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Route 666 (The Hamsters album)

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Released
  
1995

Producer
  
Snail's-Pace Slim

Release date
  
1995

Genre
  
Blues rock

Length
  
47:24

Artist
  
The Hamsters

Label
  
Rockin' Rodent Recordings

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Recorded
  
Roundel Studios, Horton Kirby, Kent, UK

Route 666 (1995)
  
The Jimi Hendrix Memorial Concerts 1995 (1996)

Similar
  
Hamster Jam, Condensed Hamsters, Open All Hours, Electric Hamsterland, They Live by Night

Route 666 the hamsters


Route 666 is The Hamsters fourth CD release, and like the previous album, The Hamsters, was a studio recording using lots of uncharacteristic overdubs and other studio techniques.

Contents

The album was recorded during the tail-end of Zsa Zsa's absence due to illness, though he returned for two of the tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Route 666" – 6:17
  2. "Rocket In My Pocket" – 4:07
  3. "The Blues On Their Own" – 4:26
  4. "Come To Poppa" – 5:06
  5. "Ain't Living Long Like This" – 4:31
  6. "Tear It Up" – 5:28
  7. "Boogie Man" – 3:52
  8. "Only Rock'n'Roll" – 3:04
  9. "It Is What It Is" – 3:57
  10. "Over You" – 6:36

Musicians

  • Snail's-Pace Slim —- guitars, lead vocals.
  • Rev Otis Elevator —- drums, vocals.
  • Dave Bronze —- bass (all tracks except 1 and 3).
  • Ms Zsa Zsa Poltergeist —- bass (on tracks 1 and 3), vocals.

    • Guest musicians

  • Josh Phillips —- keyboards.
  • Roger Cotton —- keyboards.

    • Production

  • Engineered by Roger Cotton and Bill Hill.
  • mixed by Snail's-Pace Slim, Rev. Otis Elevator, Roger Cotton and Bill Hill.
  • Produced by Snail's-Pace Slim.
  • Mastered by Arun Hakraverty.
  • Edited by Pete Cippa.
  • Recorded at Roundel Studios, Horton Kirby, Kent, UK.
  • Mastered at The Master Room
  • Cover design by Phil Smee of Waldo's Design Emporium.
  • Image manipulation by Keith Phillips (Advanced Graphics)
  • Band photography by Gered Mankowitz

    • Songs

    1Route 6666:18
    2Rocket in My Pocket4:08
    3The Blues on Their Own4:25

    References

    Route 666 (The Hamsters album) Wikipedia
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