Sold Out (Squirrel Nut Zippers album)
# Sold Out (Squirrel Nut Zippers album)

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Sold Out is limited edition EP by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers that was released in 1997. The album contains live songs and other obscure tracks.

## Track listing

* "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" (Mathus) – 3:32
* "Bedlam Ballroom (Live)" (Guess) – 2:40
* "Pallin' With Al (Live)" (Maxwell) – 2:49
* "La Grippe (Live)" (Matthus) – 6:57
* "I Raise Hell" (Jones) – 5:00
* "Fell to Pieces" (Mathus) – 3:38

### Hidden tracks

These appear after a period of silence on the "Fell to Pieces" (12:48) track.

* "Pippo's Circus Theme" – 1:47
* "Santa Claus Is Smoking Reefer" – 2:06
* "If You Were Mine (Live)" – 3:16

## Details

* "St. Louis Cemetery Blues" was intended for Perennial Favorites and features Andrew Bird on violin.
* A studio version of "Bedlam Ballroom" later appeared on 2000 album of the same name.
* Jingles from the Squirrel Brand Candy Company are featured after "Bedlam Ballroom" and "I Raise Hell."
* "Fell to Pieces" was reportedly recorded at the Zippers's second practice session in 1993.

## Personnel

* Jimbo Mathus – vocals, guitar, tenor banjo, piano
* Tom Maxwell – vocals, guitar, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
* Katharine Whalen – vocals, banjo, ukulele
* Ken Mosher – alto and baritone saxophone, bass, drums, vocals
* Stacy Guess – trumpet
* Je Widenhouse – trumpet
* Stu Cole – bass
* Don Raleigh – bass
* Chris Phillips – drums, percussion

### Additional personnel

* Andrew Bird – violin
* Hawkeye – mandolin
* The band Bio Ritmo appears on "La Grippe". Bio Ritmo includes:
   * Rene Herrera – vocals
   * Matt Paddock – alto saxophone
   * Bob Miller – trumpet
   * Giustino Riccio – timbales
   * Gabo Tomasini – congas/percussion
   * Jim Thomson – percussion
   * Clay Walker - sound recordist on "Pallin' with Al" and "I Raise Hell"
