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
Track listing:
All tracks by Martin Tielli, except where noted.
- Self Serve Gas Station
- California Dreamline
- Rain, Rain, Rain
- Queer – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
- King of the Past – Dave Bidini, Tim Veseli
- R.D.A. (Rock Death America) – Dave Bidini, Dave Clark
- The Headless One – Tim Veseli
- Legal Age Life at Variety Store – Dave Bidini
- What’s Going on Here
- Shaved Head – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini
- Palomar – Tim Vesely
- Guns – Dave Clark
- Sickening Song
- Soul Glue – Tim Vesely
- Beerbash – Dave Bidini
- Who? – Tim Vesely
- Dope Friends and Boozehounds – Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini, Janet Morassutti
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