Craps
Studio album by
Big Dipper
Released1988
LabelHomestead Records
Big Dipper chronology
Heavens
(1987)		 Craps
(1988)		 Slam
(1990)

Craps is the second studio album by the Boston band Big Dipper.[1][2] It was released in 1988 on Homestead Records.[3][4] The band supported the album with an East Coast tour.[5] The band considered it to be a pop album.[6]

Craps was remastered and re-released in 2008 as part of Merge Records' Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology set.[7][8]

Critical reception

The Boston Globe noted the "winsome, off-center melodies, post-punk framework; off-beat lyrics; hooks galore."[9] The Philadelphia Inquirer praised the "melodic songs, pummeling backbeats, and a surprising amount of finesse."[10] The Daily Breeze wrote that "the songs all have intelligent lyrics supported by fiery musicianship."[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Meet the Witch"3:55
2."Ron Klaus Wrecked His House"5:05
3."The Insane Girl"3:39
4."Semjase"4:37
5."Stardom Because"4:00
6."Bonnie"3:46
7."Hey! Mr. Lincoln"3:35
8."The Bells of Love"3:15
9."A Song to Be Beautiful"4:06

References

  1. ↑ "Spin Offs". SPIN Media LLC. February 11, 1989 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Big Dipper, Still Fetching After All These Years". www.villagevoice.com.
  3. ↑ Schoemer, Karen (April 13, 1990). "Big Dipper Combines Punk With Melody" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ "Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology". pastemagazine.com. June 30, 2008.
  5. ↑ Gallo, Phil (December 16, 1988). "Boston's Big Dipper looking for a little support". New Haven Register.
  6. ↑ Wyman, Bill (October 6, 1989). "Big Dipper presents its own Boston pop". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 33.
  7. ↑ "Big Dipper".
  8. ↑ "From The Desk Of Nada Surf's Matthew Caws: Big Dipper's "Heavens" And "Craps"". March 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ Sullivan, Jim (4 Dec 1988). "Some Memorable Rock Picks". The Boston Globe. p. A12.
  10. ↑ Moon, Tom (20 Jan 1989). "Big Dipper". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 28.
  11. ↑ Gnerre, Sam (December 9, 1988). "Craps Big Dipper". Daily Breeze. p. E9.
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