Fluting on the Hump

Fluting on the Hump
Fluting on the Hump
Studio album by King Missile (Dog Fly Religion)
Released	1987
Recorded	Noise New York; (New York City, New York)
Genre	Alternative rock; experimental rock;
Length	22:35
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
King Missile chronology

Fluting on the Hump is the first album by avant-garde band King Missile (Dog Fly Religion), first released exclusively in LP format in 1987 and later included on the CD compilation Mystical Shit & Fluting on the Hump.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

AllMusic awarded Fluting on the Hump two out of five stars.^[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lou"	1:54
2.	"At Dave's"	2:01
3.	"Muffy"	2:29
4.	"Take Stuff From Work"	2:13
5.	"Sensitive Artist"	2:39

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wuss"	1:42
2.	"Heavy Holy Man"	2:13
3.	"Pygmies & Drums"	0:27
4.	"Fluting on the Hump"	2:26
5.	"Dick"	2:19
6.	"That Old Dog"	2:12

Personnel

Adapted from the Fluting on the Hump liner notes.^[6]

King Missile

John S. Hall – lead vocals
Dogbowl – guitar, backing vocals
Alex DeLaszlo – bass, harmonica, saxophone, backing vocals
R.B. Korbet – drums, backing vocals; lead vocals on "Heavy Holy Man"

Additional performers

George O'Malley – xylophone, chimes, shouting

Production and design

Mark Kramer – mixing, engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1987	Shimmy Disc	LP	SHIMMY-00003
Netherlands	1987	Shadowline	LP	SR 6987

References

^ Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira. "King Missile (Dog Fly Religion)". Trouser Press. Trouser Press LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). Now I Got Worry: Indie Rock. New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 369. ISBN 9781250083616. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ Blum, Joshua; Holman, Bob; Pellington, Mark (March 30, 1996). John S. Hall. United States of Poetry. Harry N. Abrams. p. 171. ISBN 9780810939271. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^ Buckley, Jonathan (2003). John S. Hall. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 558. ISBN 9781858284576. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "King Missile: Fluting on the Hump > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ Fluting on the Hump (sleeve). King Missile. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Official website
Fluting on the Hump at Discogs (list of releases)
Fluting on the Hump at iTunes

[trouserpress-1] Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira. "King Missile (Dog Fly Religion)". Trouser Press. Trouser Press LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[newyorkrock-2] Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). Now I Got Worry: Indie Rock. New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 369. ISBN 9781250083616. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[unitedstatesofpoetry-3] Blum, Joshua; Holman, Bob; Pellington, Mark (March 30, 1996). John S. Hall. United States of Poetry. Harry N. Abrams. p. 171. ISBN 9780810939271. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[roughguidetorock-4] Buckley, Jonathan (2003). John S. Hall. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 558. ISBN 9781858284576. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[allmusic-5] "King Missile: Fluting on the Hump > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[linernotes-6] Fluting on the Hump (sleeve). King Missile. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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v t e King Missile
John S. Hall Dave Rick Roger Murdock Brent Cordero Dogbowl Alex DeLaszlo R. B. Korbet Charles Curtis Steve Dansiger Chris Xefos Jane Scarpantoni Sasha Forte Bradford Reed
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EPs	Happy 14½ This Fuckin' Guy
Other albums	The Green Album
Singles	"Take Stuff from Work" "The Box" "No Point" "Jesus Was Way Cool" "My Heart Is a Flower" "Detachable Penis" "(Why Are We) Trapped?" "Martin Scorsese" "Love Is..." "America Kicks Ass"
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