Tit! (An Opera)

Tit! (An Opera)
Studio album by Dogbowl
Released	1989 (1989)
Recorded	Noise New York (New York City, NY)
Genre	Psychedelic pop
Length	48:48
Labels	Shimmy Disc, Needlejuice Records
Producer	Kramer
Dogbowl chronology
Tit! (An Opera) (1989) Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain (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

All tracks are written by Dogbowl.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On the Monkeybars"	3:27
2.	"Starving for Love"	2:37
3.	"Obsessed With Girls"	2:18
4.	"Oklahoma"	3:15
5.	"Under the Water"	1:48
6.	"The Girl With the Pelican Hair"	3:17
7.	"Miss You So Much (I Can Die)"	2:31
8.	"Growing Up in a Wheelchair"	4:30

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Krystellina"	1:32
2.	"When the Romans Died"	2:20
3.	"Anatasia"	4:01
4.	"Sex Gorrillas"	2:19
5.	"Dolphin"	3:24
6.	"Daytime"	2:21
7.	"I Had a Dream of the Plague"	5:45
8.	"Flowers from Katrinka"	3:15

CD issue

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On the Monkeybars"	3:27
2.	"Starving for Love"	2:37
3.	"Obsessed With Girls"	2:18
4.	"Oklahoma"	3:15
5.	"Under the Water"	1:48
6.	"The Girl With the Pelican Hair"	3:17
7.	"Miss You So Much (I Can Die)"	2:31
8.	"Growing Up in a Wheelchair"	4:30
9.	"Volcano"	1:50
10.	"Sad Fellow"	3:01
11.	"Krystellina"	1:32
12.	"When the Romans Died"	2:20
13.	"Anatasia"	4:01
14.	"Sex Gorrillas"	2:19
15.	"Dolphin"	3:24
16.	"Daytime"	2:21
17.	"I Had a Dream of the Plague"	5:45
18.	"Flowers from Katrinka"	3:15
19.	"Marla Sits"	1:53
20.	"One So Black"	3:21
21.	"Head Caves In"	2:26
22.	"Blue Eyes"	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

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

External links

• Tit! (An Opera) at Discogs (list of releases)
• Tit! (An Opera) at Bandcamp