Come Down to the Merry Go Round

Come Down to the Merry Go Round is an EP by garage rock band Laughing Hyenas. It was released in 1987 on Touch and Go Records.^[3] It was reissued in 1995 accompanied with five bonus tracks.

Come Down to the Merry Go Round
EP by Laughing Hyenas
Released	November 1987 (1987-11)
Recorded	September 1987 (1987-09)
Studio	Smart Studios, Madison, WI
Genre	Garage rock noise rock post-hardcore art rock[1]
Length	26:23
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Laughing Hyenas, Butch Vig
Laughing Hyenas chronology
Come Down to the Merry Go Round (1987) You Can't Pray a Lie (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Chuck Eddy ranked it at number 454 in his 1991 book of the best 'heavy metal' albums.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Laughing Hyenas.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stain"	4:16
2.	"Hell's Kitchen"	3:19
3.	"That Girl"	5:17

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Gabriel"	4:09
2.	"Playground"	4:32
3.	"What Tomorrow Brings"	4:48
4.	"Soul Kiss" (cassette bonus track)	6:39

1995 CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"Candy"		2:45
9.	"Dedications to the One I Love" (live)		6:08
10.	"Don't Bogue My High"		3:37
11.	"Public Animal #9" (Alice Cooper cover)	Cooper, Bruce	5:19

Personnel

Adapted from the Come Down to the Merry Go Round liner notes.^[4]

Laughing Hyenas John Brannon – lead vocals, trumpet Jim Kimball – drums Kevin Strickland – bass guitar Larissa Strickland – guitar

Production and additional personnel Tim Caldwell – design Laughing Hyenas – production Rick Lieder – photography Butch Vig – production, engineering, recording

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1987	Touch and Go	CS, LP	TG12
	1995		CD