Tit! (An Opera)

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Field	Value
name	Tit! (An Opera)
type	Album
artist	Dogbowl
cover	Dogbowl Cyclops Tit (An Opera).jpg
released
recorded	Noise New York
(New York City, NY)
genre	Psychedelic pop
length	48:48
label	Shimmy Disc, Needlejuice Records
producer	Kramer
next_title	Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain
next_year	1991
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Tit! (An Opera) is the debut studio album of Dogbowl, released in 1989 by Shimmy Disc. It was re-issued on CD in 1992 with six additional songs. In 2023, it was re-released by Needlejuice Records to include all tracks from the CD and original cassette issue.

Track listing

| headline = Side one | all_writing = Dogbowl | title1 = On the Monkeybars | length1 = 3:27 | title2 = Starving for Love | length2 = 2:37 | title3 = Obsessed With Girls | length3 = 2:18 | title4 = Oklahoma | length4 = 3:15 | title5 = Under the Water | length5 = 1:48 | title6 = The Girl With the Pelican Hair | length6 = 3:17 | title7 = Miss You So Much (I Can Die) | length7 = 2:31 | title8 = Growing Up in a Wheelchair | length8 = 4:30 | headline = Side two | title1 = Krystellina | length1 = 1:32 | title2 = When the Romans Died | length2 = 2:20 | title3 = Anatasia | length3 = 4:01 | title4 = Sex Gorrillas | length4 = 2:19 | title5 = Dolphin | length5 = 3:24 | title6 = Daytime | length6 = 2:21 | title7 = I Had a Dream of the Plague | length7 = 5:45 | title8 = Flowers from Katrinka | length8 = 3:15 | headline = CD issue | title1 = On the Monkeybars | length1 = 3:27 | title2 = Starving for Love | length2 = 2:37 | title3 = Obsessed With Girls | length3 = 2:18 | title4 = Oklahoma | length4 = 3:15 | title5 = Under the Water | length5 = 1:48 | title6 = The Girl With the Pelican Hair | length6 = 3:17 | title7 = Miss You So Much (I Can Die) | length7 = 2:31 | title8 = Growing Up in a Wheelchair | length8 = 4:30 | title9 = Volcano | length9 = 1:50 | title10 = Sad Fellow | length10 = 3:01 | title11 = Krystellina | length11 = 1:32 | title12 = When the Romans Died | length12 = 2:20 | title13 = Anatasia | length13 = 4:01 | title14 = Sex Gorrillas | length14 = 2:19 | title15 = Dolphin | length15 = 3:24 | title16 = Daytime | length16 = 2:21 | title17 = I Had a Dream of the Plague | length17 = 5:45 | title18 = Flowers from Katrinka | length18 = 3:15 | title19 = Marla Sits | length19 = 1:53 | title20 = One So Black | length20 = 3:21 | title21 = Head Caves In | length21 = 2:26 | title22 = Blue Eyes | length22 = 2:55

Personnel

Adapted from Tit! (An Opera) liner notes.

• Dogbowl – lead vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, cover art, illustrations ;Musicians
• Charles Curtis – cello
• Kramer – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, production, engineering
• Lee Ming Tah – Hawaiian lap steel guitar
• Chris Tunney – clarinet, organ, backing vocals ;Production and additional personnel
• David Larr – art direction
• Michael Macioce – photography
• Angel Marcloid – remastering (2023 reissue)

Release history

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Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	Shimmy Disc	CS, LP	shimmy 023
Europe	1991	CD	SDE 9030 CD
United States	2023	Needlejuice	DL	NJR-160
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References

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. "Dogbowl: ''Tit (An Opera)'' > Review".
2. (2007). "Dogbowl".
3. "Tit! (An Opera), by Dogbowl".
4. (1989). "Tit! An Opera". [[Shimmy Disc]].

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