Watusi Rodeo
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Watusi Rodeo was the debut independent EP
from the American jangle pop
group Guadalcanal Diary
. It was released in 1983 on DB Records
. The album was later re-released by Rhino Handmade
on the same CD as their re-release of the band's debut LP
, Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man
.
"Watusi Rodeo" was also a song which the band used to close most of their live performances.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
from the American jangle pop
Jangle pop
Jangle pop is a genre of alternative rock from the mid-1980s that "marked a return to the chiming or jangly guitars and pop melodies of the '60s" bands such as The Byrds, with their electric twelve-string guitars and power pop song structures. Mid-1980s jangle pop was a non-mainstream "pop-based...
group Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary (band)
Guadalcanal Diary is an alternative jangle pop group. They originated in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, but they were often billed as being "from Athens, Georgia" in the early 1980s. The band formed in 1981 and disbanded in 1989. They reformed in 1997, but never recorded any new material...
. It was released in 1983 on DB Records
DB Records
DB Records is a record label owned by Danny Beard. The label's headquarters reside in the Wax N Facts record store in the Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood of Little Five Points.-History:In 1978, Danny Beard helped some friends in an Athens, Georgia rock band...
. The album was later re-released by Rhino Handmade
Rhino Entertainment
Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...
on the same CD as their re-release of the band's debut LP
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man
Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man
Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man was the first full-length album by Marietta, Georgia jangle poppers Guadalcanal Diary. The album was released in 1984 and was produced by Don Dixon. It was reissued on CD by Rhino Handmade in 2003, with additional tracks from the Watusi Rodeo EP, the B-side...
.
"Watusi Rodeo" was also a song which the band used to close most of their live performances.
Track listing
- "Michael Rockefeller" (Murray AttawayMurray AttawayMurray Attaway was the lead singer and guitarist for the Marietta, Georgia jangle pop band Guadalcanal Diary. After the band's breakup, Attaway recorded one solo album, titled In Thrall, which was released in 1993. Attaway also had the track "Allegory" featured on DGC Rarities, Vol. 1.-External...
) – 4:52 - "Liwa Wechi" (Miriam MakebaMiriam MakebaMiriam Makeba , nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award winning South African singer and civil rights activist....
) – 2:50 - "I Wish I Killed John Wayne" (Attaway, Walls) – 3:20
- "Dead Eyes" (Attaway, Walls) – 3:12)