Editing Highball with the Devil

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{{Short description|1996 album by Les Claypool}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = Highball with the Devil
| type         = [[Album]]
| artist       = [[Les Claypool|Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel]]
| cover        = Les cleypool high ball.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = August 27, 1996
| recorded     = 1996
| venue        = 
| studio       = Rancho Relaxo
| genre        = 
| length       = 47:05
| label        = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]], [[Prawn Song Records|Prawn Song]]
| producer     = [[Les Claypool]]
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}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r240320|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
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'''''Highball with the Devil''''' is a [[studio]] [[album]] by [[Les Claypool|Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel]], released in 1996.  "Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel" is Claypool's first solo effort. In addition to his usual bass guitar and vocals, he also plays most of the drums and some guitar. He also self produced and engineered the album at his own studio, "Rancho Relaxo". Credited musicians include [[Charlie Hunter]] on guitar for "Me and Chuck;" [[M.I.R.V.|Marc "Mirv" Haggard]] on guitar on songs such as "El Sobrante Fortnight" and "Hendershot," as well as on the saw for "Cohibas Esplenditos"; [[Adam Gates|Adam "Bob Cock" Gates]] on vocal; [[Jay Lane]] on drums; and [[Henry Rollins]] narrating "Delicate Tendrils."<ref>Album liner notes.</ref>

The touring band for the album were Claypool, Marc "Mirv" Haggard, Adam Gates, and [[Bryan Mantia|Bryan "Brain" Mantia]]. "Brain" Mantia was then a new member of [[Primus (band)|Primus]].

==Track listing==
All songs by Les Claypool unless otherwise noted.
#"Running the Gauntlet" - 1:35
#"Holy Mackerel" - 3:48
#"Highball with the Devil" - 3:58
#"Hendershot" - 2:22
#"Calling Kyle" - 3:54
#"Rancor" - 1:16 (Les Claypool, Andrew Herod)
#"Cohibas Esplenditos" - 3:10
#"Delicate Tendrils" - 4:59
#"The Awakening" <small>([[The Reddings]] cover)</small> - 3:32
#"Precipitation" - 3:53
#"George E. Porge" - 2:29
#"El Sobrante Fortnight" - 3:35
#"Granny's Little Yard Gnome" - 3:00
#"Me and Chuck" - 2:59
#"Carolina Rig" - 3:00

==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Chart
!align="center"|Provider(s)
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
!align="center"|Certification
!align="center"|Sales/<br />shipments
|-
|align="left"|[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] (U.S.)<ref name="claypoolbillboard">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r778289/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Les Claypool Artist Chart History at ''Billboard'']</ref>
|align="left" rowspan="5"|''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|align="center"|182
|align="center" rowspan="5"|Not certified
|align="center" rowspan="5"|N/A
|-
|}

==Credits==
*Les Claypool - guitar (1, 3, 7, 8, 13), bass (all), drums (1, 3-6, 8, 10-13, 15), vocals (1-7, 10-13), string bass (arco) (5, 10, 15), rhythm guitar (11), producer, engineer, cover art
*Joe Gore - guitar (2, 11)
*Mark "Mirv" Haggard - guitar solo (2), guitars (4, 6, 12), electric-bowed backsaw (7)
*[[Jay Lane]] - drums (2, 7, 9, 14)
*[[Adam Gates]] - additional vocals (3), vocals (10)
*[[Henry Rollins]] - narration (8)
*[[Charlie Hunter]] - guitar (14)
*Tim Soya - assistant engineer
*Matt Murman - mastering
*Jill Rose - project coordinator

==References==
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{{Les Claypool}}

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[[Category:Les Claypool albums]]
[[Category:1996 albums]]
[[Category:Interscope Records albums]]
[[Category:Prawn Song Records albums]]