Medicine Show is the second studio album by the Dream Syndicate. It was released in 1984.
The Dream Syndicate left Slash Records, a small label that released the band's first album, The Days of Wine and Roses (1982), and signed with the A&M label. Medicine Show was produced by Sandy Pearlman; Pearlman had previously worked with Blue Öyster Cult and the Clash.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Wynn except where noted.
"Still Holding on to You" – 3:39
"Daddy's Girl" – 3:02
"Burn" – 5:34
"Armed with an Empty Gun" – 3:56
"Bullet with My Name on It" (Karl Precoda) – 6:20
"The Medicine Show" – 6:29
"John Coltrane Stereo Blues" – 8:48
"Merrittville" – 7:20
Personnel
Steve Wynn – guitar, vocals
Karl Precoda – lead, rhythm guitars
Dennis Duck – drums
Dave Provost – bass
Additional musicians:
Tom Zvoncheck – piano, Hammond B3 organ
Sid Griffin – background vocals
Stephen McCarthy – background vocals
Paul Mandl – background vocals
Gavin Blair – background vocals