Dandys Rule OK
Dandys Rule OK is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band the Dandy Warhols, recorded from 1994 to 1995 and released on 6 April 1995 by Tim/Kerr Records.
Three singles were released from the album: "Ride", "The Dandy Warhols T.V. Theme Song" and "Nothin' to Do".
Background
The album is sometimes referred to as The White Album, in reference to the album cover which bears similarities to The Beatles' self-titled album, in contrast to the band's The Black Album, recorded the following year in 1996 but not released until 2004.Release
Three singles were released from the album: "Ride", "The Dandy Warhols T.V. Theme Song" and "Nothin' to Do". "T.V. Theme Song" aired on several radio stations and appeared on MTV.Reception
The album has received a mixed reception from critics. Q magazine wrote that it's "what the Portland quartet sound like on bad drugs". NME also gave it a negative review, calling it an "unfocused, sprawling debut album, notable for the piledriving classic 'TV Theme Song', an awful lot of stoned noodling and pretty much sod-all else."Track listing
A hidden track starts at 3:11 into "Finale: It's a Fast Driving Rave-Up with The Dandy Warhols". It is a short reprise of "Dick".Personnel
The Dandy Warhols
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor – guitar, vocals, production, sleeve design and layout
- Zia McCabe – keyboards and percussion
- Peter Holmström – guitar
- Eric Hedford – drums, vocals and synthesizer
Additional personnel
- Zedekiah Pariah – Jew's harp on "Grunge Betty" and lap steel guitar and harmonica on "Just Try"
- Derek Ecklund – sitar on "Dick"
- Julianne Johnson – vocals on "Just Try"
- Tony Lash – percussion and production
- Tim Rooney – congas on "The Coffee and Tea Wrecks"
- Teddy Deane – flute on " Lou Weed"
- Dave Kinhan – album artwork painting
- Tony Lash – engineering, mastering and production
- Marc Trunz – sleeve photography
- Steven Birch – album design