The Dirt of Luck

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The Dirt of Luck
Studio album by Helium
Released	April 1995
Recorded	1994
Genre	Indie rock, Alternative rock
Length	44:17
Label	Matador Records
Producer	Helium Adam Lasus
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Helium chronology
Pirate Prude (1994) The Dirt of Luck (1995) Superball E.P. (1995)

The Dirt of Luck was the first full length album from American indie rock band Helium. It was released in April of 1995 on Matador Records and was produced by Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Versus, Madder Rose, Clem Snide)

[edit] Track listing

1. "Pat's Trick" - 3:20
2. "Trixie's Star" - 2:44
3. "Silver Angel" - 2:54
4. "Baby's Going Underground" - 6:24
5. "Medusa" - 3:10
6. "Comet #9" - 2:09
7. "Skeleton" - 4:11
8. "Superball" - 2:35
9. "All the X's Have Wings" - 3:13
10. "Oh the Wind and Rain" - 5:29
11. "Honeycomb" - 4:22
12. "Flower of the Apocalypse" - 3:46

[edit] Personnel

• Mary Timony - Organ, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Xylophone
• Ash Bowie - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
• Shawn King Devlin - Percussion, Drums
• Adam Lasus - Producer
• Greg Calbi - Mastering

[edit] Trivia

• The main guitar riff from "Skeleton" was later borrowed by Sonic Youth for the song "Sunday".

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