Pack Up the Cats

Pack Up the Cats is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band Local H. Self-described by the band as "our little concept record about a shitty mid-level band"[3], it was released on September 1, 1998, on Island Records, around the time when PolyGram, the parent label of Island, merged with Universal, causing the album to be all but forgotten during the transition. This would be their last album released on Island before they split from the label, as well as the last album with original drummer Joe Daniels.[4] It was ranked #20 on Spin's list of the 20 best albums of 1998,[5] #17 on Robert Christgau's 1998 Dean's List,[6] and #2 on Greg Kot's list of the best albums of 1998.[7]

Pack Up the Cats
Studio album by Local H
Released	September 1, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Grunge, alternative rock
Length	47:38
Label	Island
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker
Local H chronology
As Good as Dead (1996) Pack Up the Cats (1998) The '92 Demos (1999)
Singles from Pack Up the Cats
"All the Kids Are Right" Released: August 1998 "All-Right (Oh, Yeah)" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All-Right (Oh, Yeah)"	3:09
2.	"“Cha!” Said the Kitty"	2:57
3.	"Lucky"	0:48
4.	"Hit the Skids or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Rock"	4:38
5.	"500,000 Scovilles"	1:36
6.	"What Can I Tell You?"	4:52
7.	"Fine and Good"	4:08
8.	"Lead Pipe Cinch"	1:04
9.	"Cool Magnet"	4:07
10.	"She Hates My Job"	4:08
11.	"Stoney"	1:41
12.	"Laminate Man"	3:17
13.	"All the Kids Are Right"	3:48
14.	"Deep Cut"	2:26
15.	"Lucky Time"	4:59

Bonus disc

1. "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" (AC/DC cover) - 4:52
2. "Answering Machine" - 7:41

Personnel

Local H

• Scott Lucas – vocals, guitar, bass
• Joe Daniels – drums, whistling

Guest musicians

• Dean DeLeo – guitar on "Cool Magnet"
• Brendan O'Brien - hurdy-gurdy on "It's a Long Way to the Top"[8]

Production

• Roy Thomas Baker – producer, mixing
• Nick DiDia – engineer, mixing
• Lisa Ellis – assistant
• George Marino – mastering
• Eric Hoffman – assistant
• Ryan Williams – engineer
• Kevin Allison – assistant

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1998	The Billboard 200	140
1998	Heatseekers	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1998	"All The Kids Are Right"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	19
1998	"All The Kids Are Right"	Modern Rock Tracks	20

References

1. "Pack Up the Cats - Local H". Allmusic.
2. "CG: Local H". Robert Christgau.
3. https://www.facebook.com/LocalH/posts/10153187739303910?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBQQrvw2yQnxCVpr-cPLuhyDcyBXv2byv7YTEwVmH8qqyhb7qfYgoAolkRJxkEStLjFkPdhZF7P29XaT8ABlLn2DsyGFlESKA7R9TPg5m4Qma5J2XJaT9zAw1Tj90ptpYBUxwKVB4H21f7e3Nl7WAp5_0Muw8OmQoGbxkd-vLtIPRZsEIB5cp9hz8fN-WKPiQXXsSRQao8nNbEeDby6Dai3LgWHxyIDjiX7xVl26HnIXds4t5MIkcGg15j9j-dsk54Md_b8cDFN5HSOfLfTHhQnk-S8AwPoepIvCVNDSz5MJ1DTs0c9GxuyDOyVsm7yVFxBacNhqspx5mE&__tn__=-R
4. "Local H - Here Comes The Zoo - On Second Thought - Stylus Magazine". 2006-03-29. Archived from the original on 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2017-10-28.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
5. "Rocklist.net...Spin Magazine (USA) End Of Year Lists..." 2013-07-29. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2017-10-28.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
6. "Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 1998: Dean's List". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
7. Kot, Greg (1998-12-06). "Sound Decisions". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
8. http://www.discogs.com/Local-H-Pack-Up-The-Cats/release/4501952