The Dirt of Luck

Infobox Album
Name = The Dirt of Luck
Type = Studio album
Artist = Helium


Released = April 1995
Recorded = 1994
Genre = Indie rock, Alternative rock
Length = 44:17
Label = Matador Records
Producer = Helium Adam Lasus
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ih9ss38ua3ng link]
Last album = "Pirate Prude"
(1994)
This album = "The Dirt of Luck"
(1995)
Next album = "Superball E.P."
(1995)

"The Dirt of Luck" was the first full length album from American indie rock band Helium. It was released in April 1995 on Matador Records and was produced by Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Versus, Madder Rose, Clem Snide)

Track listing

#"Pat's Trick" - 3:20
#"Trixie's Star" - 2:44
#"Silver Angel" - 2:54
#"Baby's Going Underground" - 6:24
#"Medusa" - 3:10
#"Comet #9" - 2:09
#"Skeleton" - 4:11
#"Superball" - 2:35
#"All the X's Have Wings" - 3:13
#"Oh the Wind and Rain" - 5:29
#"Honeycomb" - 4:22
#"Flower of the Apocalypse" - 3:46

Personnel

*Mary Timony - Organ, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Xylophone
*Ash Bowie - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
*Shawn King Devlin - Percussion, Drums
*Adam Lasus - Producer
*Greg Calbi - Mastering

Trivia

*The main guitar riff from "Skeleton" was later borrowed by Sonic Youth for the song "Sunday".