Come Down to the Merry Go Round

Come Down to the Merry Go Round
Come Down to the Merry Go Round
EP by Laughing Hyenas
Released	November 1987
Recorded	September 1987
Studio	Smart Studios, Madison, WI
Genre	Garage rock; noise rock; post-hardcore; art rock;
Length	26:23
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Laughing Hyenas, Butch Vig
Laughing Hyenas chronology

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

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.

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 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

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

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

^ ^a ^b Eddy, Chuck (1991). Stairway to Hell: The 500 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe. New York: Harmony Books. p. 193. ISBN 0517575418.
^ Beldin, Fred. "Merry Go Round". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ Christe, Ian; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Laughing Hyenas". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ Come Down to the Merry Go Round (sleeve). Laughing Hyenas. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)