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The Dirt of Luck

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Released
  
April 1995

Length
  
44:17

Artist
  
Helium

Producer
  
Adam Lasus

Recorded
  
1994

The Dirt of Luck (1995)
  
Superball E.P. (1995)

Release date
  
April 1995

Label
  
Matador Records

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Genres
  
Indie rock, Alternative rock, Noise pop, Post-punk

Similar
  
The Magic City, The Golden Dove, The Shapes We Make, Wowee Zowee, Slanted and Enchanted

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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).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Pat's Trick" - 3:20
  2. "Trixie's Star" - 2:44
  3. "Silver Angel" - 2:54
  4. "Baby's Going Underground" - 6:24
  5. "Medusa" - 3:10
  6. "Comet #9" - 2:09
  7. "Skeleton" - 4:11
  8. "Superball" - 2:35
  9. "All the X's Have Wings" - 3:13
  10. "Oh the Wind and Rain" - 5:29
  11. "Honeycomb" - 4:22
  12. "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, Engineer
  • Greg Calbi - Mastering

    • Trivia

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

    • Songs

    1Pat's Trick3:20
    2Trixie's Star2:44
    3Silver Angel2:54

    References

    The Dirt of Luck Wikipedia
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