Big Top Halloween

Big Top Halloween is the first album by the band The Afghan Whigs.[3] It was released in 1988 via Ultrasuede.[4][5]

Big Top Halloween
Studio album by The Afghan Whigs
Released	February 1988
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Ultrasuede
The Afghan Whigs chronology
Big Top Halloween (1988) Up in It (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Two thousand copies of the record were pressed.[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "there's a surprising amount of subtlety — sophistication, even — rustling beneath the boozy, gutter-rat surface of the quartet's self-released debut . . . an altogether terrific debut."[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Greg Dulli and John Curley.

1. "Here Comes Jesus"
2. "In My Town"
3. "Priscilla's Wedding"
4. "Push"
5. "Scream"
6. "But Listen"
7. "Big Top Halloween"
8. "Life in a Day"
9. "Sammy"
10. "Doughball"
11. "Back o' the Line"
12. "Greek Is Extra"

References

1. "Big Top Halloween - The Afghan Whigs | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (May 20, 2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Simon and Schuster – via Google Books.
3. Lindsay, Cam (May 4, 2017). "Rank Your Records: Greg Dulli Orders the Afghan Whigs' Seven Records".
4. Himes, Geoffrey. "The Afghan Whigs emerge closer than ever". Washington Post.
5. "The Afghan Whigs". All Tomorrow's Parties.
6. Staff, M. T. "A look back at the discography of the Afghan Whigs". Detroit Metro Times.
7. "TrouserPress.com :: Afghan Whigs". www.trouserpress.com.

External links

• Album track listing on the Summer's Kiss website