Sold Out is a limited edition EP by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers that was released in 1997. The album is a collection of rare material such as live performances and other unreleased songs.
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 "Fell to Pieces". "Pippo's Circus Theme" – 1:47 "Santa Claus Is Smoking Reefer" – 2:06 "If You Were Mine (Live)" – 3:16
Details A studio version of "Bedlam Ballroom" later appeared on the 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' second practice session in 1993.
Personnel Jimbo Mathus – vocals, guitar Tom Maxwell – vocals, guitar, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone on "Bedlam Ballroom" Katharine Whalen – vocals, banjo, ukulele Ken Mosher – alto and baritone saxophone, bass on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues", drums on "Fell To Pieces", vocals on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" and "Fell To Pieces" Je Widenhouse – trumpet Stu Cole – bass, vocals on "I Raise Hell" Chris Phillips – drums, percussion Additional musicians Andrew Bird – violin on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" Hawkeye [Jordan] – mandolin on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" Stacy Guess – trumpet on "Bedlam Ballroom" Don Raleigh – bass on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" and "Fell to Pieces" 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 Production Ken Mosher - producer, sound recordist on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues", "La Grippe", and "Fell to Pieces" Mike Napolitano - sound recordist on "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" Clay Walker – sound recordist on "Pallin' with Al" and "I Raise Hell" J.S Clark - sound recordist on "Bedlam Ballroom" Brent Lambert - mastering
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