Let's Spin!
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Let's Spin! is the title of the debut album by rock band
The Swirling Eddies
, released in 1988 on Alarma Records
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Although the true identities of the Swirling Eddies were later revealed, it remained a complete mystery for most people at the time of this albums release. Frontline Records helped to launch the Swirling Eddies debut release with a "Guess The Eddies" contest. Fliers and magazine advertisements were distributed that included clues as to the identities of the Eddies. Contest participants were able to submit their own lists of who they thought the Eddies might be.
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The Swirling Eddies
The Swirling Eddies
The Swirling Eddies are a band that began as an anonymous spinoff from the band Daniel Amos, along with new drummer David Raven.-Career:For each Swirling Eddies release, band members adopted pseudonyms for the liner notes; "Camarillo Eddy" , "Berger Roy Al" , "Gene Pool" , "Arthur Fhardy" , "Spot"...
, released in 1988 on Alarma Records
Alarma Records
Alarma Records is a sublabel of Frontline Records.Alarma! Records and Tapes was originally formed in 1983 by the band Daniel Amos, with musician Tom Howard, for the release of their Doppelgänger album...
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Although the true identities of the Swirling Eddies were later revealed, it remained a complete mystery for most people at the time of this albums release. Frontline Records helped to launch the Swirling Eddies debut release with a "Guess The Eddies" contest. Fliers and magazine advertisements were distributed that included clues as to the identities of the Eddies. Contest participants were able to submit their own lists of who they thought the Eddies might be.
Side one
- "Let's Spin!" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Catch That Angel" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "The Unsuccessful Dutch Missionary" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "The Big Guns" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Rodeo Drive" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Ed Takes A Vacation (A Suite)" (Words by Camarillo Eddy, Music by Camarillo Eddy, Gene Pool, Berger Roy Al)
Side two
- "Snowball" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy, Gene Pool, Berger Roy Al, Hort Elvison)
- "I've Got An Idea" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Don't Ask Me How I Feel" ( (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "Ed Again" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
- "What A World, What A World" (Words and music by Camarillo Eddy)
Personnel
- Camarillo EddyTerry Scott TaylorTerry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...
on guitars and vocals. - Gene PoolGreg FleschGreg Flesch is a guitarist and musician, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies .Flesch joined D.A...
on lead guitars, keyboards. - Arthur FhardyRob WatsonRobert D. Watson is a keyboard player, producer and composer best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies...
on keyboards. - SpotJerry ChamberlainJerry Chamberlain , is a United States singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies ....
on guitars. - Berger Roy AlTim ChandlerTim Chandler is a bass guitar player, best known for his work with the rock bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies and The Choir....
on bass guitar. - Hort Elvison on drums.
Additional musicians
- Jany Macklebee: backing vocal and speaks "Snowball."
- Buckeye Jazzbo: a horn.
- Horns performed by the Horns O' Plenty under the direction of Buckeye Jazzbo.
Production notes
- Engineered by Doug Doyle.
- Mixed by Camarillo EddyTerry Scott TaylorTerry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...
and Doug Doyle. - Recorded and Mixed at Asylomar Studios, Costa Mesa, CaliforniaCosta Mesa, CaliforniaCosta Mesa is a city in Orange County, California. The population was 109,960 at the 2010 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a primarily suburban and "edge" city with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light...
. - Art Direction and Design by Jeb McSwaggartEd McTaggartEd McTaggart is an American drummer and artist. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Daniel Amos.McTaggart joined DA in 1976, after years of playing with Bill Sprouse Jr.'s band The Road Home....
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