Wheels (Cake EP)
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Personnel
- John McCrea - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(Acoustic), PercussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, Keyboards, Vocals, Cover Design - Xan McCurdy - Guitar (Acoustic), BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Vocals (background) - Gabe NelsonGabe NelsonGabe Nelson is an American rock musician from Sacramento, California, best known as the bassist for the alternative rock band Cake. Nelson replaced the original bassist, Shon Meckfessel, who left Cake to attend college, soon after the band was formed...
- Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Drums, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Vocals (background) - Tyler Pope (!!!!!!!!! is a dance-punk band that formed in Sacramento, California, in 1996. Members of !!! came from other local bands such as The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers...
) - Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Guest Appearance - Chuck ProphetChuck ProphetChuck Prophet is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. A Californian, Prophet first achieved notice in the American psychedelic/desert rock group Green on Red, with whom he toured and recorded in the 1980s...
- Guitar (Electric), Guest Appearance - Vince DiFioreVince DiFioreVince DiFiore has been a member of the band Cake since 1991, and plays trumpet, keyboard, and auxiliary percussion. Born to parents Vincent Robert DiFiore Sr...
- Percussion, TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, Keyboards, Vocals (background), MelodicaMelodicaThe melodica, also known as the "blow-organ" or "key-flute", is a free-reed instrument similar to the melodeon and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole,... - Paulo BaldiPaulo BaldiPaulo Baldi is an American rock drummer and percussionist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently a member of Cake, Les Claypool's Fancy Band, Deadweight, The Faraway Brothers, and the Eric McFadden Experience....
- Drums, Guest Appearance - Matt McCord - Drums, Guest Appearance
- Todd Roper - Drums, Guest Appearance
- Greg Vincent - Pedal Steel, Guest Appearance
Additional personnel
- Cake - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Tim Devine - A&R
- Craig Long - Engineer, Mixing
- Mark Needham - Engineer, Mixing
- Patrick Olguin - Engineer, Mixing
- Kirt Shearer - Engineer, Mixing
- Don C. Tyler - Mastering