The Primary Recordists:
Boo-Boo: Lou Giordano (at White Dog & Q Division)
Heavens: Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie (at Fort Apache South)
Craps: Paul Q. Kolderie and Lou Giordano (at Fort Apache North)
The Ancillary Recordists:
Carl Plaster, Jim Fitting, Kramer, Jon Lupfer, Andy Hong, Jon Williams, John Wood and Gary Waleik
Mastered by Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering Newton, MA
Video by Kelly Reichardt
Cover painting by Bill Goffrier
Designed by Maggie Fost
Thank you Bob Lawton, Gerard Cosloy, Craig Marks, Jim Romeo, Tom Scharpling, Carl Plaster, Bob Fay, Kelly Reichardt, Mark Lo, Jeff Moxley, WMBR, WERS, everyone at Merge Records and all of our fans.
Bill Goffrier: vocals, guitars
Gary Waleik: vocals, guitars
Steve Michener: bass, vocals
Jeff Oliphant: drums, vocals
Mike Deneen: piano on track 3.
Jimmy Ryan: mandolin on track 8.
Sean Slade: piano on track 10 and harmonic convergence on track 11.
All songs (Goffrier, Michener, Oliphant, Waleik) Big Dipper Songs (BMI) except:
“Faith Healer” (Giessmann, Goffrier, Klaus, Nichols) Embarrassment Songs (BMI)
“San Quentin, CA” (Goffrier, Michener, Oliphant, Waleik, Nichols) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
“Younger Bums” (Stevens/Big Dipper) Westbury Music, Ltd. (BMI) and Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
“When Men Were Trains” (Cudahy) Positively Liz (BMI)/Best of All Music (BMI)
All songs (Goffrier, Michener, Oliphant, Waleik) Big Dipper Songs (BMI) except:
“Ron Klaus Wrecked His House” and “Ron Klaus Demo’d His House” (Goffrier, Michener, Oliphant, Waleik, Giessmann) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
“Stardom Because” (Goffrier, Michener, Oliphant, Waleik, Cudahy) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
“Golden Shame” (Oliphant, Angell, Christen, C. Manzo) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
“You’re Not Patsy” (Giessmann, Goffrier, Klaus, Nichols) Embarrassment Songs (BMI)
“San Quentin, CA” (Goffrier, Michener, Oliphant, Waleik, Nichols) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
“Life Inside the Cemetery” (Michener, Waleik, Goffrier) CRGI Music, Inc. and Big DipperSongs (BMI)
Brent “Woody” Giessmann: drums on tracks 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15 and background vocals on tracks 1, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15.
Tom Brewitt: bass on tracks 1, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15 and background vocals on tracks 1, 8, 11, 14.
Tony Marlotti: bass on tracks 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12 and background vocals on tracks 3, 4, 5, 9.
John Styklunas: electric upright bass on track 7.
Al Manzo: bass on track 2.
Danny D’Urso: rhythm guitar on track 2.
Tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 (Goffrier) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
Tracks 8, 10, 13 (Waleik) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
Tracks 6, 7 (Goffrier, Waleik) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
Track 2 (Oliphant, C. Manzo, D’Urso) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
Track 3 (Goffrier, Oliphant) Big Dipper Songs (BMI)
Big Dipper was formed in 1985 amidst the fertile Boston music scene of the day, after guitarist Gary Waleik and bassist
Steve Michener left the original lineup of Volcano Suns (which they’d formed with drummer and vocalist Peter Prescott after the breakup of Prescott’s earlier band Mission of Burma)....more
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saw this live + loved every second of it. aselestine = amazing but also fallout? tonights episode? brain capers? this stupid world? miles away? until it happens? tbh everything here’s top tier sleepisnotknownhere
Sincerely sweet indie pop in the late 90s-era Belle & Sebastian mold, trending more towards chamber pop than shambling rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2024
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As I listen to this album more and more I start discover aspects that I hadn't felt before. My love for every individual track continues to grow, but Change has remained in my heart as a deep drive to get me through the day. seonghi