Label:  Sympathy For The Record Industry

Released 2003

Folding together equal portions of greasy '50s pop, Memphis-style rhythm & blues, and a punk rocker's sense of casual experimentation and musical cross breeding, the Compulsive Gamblers were at the forefront of the Memphis roots punk scene, alongside such bands as the Gibson Bros. and '68 Comeback, creating a sound that was at once sinister, comical, and full of potent groove. The Compulsive Gamblers were formed in Memphis, TN, in 1990 by Greg Cartwright and Jack Yarber, two friends who had played in a number of rough and ready punk bands in the deep south. Originally calling themselves the Painkillers, by 1991 guitar maulers Cartwright and Yarber were joined by Philip "Flipper" Tubb on keyboards, drummer Rod "Bushrod" Thomas, and fiddler Greg Easterly, and the new handle the Compulsive Gamblers was adopted.

Track listing:

1. Bad Taste
2. Your Happiness
3. Way Down In The Hole
4. I'm That Guy
5. Don't Come Looking For Me Now
6. New Romance
7. Mind In The Gutter
8. Sour And Vicious Man
9. Stop And Think It Over
10. Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right
11. Wait A Bit Joe
12. I Don't Want To Laugh At You
13. Name A Drink After You
14. Two Thieves
15. Pepper Spray Boogie
16. Quit This Town