''Here Comes the Zoo'' is an album by the band

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. It was released on March 5, 2002 on Palm Pictures. This was their first album not released on

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. Starting with this album, every release so far has been on a different label. The album was originally released with a

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cover, with two images of Scott Lucas and

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. Later printings were not lenticular, and only included the image of Lucas on the cover. The album was originally to be released in late 2001 but it got delayed to 2002 due to the effects of the 9/11 attacks. On September 12th, 2022, the album was reissued as a 2-CD set for purchase on the band'
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The first disc features the original 10 tracks, while the second is a compilation of rough mixes from Here Comes the Zoo recording sessions. These rough mixes include the original 10 album tracks plus four others: three B-sides (Static Age, 25 Or 6 To 4, Stick To What You Know) and one track that was later featured on the

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in 2003 (Cooler Heads).

Track listing

20th anniversary bonus disc

Personnel

* Scott Lucas – Guitar, Songwriter, Vocals *

– Songwriter, Drums, Vocals * Simantha Sernaker – Performer on "Hands on the Bible" * Wes Kidd – Performer on "Half-life" and "(Baby Wants to) Tame Me" *

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– Performer on "5th Ave. Crazy", "Rock & Roll Professionals" and "Keep Your Girlfriend" *

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– Performer on "5th Ave. Crazy" *

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– Performer on "Rock & Roll Professionals" - credited as J.Ho *

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– Performer on "Keep Your Girlfriend" *

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– Performer on "Keep Your Girlfriend" *Michael Alago – A&R * Nick DiDia – Mixing * Jack Douglas – Producer *

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– Demo Engineer *John Hanti – Assistant *Areos Ledesma – Demo Engineer *George Marino – Mastering *Jay Messina – Engineer *Ryan Williams – Mixing Engineer * Tony Wright Cover art

Chart positions

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Here Comes The Zoo 2002 albums Local H albums albums produced by Jack Douglas (record producer) Palm Pictures albums