Tattoo of Blood

Tattoo of Blood
Tattoo of Blood
Studio album by Captain Howdy
Released	March 5, 1996
Recorded	1993
Studio	Noise New Jersey (Jersey City, N.J.)
Genre	Experimental rock, alternative rock
Length	39:52
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
Captain Howdy chronology
Kramer chronology

Tattoo of Blood is the debut studio album of Captain Howdy, released on March 5, 1996, by Shimmy Disc.^[1] It is a collaboration between musician and producer Kramer and magician Penn Jillette.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Penn Jillette; all music is composed by Kramer, except "Tattoo of Blood" by Lou Reed

No.	Title	Length
1.	"We Want Our Vietnam"	3:18
2.	"The Juliet E-mail"	3:07
3.	"China Needs Women"	4:55
4.	"The Hero That Feels Sorry for Himself"	5:16
5.	"Rosabelle"	5:18
6.	"The Wreck of the Captain Howdy"	2:49
7.	"Dino's Head"	7:35
8.	"Tattoo of Blood"	4:22
9.	"The Best Song Ever Written"	3:12

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from Tattoo of Blood liner notes.^[3]

Captain Howdy

Penn Jillette – vocals
Kramer – instruments, production, engineering

Additional musicians

Soma Allpass – cello
Debbie Harry – vocals
Billy West – guitar

Production and additional personnel

Alan Douches – mastering
Tony Fitzpatrick – cover art
Michael Macioce – photography

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Shimmy Disc	CD	shimmy 084

References[edit]

^ "'Tattoo of Blood' Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ Tattoo of Blood (booklet). Captain Howdy. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

Tattoo of Blood at Discogs (list of releases)
Tattoo of Blood at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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[allmusic-1] "'Tattoo of Blood' Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[trouserpress-2] Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[linearnotes-3] Tattoo of Blood (booklet). Captain Howdy. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Discography
Studio albums	The Guilt Trip The Secret of Comedy Let Me Explain Something to You About Art Songs from the Pink Death The Greenberg Variations The Brill Building
Collaborative albums	Happiness Finally Came to Them Roll Out the Barrel Real Men Who's Afraid? Egomaniacs Hot Day in Waco A Remark Hugh Made Black Power Gunsmoke Hit Men Huge Rubber Hair Reasons in the Sun The Sound of Music
Live albums	Still Alive in '95
Compilation albums	Music for Crying
Shockabilly	Earth vs. Shockabilly Colosseum Vietnam Heaven
Bongwater	Double Bummer Too Much Sleep The Power of Pussy The Big Sell-Out
B.A.L.L.	Period Bird Trouble Doll Hardball
Captain Howdy	Tattoo of Blood Money Feeds My Music Machine
Related articles	Shimmy Disc