Roasted Right

Roasted Right is the debut recording by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers, first released as a 7" in 1994,^[1] and subsequently re-released with an additional track as an EP in 1997.^[2] Unlike later music by the Zippers, Roasted Right features a more blues-based sound without brass or woodwinds.^[3] The tracks "Anything But Love" and "Wash Jones" are early versions of songs later re-recorded for full-length albums.

Roasted Right
EP by Squirrel Nut Zippers
Released	1994; October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14)
Recorded	December 15, 1993
Genre	Dixieland jazz swing blues
Length	10:15
Label	Merge
Producer	Squirrel Nut Zippers
Squirrel Nut Zippers chronology
Roasted Right (1994) The Inevitable (1995)

Track listing

7" Vinyl 1994 (MRG057):

1. "Little Mother-in-Law" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:36
2. "(You Are My) Radio" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:08
3. "Anything But Love" (Raleigh) — 2:45

CD 1997 EP (MRG 057 CD):

1. "Little Mother-in-Law" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:36
2. "(You Are My) Radio" (Whalen/Mathus) — 2:08
3. "Anything But Love" (Raleigh) — 2:45
4. "Wash Jones" (Mathus) — 2:46

Personnel

• Jimbo Mathus – guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
• Katharine Whalen – banjo, ukulele, lead vocals
• John Kempannin – violin
• Don Raleigh – double bass
• Chris Phillips – contraption kit
• Ken Mosher – drums, vocals