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Track listing

# "Freakus Piniatus" # "Philadelphia" # "Let Me Be Your Voodoo Doll" # "Runnin' Away" # "Too Many Toys" # "Bus Barn" # "Christina" # "They Did What to You?" # "Morphine"

Musicians

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– Hammond organ * John Wicks – drums * Steve Moore – trombone, Wurlitzer electric piano * Hans Teuber – alto saxophone, flute * Dave Carter – trumpet * Craig Flory – baritone saxophone *

Skerik Skerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, he is a pioneer in a playing style that has been called saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critt ...

– tenor and baritone saxophone

References

{{reflist Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet albums 2003 live albums Ropeadope Records live albums Live instrumental albums