Complete Visual Discography



MONO PUFF: THE HAL CRAGIN YEARS

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Ron Ferraro
John Flansburgh vocals, guitars
Hal Cragin bass
Steve Calhoon drums
DJ ***** (Five Star) turntables, percussion
Joe McGinty keyboards on 1 and 3
Eric Schermerhorn guitar on 2
Produced by Pat Dillett and John Flansburgh
1, 2, Flansburgh
3 Mono Puff
4 Flansburgh/Cragin
Published by Mono Puff Music, admin. Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

This single was only released through the Hello CD of the Month Club, for November 1996. It was released in lieu of a Gordon Gano CD that was originally scheduled for the month of November. The CD features four songs, and runs around 10 minutes. The song "Imaginary Friend" was originally known as "Felt Tip Pen" when Mono Puff was performing it live during their 1996 tour. According to Flans, "Felt Tip Pen" was written on the way to a gig, so that the set could be longer. The song is rumoured to be about the cartoonist Tony Millionaire, and his fondness for felt tip pens. On the single, the lyrics are slightly different and the song is much slower and mellower than the live version. Eric Schermerhorn, former guitarist of They Might Be Giants, played with Mono Puff for the EP version of this song.

Tracks:

  • Mr. Hughes Says
  • Imaginary Friend
  • Dedicated
  • What Everybody Knows