Whirlaway is the fourth and final full length studio album released on CD by Tadpoles and is the first Tadpoles' album to be released by a label other than the band's own Bakery Records. Australian independent label, Camera Obscura Records, licensed and released the album worldwide. As a promotion in 1999, an edited MP3 version of the song "Whirlaway" was given away free from by Camera Obscura Records through their website. Additionally, this was the first studio album by Tadpoles not produced by Mark Kramer

Mark Kramer

Mark Kramer , known professionally as Kramer, is a musician, composer, record producer and founder of the New York City record label Shimmy-Disc...

 (Shimmy Disc

Shimmy Disc

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) at Noise New Jersey, although Mark Kramer

Mark Kramer

Mark Kramer , known professionally as Kramer, is a musician, composer, record producer and founder of the New York City record label Shimmy-Disc...

 did record the album's final track, Horse and Buggy at New York City's Knitting Factory

Knitting Factory

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. The album was recorded by Pete Drivere at Ampreon Recorder in Youngstown, Ohio and features a cover version of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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's Basement Tapes classic, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

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Track listing

1. "Frances The Dancer" (Max/Parker) – 5:04
2. "Lyman Bostock" (Kramer/Max) – 5:01
3. "Crash Of The Bug" (Parker/Max) – 7:53
4. "Jimmy Colored Glasses" (Parker) – 5:38
5. "Whirlaway" (Kramer/Parker/Max)) – 9:24
6. "Dusty Baker (Parker)" – 3:26
7. "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (Dylan) – 5:46
8. "Smile If You've Crossed Over" (Max/Boyette) – 8:06
9. "Sunrise Ocean Bender" (Parker) – 6:51
10. "Horse and Buggy" (Boyette/Max/Kramer/Parker) – 13:09

Personnel

• Todd Parker - Vocals on 1,3,4,6,9 and Guitars, Keyboards
• Nick Kramer - Vocals on 2,5,7 and Guitars
• David Max - Bass and additional guitar on 3, effects on 8
• Adam Boyette - Drums and Percussion, effects on 8

Production

Whirlaway was engineered and mixed by Pete Drivere at Ampreon Recorder in Youngstown, Ohio in 1998 and 1999. Additional overdubs and mixes were done at Jolly Roger Studio in Hoboken, NJ by Gene Holder (the dB's

The dB's

The dB's are a jangle pop/power pop group who came into prominence in the late 1970s and 1980s. The bandmembers were Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby and Gene Holder, all of whom were from Winston-Salem, North Carolina...

). Album artwork and design was created by Ann Manca. Mastered by Todd Parker at dbs digital in Hoboken, NJ.