The Afghan Whigs - Big Top Halloween

The Afghan Whigs 'Big Top Halloween' from the album of the same title.

Recorded: April-September 1987
Released: 1988

Greg Dulli – vocals, guitars, harmonica/Rick McCollum – lead guitars/John Curley – bass/Steve Earle – drums, percussion. Additional musicians: Wayne Hartman – pedal steel on Life In A Day/Paul Cavins – piano on Big Top and But Listen/Michelle Dickinson – vibraslap on Big Top/Jason Arbenz – backing vocals on Push/Janette Pierce Davis – backing vocals on Big Top/Anna Scala – backing vocals on Scream and Sammy. Crescent Springs Symphony: John Curley – Mr. Happy/Greg Dulli – Tin Whistle/Rick McCollum – Fuche/Steve Earle – Human whammy bar, ago-go bells/Mike Miller – Flexitone/Michelle Dickinson – vibraslap/Anna Scala – cowbell, tambourine.
Produced by the Afghan Whigs. Recorded, engineered and mixed by Wayne Hartman at Group Effort Studios, Crescent Springs, KY. Front cover photo by John Curley, band photo by Michelle Dickinson. A limited number of copies were pressed (2,000). Big Top Halloween, Sammy and In My Town re-released on Up In It (CD version).