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Joy of Chicken

Rarity collection featuring outtakes predominately from Sweet Love and Nature's Timeless Rhythm sessions. Remastered and reissued on the Joy Of Chicken / Lasagna Sampler / See It Through compact disc.

Release Info
Cover Art
Band Memoirs

Release Info

Tracks

Intro
Joy of Chicken
Sweet Love (New Vocals)
Phuong Nam's (Honky-Tonk Version)
Marsupio's Dinner Plate
Sweet Sally (Sugar-Coated Sally Mix)
Marta Rules (Rock 'n' Roll Version)
I Think That I Love Her (Post-Modern Version)
Free Will (Outtake)
Hello, Is Judy Home? (Original Version)
Catch a Falling Star (Outtake)
Backstage Fanfare

Kar: vocals, synthesizer, and autoharp
Mr. Ed: guitar and backing vocals
Ran: bass, keyboard, piano, and backing vocals
Spike: drums and backing vocals

Guests:
Archie Carbunkel: guitar
Molly Gordon: vocals

Recorded at Drum Room Studios, Houston, TX, Red Oak Studios, Austin, TX, Original Studios, Houston, TX, and Wolfgang-Sly Studios, Houston, TX. Mixed at Wolfgang-Sly Studios, Houston, TX. Produced by The Blanks.
©1992 The Blanks.

1992: First issue, cassette, Blanks Enterprises
2006: “Hello, Is Judy Home? (Original Version)” released on Elevator Men / Gentle On My Mind, remastered compact disc with bonus tracks, Blanks Enterprises.
2007: Joy Of Chicken / Lasagna Sampler / See It Through reissue compact disc, Blanks Enterprises.

Cover Art

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Joy Of Chicken reissue cover

Original Joy Of Chicken cassette cover

Joy/Chicken, Lasagna, See/Through CD cover

Joy/Chicken, Lasagna, See/Through CD liner notes

Joy/Chicken, Lasagna, See/Through CD label

Band Memoirs

This was supposed to be a release similar to the Lasagna Sampler. It was intended to release some new tracks and different versions of old tracks to tide the fans over until we finished mixing down the already recorded Nature's Timeless Rhythm.

The reaction to this release, though, was definitely mixed. Some members of Blanks Enterprises bands claimed that the album wasn't anything new. Of course, we just laughed knowing that we had 48 other songs already recorded. Anyway, I really like the version of “Phoung Nam's” on this one. “Backstage Fanfare,” and “Catch a Falling Star” are excellent as well.

– Spike