Thomas Dolby – Aliens Ate My Buick

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Label:	EMI-Manhattan Records – E1-48075
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Allied Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1988
Genre:	Electronic, Jazz
Style:	Synth-pop, Swing

Tracklist

A1	The Key To Her Ferrari Backing Vocals – Donny Gerard*, Edie Lehmann, Mendy Lee Vocals [Voiceover] – Robin Leach Written-By – Thomas Dolby	4:35
A2	Airhead Backing Vocals – Bruce Woolley, Colin Crabtree Written-By – Grant Morris, Thomas Dolby	5:05
A3	Hot Sauce Backing Vocals – Jean Johnson-McRath*, Rose Banks Stone Guitar [Spaghetti Western Guitar] – Bill Bottrell Lyrics By [Additional Lyrics By] – Thomas Dolby Other [Mr. Dolby's Domestic Cleaning], Vocals [Outburst] – Gueysel Tejada Written-By – George Clinton	5:00
A4	Pulp Culture Backing Vocals – Jean Johnson-McRath*, Rose Banks Stone Written-By – Thomas Dolby	5:32
B1	My Brain Is Like A Sieve Backing Vocals – Jean Johnson-McRath*, Rose Banks Stone Vocals [Voiceover] – Edward Asner Written-By – Thomas Dolby	4:48
B2	The Ability To Swing Written-By – Matthew Seligman, Thomas Dolby	4:25
B3	Budapest By Blimp Backing Vocals – Lesley Fairbairn Translated By [Hungarian Aria] – Erica Kiss Vocals [Hungarian Aria] – Csilla Kecskesi Written-By – Thomas Dolby	8:37

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI-Manhattan Records
Copyright © – EMI-Manhattan Records
Copyright © – Lost Toy People, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Published By – Lost Toy People, Inc.
Published By – GMP (5)
Published By – X-O Skeletal Publishing
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Lacquer Cut At – Future Disc
Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-30615
Pressed By – Allied Record Company – B-30616
Recorded At – Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Smoketree Ranch
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △19938

Credits

Arranged By, Performer – The Lost Toy People, Thomas Dolby
Artwork, Typography – Steve Vance
Bass – Terry Jackson
Congas, Timbales – Arno Lucas
Drums – David Owens
Engineer – Bill Bottrell
Engineer [2nd Engineers] – Daryl Koutnik, Mike Tacci
Guitar – Larry Treadwell
Management – Andrew Ferguson*, Cracks 90 Ltd., Nancy Phillips
Management [Budget/ Booking/ Organization] – Sandra Tanaka
Model [Front Cover Model] – Kathleen Beller
Photography By [Back Cover] – Dennis Keeley (2)
Photography By [Front Cover & Inner Sleeve] – Leslie Burke (2)
Producer – Bill Bottrell, Thomas Dolby
Synthesizer – Mike Kapitan
Trombone – Bill Watrous
Vocals, Keyboards – Thomas Dolby
Vocals, Percussion – Laura Creamer

Notes

Recorded in Los Angeles at Soundcastle and Smoketree Studios.

[Publisher]
A1, A3, B1, B3: Lost Toy People Inc. (ASCAP)
A2: Lost Toy People Inc./GMP (ASCAP)
A3: X-O Skeletal Publishing / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
B2: Lost Toy People Inc. / Theobalds Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

[sleeve]
Original Artwork and Photography © 1988 Lost Toy People, Inc.
℗ 1988 EMI-Manhattan Records, a division of Capital Records, Inc.

[labels]
© 1987 EMI-Manhattan Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
℗© 1988 EMI-Manhattan Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.

Bill Watrous (Courtesy of Soundwings Records)

Printed inner sleeve includes lyrics.

Runout details are etched except Allied 'ɑ' logo stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7777-48075-1 7
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): Allied 'ɑ' logo
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): E1-1-48075-Z1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30615-21 FUTURE DISC △19938 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): E1-2-48075-Z1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30616-2 △19938-X 1-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): E1-1-48075-22 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30615-22 FUTURE DISC △19938 1-1 SPO-1 AL-SP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): E1-2-48075-22 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30616-22 △19938-X SPO-1 1̷-̷2̷ AL-SP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): E1-1-48075-Z2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30615-Z2 FUTURE DISC △19938 1-1 SPO-1 AL-SP
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): E1-2-48075-Z2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30616-Z2 △19938-X SPO-1 1̷-̷2̷ AL-SP

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Aliens Ate My Buick (LP, Album)	EMI-Manhattan Records	7480751	Portugal	1988
	Aliens Ate My Buick (CD, Album, Capitol Jax Pressing)	EMI-Manhattan Records	CDP 7 48075 2	US	1988
Recently Edited	Aliens Ate My Buick (LP, Album)	EMI-Manhattan Records, EMI-Manhattan Records	MTL 1020, 74 8075 1	UK	1988
Recently Edited	Aliens Ate My Buick (Cassette, Album, Dolby, Smooth)	EMI-Manhattan Records	E4-48075	US	1988
Recently Edited	Aliens Ate My Buick (CD, Album)	EMI-Manhattan Records	CDP-7-48075-2	UK & Europe	1988

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Reviews

Varejao17 Jul 4, 2022
This is a super quiet and very dynamic pressing. Really good
chadergeist Nov 10, 2015
The vinyl lp release does not have the 8th song: May The Cube Be With You.