''Dingleberry Haze'' is the first EP released by American

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band

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in November 1994. Though there are not too many differences between this EP and their next release, ''

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'', there are a few. The major difference is in the track "Coo Coo Ca Choo" which uses a sample from

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's " Sunshine of Your Love", rather than the heavy guitar riff-laden version that appears on ''Use Your Fingers''. This CD was written by

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and Daddy Long Legs who is now in the group

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Track listing

All songs written by Daddy Long Legs and

. #"Go Down" – 2:23 #"Cheese Tidbit" – 0:44 #"Legend In My Spare Time" – 3:08 #"Neighbour Invasion" – 0:07 #"Mama Say" – 3:02 #"Rang Dang" – 3:04 #"Earlameyer The Butt Pirate" – 0:06 #"One Way" – 3:07 #"Shitty Record Offer" – 0:51 #"Coo Coo Ca Choo" – 2:40 #"Live At The Apollo" – 2:10

Unreleased tracks

The group was planning on putting more tracks on this EP, but it has been said that they decided against it due to time constraints. Some of these tracks have been released on the band's first album,

, although they were re-recorded. * Convoy * Hokie Pokie (though it leaked on the internet in 2011) * Ornamental Groove in Floopoid Zee (One of the band's earliest songs) * No Rest for the Wicked * We Are the Knuckleheads * She Ain't Got No Legs Alternative versions of a few of the songs on this EP are also circulating among fans.

Personnel

*Engineer – Bill Fitch, D.J. Mizz, Michael Harmon, Richie Gaglia *Executive Producer – Cousin Mike *Mastered By – Gene Paul *Other over Model– Grover *Performer – Daddy Long Legs, Jimmy Pop *Performer he Rest Of The Gang– Bubba K. Love, Foof, Lazy I, M.S.G. (2), Skip O-Pot 2 Mus*, White Steve *Photography – Nicole Shore *Written-By – Daddy Long Legs, Jimmy Pop

References

* 1994 debut EPs Bloodhound Gang albums Cheese Factory Records EPs {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub