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Clam Dip & Other Delights 
EP by Soul Asylum Released April 14, 1989 Recorded 1987 - 1988 Genre Alternative rock Length 18:49 Label Twin/Tone Producer Soul Asylum, Tom Herbers Professional reviews Soul Asylum chronology Hang Time
(1988)Clam Dip & Other Delights
(1989)And the Horse They Rode in On
(1990)Clam Dip & Other Delights is the 1989 grab-bag EP from Minneapolis rockers Soul Asylum. The title and cover art are both parodies of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass's album Whipped Cream and Other Delights. It was a humorous nod to their new record label, A&M (the "A" standing for "Alpert"). Bassist Karl Mueller sat in for the original album's model, Dolores Erickson. Dave Ayers, the band's first manager, said that Mueller had to sit for hours in a foul-smelling combination of sour cream, paint, whipped cream and seafood. [1] Also, the album makes fun of the A&M logo being under the title of the album, incorporating the Twin/Tone Records logo instead.
The EP originally was released in England featuring three covers: Foreigner's "Juke Box Hero," Janis Joplin's "Move Over" and "Chains," by an obscure Minneapolis group called the Wad. Only "Chains" was included on the American release.
The song "P-9" was written to benefit striking Hormel workers in Austin, Minnesota.
The album is currently in print on Rykodisc Records.
Track listing
- "Just Plain Evil" – 3:01
- "Chains" – 3:18
- "Secret No More" – 2:43
- "Artificial Heart" – 3:37
- "P-9" – 2:32
- "Take It To the Root" – 3:38
Dave Pirner – Dan Murphy – Tommy Stinson – Michael Bland Former members Albums Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck (1984) – Made to Be Broken (1986) – Time's Incinerator (1986) – While You Were Out (1986) – Hang Time (1988) – Clam Dip & Other Delights (1989) – And the Horse They Rode In On (1990) – Grave Dancers Union (1992) – Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995) – Candy from a Stranger (1998) – The Silver Lining (2006)Singles "Artificial Heart" – "Somebody to Shove" – "Black Gold" – "Runaway Train" – "Misery" – "Just Like Anyone"Compilations Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum (2000) – Closer to the Stars: Best of the Twin/Tone Years (2006)
Welcome to the Minority – The A&M Years 1988-1991 (2007)Live and other projects After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 (2004)Related articles Categories:- Soul Asylum albums
- 1989 EPs
- 1980s punk rock album stubs
- 1980s alternative rock album stubs
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