Selling the Sizzle!

The band promoted the album by touring with the Mr. T Experience.^[5] Selling the Sizzle! sold more than 13,000 copies in its first six months of release.^[6]

Recorded in Lafayette, Indiana, the album was produced by Mass Giorgini.^[7]^[8] "Dusty's Lament" is an instrumental.^[9] "Reno Nickel" is about the band's love of gambling.^[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[11]
Deseret News	^[12]
Winnipeg Sun	^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"To Serve, Protect and Entertain"
2.	"Especially You"
3.	"Bishy-Bishy!"
4.	"Big Trouble"
5.	"She Ain't No Egyptian"
6.	"Death of a Romantic"
7.	"The Dedication"
8.	"I Need a Vacation"
9.	"The B 'n' L"
10.	"Pick 'Em Up Truck"
11.	"Queasy"
12.	"Bad Guys"
13.	"Dusty's Lament"
14.	"Reno Nickel"
15.	"Barkerville"

References

↑ "Top 75". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 35. Jul 1996. p. 55.
↑ "The Smugglers Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
↑ Fontana, Kaitlin (October 12, 2011). Fresh at Twenty: The Oral History of Mint Records. ECW Press. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
↑ Thompson, Erick (4 May 1996). "The Smugglers Selling the Sizzle!". Nanaimo Times. p. B6.
↑ "The Smugglers Kings of the Party | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
↑ Stoute, Lenny (August 29, 1996). "Passion for live rock, Mod suits and vinyl". Toronto Star. p. G7.
↑ Prested, Kevin (November 28, 2014). Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records. Microcosm Publishing. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Google Books.
↑ Blake, Joseph (15 Sep 1996). "B.C. groups offer youthful energy". Entertainment. Times Colonist. p. 1.
↑ "The Smugglers". Broken Pencil. No. 3. Summer 1996. p. 68.
↑ Elliott, Rob (15 May 1996). "The Smugglers". The Rocket. p. 13.
1 2 "Selling the Sizzle!". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
1 2 Vice, Jeff (September 21, 1996). "Punk Rockers Scream, Croon and Sizzle on 3 New Releases". Deseret News. p. E4.
↑ Kendle, John (8 Mar 1996). "The Smugglers Selling the Sizzle!". Winnipeg Sun. p. 34.
↑ "Smugglers". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
↑ Dafoe, Chris (24 Feb 1996). "Selling the Sizzle". The Globe and Mail. p. C9.
↑ Jenkins, Mark (6 September 1996). "Four Points on Rock Spectrum". The Washington Post. p. N14.
↑ Harrison, Tom (19 Apr 1996). "Small-town heroes: Smugglers like to play little places". The Province. p. B30.
↑ Weiler, Derek (4 Apr 1996). "The Smugglers Selling the Sizzle!". The Record. p. F6.
↑ Muretich, James (23 May 1996). "Lose the car and let your garage rock". Calgary Herald. p. F7.

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