Klassics with a "K", was the only full-length album by Kostars, a side project of Luscious Jackson members Vivian Trimble and Jill Cunniff, released in 1996 on Grand Royal.
Fellow Luscious Jackson members Kate Schellenbach and Gabby Glaser contributed drums and lead guitar, respectively, to the album. Both Dean and Gene Ween of Ween contributed as well. The album was engineered by Josephine Wiggs, bass player of the Breeders, marking her first full-length engineering project. It was recorded and mixed in 25 days at Meat and Potatoes Studio, a 16-track home studio put together in the Luscious Jackson rehearsal room.
The duo's only other release was a 7-inch single of the track "Hey Cowboy".
Track listing "Never So Lonely" (Jill Cunniff, Vivian Trimble) – 3:30 "Jacqueline" (Cunniff, Trimble) – 3:33 "Red Umbrella" (Cunniff, Trimble) – 3:58 "Jolene on the Freeway" (Cunniff) – 3:23 "One Sunny Day" (Trimble) – 4:07 "Hey Cowboy" (Trimble) – 4:49 "Reverend" (Cunniff, Trimble) – 2:59 "Mama Never Said" (Cunniff) – 3:54 "Don't Know Why" (Trimble) – 3:47 "French Kiss" (Cunniff) – 2:47
Personnel Source:
Kostars Jill Cunniff – accordion, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, wah wah guitar Vivian Trimble – ARP synthesizer, Casio, acoustic guitar, Moog synthesizer, Multivox, piano, vocals
Additional musicians Gabrielle Glaser – electric guitar Kate Schellenbach – drum machine, drums, percussion Niko Tavernise – trumpet, vocals Dean Ween – electric guitar, vocals Gene Ween – electric guitar, vocals Tuta Aquino – sequencing
Technical Kostars – co-producers Josephine Wiggs – engineer, mixing, co-producer Kate Schellenbach – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Wally Traugott – mastering Danny Clinch – photography Robert Schroeder – design Jack Torso – liner notes
"Hey Cowboy" 7-inch Side one "Hey Cowboy"
Side two "French Kiss" "Don't Know Why (You Went Away)" (Special 7-inch Mix)
[ AMG Track listing info]
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