On May 22, 1992, “Sire” label released “Whale Music”, the third Rheostatics album. It was recorded February – March 1992, at “Reaction Studios” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by Matt DeMatteo and James Stewart.

Personnel:

• Michael Phillip Wojewoda – guitar, tambourine, Egg shaker, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
• Tim Vesely – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, accordion, power tools, mini-Moog, string arrangements
• Bidini – vocals, bass, guitar, rhythm guitar
• Dave Clark – vocals, drums, percussion, power tools, alarm clock
• Dave Allen (credited on some tracks as “De Vallion String Quartet”) – strings, violin, backing vocals
• Barenaked Ladies (credited as “Scarborough Naked Youth Choir”) – chorus
• Tim Mech – electric guitar
• Martin Tielli – vocals, guitar, painting
• Dutch Toko – classical guitar
• Lewis Melville – banjo, pedal steel, electric guitar, steel guitar
• Joey Bechta – tambourine, backing vocals
• Chris Brown – organ, piano, trombone
• Tim Martin – vocals, accordion
• Pyramid of Stupidity Singers – vocals
• The Raindrops – backing vocals
• Tannis Slimmon – backing vocals
• Neil Peart – drums, percussion, arrangements
• Gene Hardy – saxophone
• Richard Burgmann – power tools
• Matt DeMatteo – power tools, engineer
• Kevin Gould – arrangements
• James Stewart – engineer
• Ormond Jobin – engineer
• Peter Moore – mastering
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Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Tielli, except where noted.

1. Self Serve Gas Station
2. California Dreamline
3. Rain, Rain, Rain
4. Queer – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
5. King of the Past – Dave Bidini, Tim Veseli
6. R.D.A. (Rock Death America) – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
7. The Headless One – Tim Veseli
8. Legal Age Life at Variety Store – Dave Bidini
9. What’s Going on Here
10. Shaved Head – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini
11. Palomar – Tim Vesely
12. Guns – Dave Clark
13. Sickening Song
14. Soul Glue – Tim Vesely
15. Beerbash – Dave Bidini
16. Who? – Tim Vesely
17. Dope Friends and Boozehounds – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini, Janet Morassutti