Separated Vegetables
Separated Vegetables is the first full-length album by Washington, D.C.'s Slickee Boys. Self-released on guitarist Kim Kane's Dacoit label, it was pressed in an edition of 100 copies. As well as songs written by the band, it includes cover versions of songs originally by Overkill, Flamin' Groovies, the Road Runners, Johnny Smith, Country Joe and the Fish, the Small Faces, Chuck Berry, and the Hangmen (whose song, "What a Girl Can't Do", the Slickee's had already released on their debut record, 1976's Hot and Cool EP. A mix of studio and live recordings, the album includes a number of tracks taped in front of an appreciative audience at D.C. punk dive the Keg.
Track listing
- "Control"
- "Heart Murmur"
- *Originally by D.C.'s Overkill
- "Golden Love"
- "Red Rocket Roll"
- "Six Feet Under"
- "Just Blow Away"
- "Doctor Boogie"
- *Originally recorded by Flamin' Groovies, 1971
- "Road Runnah/Walk, Don't Run"
- *"Road Runnah" originally recorded by the Road Runners, 1963
- *"Walk, Don't Run" originally recorded by Johnny Smith, 1954; also recorded by the Ventures, 1960
- "Streets of Your Town"
- *Originally recorded by Country Joe and the Fish, 1968
- "What Ya Gonna Do About It"
- *Originally recorded by the Small Faces, 1965
- "No Money Down"
- *Originally recorded by Chuck Berry, 1957
- "Creep Skin"
- "What a Boy Can't Do '77"
- *Originally recorded by the Hangmen, 1966
Personnel
The band
- Martha Hull — Vocals, special vocal arrangements
- Marshall Keith — Lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, back-up vocals
- Kim Kane — Rhythm guitar, lead guitar, back-up vocals
- Andy von Brand — Bass guitar
- Chris Rounds — Drums, back-up vocals, "ptish" effect
- Howard Wuelfing — Bass guitar
Guest musicians
- Charles Eichert — Farfisa organ
Production
- The Slickee Boys — Producer
- Steve Lorber — Producer
- Don Zientara — Live remote
- 'Dave' — Special mastering
Additional credits
- Recorded at Radio, Washington, D.C., October 1976
- Recorded at Underground Sound, Maryland, January 1977
- Recorded at the Keg, Glover Park, Washington, D.C., June 13, 1977
- Recorded at Carl Sandburg Elementary, Rockville, Maryland, July 24, 1977
- Mark Farris — Cover photo
- Kim Kane — Art
- Dan Palenski — Graphics
- Ric Clark — Typography
- "Special thanks to… D. Zientara; '?Dave the Mysterian;' Our great sound men—Rocky Brown, Dave Weber, and Scott Breuhard; also all the New Wave D.J.s on WGTB including the 'Mystic Eyes' show; Thanks to the audial patience of Mr. & Mrs. Rounds; the great support of all the Fanzines including O-Rexstacy, Vintage Violence, The Boston Groupie News; also the D. Cene, Ken 'Gizmo' Highland, A-Korps, and all the great Slickee Delic Fans! A special welcome to Howard Wuelfing and Dan Palenski. Andy Chaneceo—thanks for sound work."
Alternate versions
- Separated Vegetables was reissued in 1980 by Limp in a limited edition of 200 copies in a red—rather than black—sleeve.
- In the early 1980s, a bootleg LP of the original Dacoit version appeared with an added track—"Long Way to Go".
- A bootleg of the 1980s bootleg was released as Los Angeles and Vicinity Vol.2. The sleeve says "300 copies", and it's pressed on red vinyl..