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A1	–Blitzoids	Fire On The Mountain Written-By – Traditional	2:47
A2	–Renaldo & The Loaf	Haul On The Bowline Written-By – Traditional	2:00
A3	–Maria Marquez & Frank Harris	Canto Del Pilon Written-By – Traditional	4:06
A4	–The Residents	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Written-By – Hank Williams	3:09
A5	–Terra Incognita	Rank Stranger Bass – Katie RauhFiddle – Mark TwohyGuitar – Max KleinWritten-By – Traditional	2:47
A6	–Snakefinger's Midi-Evil Vestal Virgins*	The Ballad Of Sawney Bean / Sawney's Death Dance Engineer – Howard JohnstonProducer – Eric Feldman*, Howard Johnston, SnakefingerWritten-By – Snakefinger	4:29
B1	–Mark Mothersbaugh	My Home Town Written-By – Mark Mothersbaugh	1:33
B2	–Artist Unknown	The Billy Bee Song	1:30
B3	–Negativland	Perfect Scrambled Eggs Acoustic Guitar, Performer [Frying Pan] – Mark HoslerDrums, Fiddle, Performer [Stirring Bowl] – Chris GriggKeyboards, Performer [Hazelnuts] – David Wills Performer [Whining Butter] – Peter Montgomery Tape, Effects [Voice Manipulations] – Don JoyceVoice – Graham Kerr Written-By – Recipe	2:45
B4	–Voice Farm	Mama Made Me Do It Producer – Charley Brown*, Myke Reilly, Wally BrillWritten-By – Charley Brown*, Myke Reilly	4:33
B5	–Club Foot Orchestra	Japanese Song Too Written-By – Richard Marriot*	2:38
B6	–Rhythm & Noise	Berta's Hammer Vocals – Big Louisiana JoeVoice, Sampler – Desmond Shea, Naut HumonWritten-By – Traditional	3:20
B7	–The Step One Nursery School Just Plain Folk Singers	Potatoes Performer – Betsy Nachman, Charlie Vincent, Jane Timberlake, Mark Hosler, Sue BritsonWritten-By – Traditional	0:30

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Ralph Records
• Produced For – Rotcod Productions
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Ralph Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mutato Muzika
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Seeland Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Nice Tone Music
• Copyright (c) – Ralph Records
• Copyright (c) – Mutato Muzika
• Copyright (c) – Seeland Records
• Copyright (c) – Nice Tone Music
• Published By – Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music
• Published By – Rightsong Music
• Published By – Si. Co. Publishing
• Published By – Groveling Marsupial Music
• Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
• Recorded At – The Justice Room

Credits

• Art Direction – Rex Ray
• Executive-Producer – Laurah Ellah von Schpec
• Illustration [Cover Drawing] – Cathy Sampson
• Legal – Diane Juzaitis

Notes

Regular cassette version release.
Also available in a very limited collector's edition (75 copies) including: standard cassette, little burlap potatoe sack, poster, postcard, numbered cardboard insert, numbered Ralph Records sticker and white vinyl 7" "Mashed Potatoe".

Track A1: traditional.
Track A2: traditional, Rot Cod Productions.
Track A3: traditional.
Track A4: Acuff-Rose Opryland/Rightsong.
Track A5: traditional.
Track A6: SI CO. Publishing (BMI). Recorded at Different Fur Studios, S.F.

Track B1: written Dec. 1976, re-recorded Dec. 1986 © ℗ Mutato Musica.
Track B2: SI Co. Publishing (BMI).
Track B3: © ℗ Seeland Records SI Co. Publishing (BMI).
Track B4: recorded at the Justice Room, Tauton, England. © ℗ Nice Tone Music.
Track B5: Groveling Marsupial Music (BMI).
Track B6: traditional. Portions released by Arhoolie Records as "Berta" and "All Teamed Up In Angolas Mule Lot".
Track B7: traditional.

© ℗ Ralph Records 1987
Manufactured by Ralph Records
Printed in Canada

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RR 8717	Various	Potatoes (A Collection Of Folk Songs From Ralph Records - Vol. 1) ‎(LP, Comp)	Ralph Records	RR 8717	US	1987
RRC 717, RR14	Various	Potatoes Vol. 1 ‎(Cass, Comp + 7", Single, Ltd, Mixed + Ltd, Num, Co)	Ralph Records, Ralph Records	RRC 717, RR14	US	1987
RR 8717	Various	Potatoes (A Collection Of Folk Songs From Ralph Records - Vol. 1) ‎(LP, Comp, Ltd, Bro)	Ralph Records	RR 8717	US	1987
VG 50305	Various	Potatoes (A Collection Of Folk Songs From Ralph Records) ‎(LP, Comp)	Torso, Virgin	VG 50305	Greece	1987
RR 8717, RR14	Various	Potatoes Collector's Edition ‎(LP, Comp, Whi + 7", Whi + Ltd)	Ralph Records, Ralph Records	RR 8717, RR14	US	1987