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1978 studio album by the Holy Modal Rounders
Last Round
Studio album by the Holy Modal Rounders
Released1978
RecordedThe Workshop Recording Studios, Douglaston, New York
GenreFolk
Length36:22
LabelAdelphi
ProducerBetty Berkin, Robin Remaily, Peter Stampfel, Steve Weber
The Holy Modal Rounders chronology
Have Moicy!
(1976) 		Last Round
(1978) 		Going Nowhere Fast
(1981)

Last Round is a studio album by the American musical group the Holy Modal Rounders. It was released in 1978 through Adelphi Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB+
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Lincoln Journal Star deemed the album "pleasant, amusing, pretty insignificant," noting that "this is where all the hippies went, in case you'd missed them." Newsday called it "wacky hippie folk music that is often pleasingly salty and sardonic."

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Euphoria"RemailyWeber3:12
2."Poison Sugar"StampfelBerkin, Stampfel2:22
3."Oriental Lady"StampfelStampfel2:23
4."The Cold Roll"RemailyRemaily3:07
5."That Belly I Idolize"AntoniaWeber3:58
6."August 1967"StampfelStampfel, Weber3:57
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."If You Want to Be a Bird/Wild Blue Yonder"AntoniaStampfel3:13
2."Pink Underwear"RemailyRemaily3:54
3."God, What Am I Doing Here?"AntoniaStampfel3:09
4."Sweet William"Traditional arr.Stampfel3:05
5."Romping Through the Swamp"StampfelStampfel2:30
6."Silly Boys"RemailyRemaily3:32

Personnel

The Holy Modal Rounders
The Clamtones
  • Ted Deane – saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Dave Reisch – bass guitar
  • Roger North – drums
  • Robin Remaily – mandolin, guitar, steel guitar, piano, fiddle, vocals
  • Richard Tyler – piano
Additional musicians and production
  • Candace – design
  • Betty Berkin – vocals on "Poison Sugar"
  • Kevin Kelly – engineering
  • Jeff Kracke – engineering
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Barbara Mathe – design
  • Charlie Messing – guitar on "If You Want to Be a Bird/Wild Blue Yonder"
  • Trudy Rosen – photography
  • Bob Sasson – photography

References

  1. Swartley, Ariel (18 July 1999). "Round They Go Again, as Full of Fun as Ever". The New York Times. p. 2.30.
  2. The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 503.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  4. Ruhlmann, William. "Last Round". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  5. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. Brackett, Nathan. (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. 2004. Pg. 385–386. Retrieved on August 13, 2012.
  7. Becker, Bart (7 Feb 1979). "The Holy Modal Rounders, Last Round". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 29.
  8. Robins, Wayne (10 May 1979). "Holy Modal Rounders: 'Last Round'". Part II. Newsday. p. 66.
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