Roasted Right

Roasted Right
EP by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Released	1994; October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)
Recorded	December 15, 1993
Genre	Dixieland, jazz, swing, blues
Length	10:15
Label	Merge
Producer	Squirrel Nut Zippers
Squirrel Nut Zippers chronology
Sold Out (1997) Roasted Right (1994) Perennial Favorites (1998)

Roasted Right is the debut recording by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers, first released as a 7" in 1994,^[1] and subsequently re-released with an additional track as an EP in 1997.^[2] Unlike later music by the Zippers, Roasted Right features a more blues-based sound without brass or woodwinds.^[3] The tracks "Anything But Love" and "Wash Jones" are early versions of songs later re-recorded for full-length albums.

Track listing[]

7" Vinyl 1994 (MRG057):

1. "Little Mother-in-Law" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:36
2. "(You Are My) Radio" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:08
3. "Anything But Love" (Raleigh) — 2:45

CD 1997 EP (MRG 057 CD):

1. "Little Mother-in-Law" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:36
2. "(You Are My) Radio" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:08
3. "Anything But Love" (Raleigh) — 2:45
4. "Wash Jones" (Mathus) — 2:46

Personnel[]

• Jimbo Mathus – guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
• Katharine Whalen – banjo, ukulele, lead vocals
• John Kempannin – violin
• Don Raleigh – double bass
• Chris Phillips – contraption kit
• Ken Mosher – drums, vocals

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