Sun City Girls (album)

Sun City Girls
Studio album by Sun City Girls
Released	1984 (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)

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

Track listing

All tracks are written 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.

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