Last Round

Last Round is the seventh studio album by psychedelic folk band The Holy Modal Rounders, released in 1978 through Adelphi Records.

Last Round
Studio album by The Holy Modal Rounders
Released	1978
Recorded	The Workshop Recording Studios, Douglaston, New York
Genre	Freak folk
Length	36:22
Label	Adelphi
Producer	Betty Berkin, Robin Remaily, Peter Stampfel, Steve Weber
The Holy Modal Rounders chronology
Have Moicy! (1976) Last Round (1978) Going Nowhere Fast (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Euphoria"	Remaily	Weber	3:12
2.	"Poison Sugar"	Stampfel	Berkin, Stampfel	2:22
3.	"Oriental Lady"	Stampfel	Stampfel	2:23
4.	"The Cold Roll"	Remaily	Remaily	3:07
5.	"That Belly I Idolize"	Antonia	Weber	3:58
6.	"August 1967"	Stampfel	Stampfel, Weber	3:57

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"If You Want to Be a Bird/Wild Blue Yonder"	Antonia	Stampfel	3:13
2.	"Pink Underwear"	Remaily	Remaily	3:54
3.	"God, What Am I Doing Here?"	Antonia	Stampfel	3:09
4.	"Sweet William"	Traditional arr.	Stampfel	3:05
5.	"Romping Through the Swamp"	Stampfel	Stampfel	2:30
6.	"Silly Boys"	Remaily	Remaily	3:32

Personnel

The Holy Modal Rounders Peter Stampfel – fiddle, banjo, vocals, design Steve Weber – guitar, vocals, bass guitar 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. Ruhlmann, William. "Last Round". Allmusic. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
2. Brackett, Nathan. "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone, 2004. Pg. 385-386. Retrieved on August 13, 2012.
3. 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.