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See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens
Studio album by
the Walkabouts
Released1988
GenreAlternative rock, alternative country
Length35:42
LabelPopLlama
ProducerThe Walkabouts, Tony Kroes, Ed Brooks
The Walkabouts chronology
Linda Evans / Cyclone
(1987) 		See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens
(1988) 		Cataract
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens is the debut album by American alternative country band the Walkabouts, released in 1988 through PopLlama Records.[2][3]

Track listing

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All tracks written by the Walkabouts, except where noted.[1]

  1. "Jumping Off" – 2:59
  2. "Breakneck Speed" – 3:07
  3. "The Wellspring" – 3:44
  4. "John Reilly" – 3:38
  5. "Robert McFarlane Blues" – 0:54
  6. "This Rotten Tree" – 2:06
  7. "Laughingstock" – 3:34
  8. "Glass Palace" – 3:01
  9. "Feast or Famine" – 4:22
  10. "Ballad of Moss Head" – 2:47
  11. "Who-Knows-What" – 4:15
  12. "Rattlesnake Theme" – 1:15

Weights and Rivers (the bonus tracks) (Glitterhouse re-release, 1993)

  2. "Linda Evans" – 4:12
  3. "Mai Tai Time" – 2:02
  4. "Cyclone" – 3:51
  5. "Gather Round" (Arthur Lee) – 4:40
  6. "Certain Gift" – 4:05

The length of the Glitterhouse re-release is 54:32 minutes. According to the Glitterhouse re-release CD liner notes the tracks 13–16 were compiled from the unreleased "Weights & Rivers" album. "Linda Evans" b/ w "Cyclone" was originally released as a 7" single by Necessity Records (Spring 1987, S001). "Certain Gift" appeared originally on the compilation Sounds of Young Seattle, Vol. II (Dust Bunnie/Necessity, Spring 1986) on cassette only. The re-release was released on September 17, 1993.[4]

Personnel

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  • Michael Wells – bass, harmonica, vocals
  • Carla Torgerson – vocals, guitar, keyboard, cello
  • Grant Eckman – drums, percussion
  • Chris Eckman – vocals, guitar, moss organ

Additional musicians

  • Terry Lee Hale – lead guitar on "This Rotten Tree", acoustic lead guitar on "Gather Round"
  • Alan Goodman – lap steel guitar on "Jumping off"
  • Nancy Clark – violin on "Breakneck Speed"
  • Tony Kroes – noise and treatments (according to the Glitterhouse re-release CD liner notes)
  • Curt Eckman – bass on "Certain Gift"
  • Dylan Thomas – voice over on "Certain Gift"

The Glitterhouse re-release CD liner notes also mention a "cast of Belltown drunks" (including Gary Heffern) on backup vocals on "Gather Round".

Technical

  • The Walkabouts – production
  • Tony Kroes – production on all tracks, engineering on "Certain Gift"
  • Ed Brooks – production & engineering on 1–12
  • Bruce Calder – production & engineering on "Linda Evans", "Mai Tai Time", "Cyclone" "Gather Round"
  • Ben Thompson – Cover design, lettering, and photography
  • Chris Peters – Cover woodcut

References

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  1. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. Beautiful Rattle Snake Gardens, The Walkabouts at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (2021). The Grunge Diaries: Seattle, 1990–1994. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Walkabouts". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Glitterhouse, The Walkabouts, See Beautiful Rattlesnake Gardens". Glitterhouse Records. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
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