''Sun City Girls'' is the
eponymously titled debut
studio album
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of American
experimental rock band
Sun City Girls
Sun City Girls were an American experimental rock band, formed in 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona. From 1981, the group consisted of Alan Bishop (bass guitar, vocals), his brother Richard Bishop (guitar, piano, vocals), and Charles Gocher (drums, voc ...
, released in 1984 by Placebo Records.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Sun City Girls'' liner notes.
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Alan Bishop
Alan Bishop is an American musician best known for being the bassist and vocalist of experimental rock band Sun City Girls.alto saxophone
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, trumpet,
dulcimer,
tape
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, percussion, vocals
*
Richard Bishop – lap steel guitar, piano, organ,
melodica, flute, percussion
*
Charles Gocher
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– drums,
horns, guitar, percussion,
bongos,
güiro
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The güiro ...
,
bells,
triangle,
whistle,
xylophone, vocals
;Production and additional personnel
* Tom Barnes –
engineering
* The Cat – production
* Greg Hynes – production
* Sandy Lamont – engineering
* M.A.C. –
cover art
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*
Sun City Girls
Sun City Girls were an American experimental rock band, formed in 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona. From 1981, the group consisted of Alan Bishop (bass guitar, vocals), his brother Richard Bishop (guitar, piano, vocals), and Charles Gocher (drums, voc ...
–
mixing
* Tony Victor – production
* Jeff Wetherby – engineering
Release history
References
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1984 debut albums
Sun City Girls albums