim MacPherson did with the Breeders
  • "Cannonball" was chosen as single of the year by both NME and Melody Maker
  • "Lord of the Thighs" is an Aerosmith cover
  • Josephine wrote and sings "900"

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