8-Way Santa is the second album by the Seattle grunge band TAD, released on February 15, 1991, through Sub Pop. Tad ran into legal trouble after the man and woman featured on the album cover saw the record and sued the band. The cover was an altered photo, the original of which was found in a photo album purchased from a thrift store.
Rolling Stone ranked this album 31st on their list of the50 Greatest Grunge Albums. The single “Jinx” was featured in the Cameron Crowe film Singles (1992), although it is not included in the official soundtrack album.
Tracklist:
- Jinx
- Giant Killer
- Wired God
- Delinquent
- Hedge Hog
- Flame Tavern
- Trash Truck
- Stumblin’ Man
- Jack Pepsi
- Candi
- 3-D Witch Hunt
- Crane’s Cafe
- Plague Years
Credits:
Tad
Tad Doyle: vocals, guitar
Kurt Danielson: bass
Gary Thorstensen: guitar
Steve Wied: drums
Production
Butch Vig: producer, engineering
Doug Olson: engineering
John Agnello: mixing
George Marino: mastering
https://tadband.bandcamp.com/album/8-way-santa-deluxe-edition
