Roasted Right is the debut recording by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers, first released as a 7" in 1994,Squirrel Nut-Zippers: Roasted Right 7" Discogs.org. Retrieved on August 10, 2020. and subsequently re-released with an additional track as an EP in 1997.Squirrel Nut-Zippers: Roasted Right EP Discogs.org. Retrieved on August 10, 2020. Unlike later music by the Zippers, Roasted Right features a more blues-based sound without brass or woodwinds. The tracks "Anything But Love" and "Wash Jones" are early versions of songs later re-recorded for full-length albums.
Track listing 7" Vinyl 1994 (MRG057): "Little Mother-in-Law" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:36 "(You Are My) Radio" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:08 "Anything But Love" (Raleigh) — 2:45
CD 1997 EP (MRG 057 CD): "Little Mother-in-Law" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:36 "(You Are My) Radio" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:08 "Anything But Love" (Raleigh) — 2:45 "Wash Jones" (Mathus) — 2:46
Personnel Jimbo Mathus – guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals Katharine Whalen – banjo, ukulele, lead vocals John Kempannin – violin Don Raleigh – double bass Chris Phillips – contraption kit Ken Mosher – drums, vocals
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