Name: The Fat Elvis
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SKU: 191506
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The Fat Elvis

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Album: The Fat Elvis
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Nervous
2)	Apolitical
3)	Hollywood Swinging
4)	Prison
5)	We Got Soul
6)	Fun, Fun, Fun
7)	We Got Your Money
8)	Lesson
9)	Funk Off
10)	I'm Sorry
11)	We're Not in It to Lose
12)	Sound on Sound
13)	Fight Back
14)	Brickwall
15)	Jump the Fence
16)	Assault
17)	Manipulation
18)	Same Old Blues
19)	Gator Fuckin
20)	White Nigger
21)	Baby Let's Play God
22)	No
23)	Narrow View
24)	I Do Care
25)	Listen
26)	What's the Word?
27)	Common Beat
28)	No Love
29)	Which Way to Go
30)	Killing Time
31)	Work

Album: The Fat Elvis
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Nervous
2)	Apolitical
3)	Hollywood Swinging
4)	Prison
5)	We Got Soul
6)	Fun, Fun, Fun
7)	We Got Your Money
8)	Lesson
9)	Funk Off
10)	I'm Sorry
11)	We're Not in It to Lose
12)	Sound on Sound
13)	Fight Back
14)	Brickwall
15)	Jump the Fence
16)	Assault
17)	Manipulation
18)	Same Old Blues
19)	Gator Fuckin
20)	White Nigger
21)	Baby Let's Play God
22)	No
23)	Narrow View
24)	I Do Care
25)	Listen
26)	What's the Word?
27)	Common Beat
28)	No Love
29)	Which Way to Go
30)	Killing Time
31)	Work

Performer Notes

The Big Boys: Randy "Biscuit" Turner (vocals), Tim Kerr (guitar, vocals, bass), Chris Gates (bass, vocals, guitar), Steve Collier, Greg Murray, Fred Schultz, Rey Washam (drums).
THE FAT ELVIS contains the FUN, FUN, FUN... EP, the LULLABIES HELP THE BRAIN GROW LP, and the NO MATTER HOW LONG THE LINE IS AT THE CAFETERIA, THERE'S ALWAYS A SEAT! LP.
Personnel: Chris Gates (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Randy Turner (vocals); Tim Kerr (guitar, background vocals); Brent Fawns (trumpet); Nathan Gates, David Kitto (trombone); Fred Schultz (drums, background vocals); Rey Washam (drums); Gerald Grates (turntables).
Audio Remasterers: Tim Kerr; Spot.
Liner Note Authors: Jeff Newton; John Mohr; Brian Brannon; King Coffey; Jeff Nelson; Pleasant Gehman; Skatemaster Tate; Steve Albini ; Peter Stahl.
Recording information: Earth And Sky Studios; Third Coast Studios.
Photographers: Bill Daniel; Shannon Smith.
Unknown Contributor Role: Big Boys.
Released in conjunction with The Skinny Elvis, Fat Elvis compiles the later Big Boys releases -- Fun, Fun, Fun, Lullabies, and No Matter -- in one handy disc. As with its counterpart, the sound is perfect, the release notes thorough, and the reproductions of the original sleeves welcome. Also in common with Skinny, the best extra fun comes from the liner notes and archival photos. Offering up praise and recollections this time around are, among others, L.A. punk scenester Pleasant Gehman, Steve Albini (combative as always, but unreserved in his Boys worship), Jay Robbins, Sooyoung Park, and Skatemaster Tate. The latter offers a particular funny, brief story about seeing the young Red Hot Chili Peppers open for the Big Boys, dismissing them as "some kind of joke band" -- not too far off an assessment, frankly. Butthole Surfers drummer King Coffey tells the lead tale, enthusiastically explaining the Boys' importance to the early Austin, TX punk scene and how the Surfers benefitted from the Boys' help in adding them to bills and providing practice space. The photos cover everything from promo shots, in-studio snaps, live craziness (one pair shows the Boys on stage with Flipper covering Rick James' "Superfreak"), and a slew of flyers. A last mention at the end of the booklet describes the band as "the highest common denominators," well-deserved and accurate praise for a wonderful group. ~ Ned Raggett