This is a mostly acoustic album by Michael, with a twist. Michael went in to record this album, and found that his 2 year-old daughter had been playing with the tuning keys of his guitar. He liked the sound that this new tuning produced, so he dubbed it “Twisted Toddler Tuning” and recorded the whole album with that sound.
Both “Sugar Mama” and “Tattoo” are about a relationship that bass player Brian Doidge was in at one time.
In 2023, Lost in Ohio surprised fans by re-releasing Strip Cycle on vinyl, with the photographs in the artwork restored to their non-stretched-out form. The also shared several unreleased images from the Matt Wignall photography session. The first pressing of 300 sold out quickly, so a second smaller pressing was created as well.
| Label: | Tooth & Nail Records |
| Format: | CD, Cassette |
| Released: | 1995 |
| Genre: | Acoustic Rock |
| Producer: | Michael Knott |
| Re-issue: | Vinyl, 2023 Lost in Ohio |
| Michael Knott: | All Acoustic and Vocals, Drums on 9 |
| Brian Doidge: | Bass, Guitar |
| Chuck Cummings: | Drums on 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 13 |
| Ed Benrock: | Drums on 1, 4, 6, 10 |
| Jeremy Wood: | Drums on 7 |
| Malisa Hansen: | Beautiful Cello |
| 01) | Sugar Mama | 3:16 | Knott | |
| 02) | Tattoo | 3:22 | Knott | Re-recorded on Wither Wing |
| 03) | Rock Stars on H | 3:08 | Knott | Re-recorded by the Aunt Bettys on Ford Supersonic |
| 04) | Transister Sister | 1:44 | Knott | |
| 05) | Light My Fuse | 3:19 | Knott | |
| 06) | Burnin on Fire | 4:28 | Knott | |
| 07) | Bad Check | 2:39 | Knott | |
| 08) | Milk & Peas | 4:19 | Knott | |
| 09) | Super Girl | 3:07 | Knott | |
| 10) | Everything | 4:09 | Knott | Original version is on World Tour |
| 11) | Am I Winnin’ Somethin’? | 1:59 | Knott | |
| 12) | Too Long | 4:44 | Knott | |
| 13) | Denial | 3:28 | Knott |
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Lyrics and Credits
To read the complete lyrics and credits, please see this document. If anything is incorrect, please let me know.
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“Tattoo” video
Related Paintings
Michael Knott often liked to paint paintings that related to or referenced his music. These are four that he painted related to this album: “Albums Redux: Strip Cycle Too,” “Albums Redux: Customer Parking,” “Self Portrait: Denial,” and “Strip Cycle Dos” (click to enlarge).
