released 24 June 2010
All songs by G. Gertler  2010 Peccadillo Music Publishing/ASCAP, except Track 3 by Adam D Gold (Oh Real Yum/ASCAP).

All tracks produced by Greta Gertler & Adam D Gold.

MUSICIAN CREDITS - THANK YOU to all the incredible people whom we were so lucky to work with on these songs:

"SWIMMING"
Adam D Gold (drums, percussion, French Horn arrangement, engineer, producer)
Greta Gertler (vocals, piano, producer)
Byron Isaacs (double bass)
Barney McAll (chucky)
Noah Simon (string arrangement)
Sean Sonderegger (Woodwind/horn arrangement, clarinet)
Roy Nathanson (saxophone)
J. Walter Hawkes (trombone)
Alden Banta (bassoon)
Louis Schwadron (French Horn)
Yuki Numata (violin)
Marisa Kuney (violin)
Beth Meyers (viola)
Maria Jeffers (cello)
Jon Dryden (electric harpsichord)
Leela & Dhara Gebo (voice)
Allie & Rachel Ableman (voice)
Nora Markus (voice)
Naomi Van Pelt (voice)
Madeline Paterna (voice)
Rosa Lander (voice)
Colette Morea Di Grazia (voice)
Additional Engineering: Ed Haber (piano), Joe McGinty at Carousel (electric harpsichord), Craig Dreyer at Mighty Toad (string quartet), Barney McAll (Chucky). Mixed by Brad Albetta with the assistance of Mario Viele. Mastered by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering.

"GRASSHOPPERS"
Greta Gertler (vocals, piano, producer)
Adam D Gold (drums, percussion, string quartet arrangement, engineer, producer)
Jonathan Maron (electric bass)
Barney McAll (organ)
Rachelle Garniez (accordion)
Matt Munisteri (acoustic guitar)
Yuki Numata (violin)
Marisa Kuney (violin)
Beth Meyers (viola)
Maria Jeffers (cello)
Jon Dryden (electric harpsichord)
Cat Martino (backing vocals)
Courtney Kaiser (backing vocals)
Additional Engineering: Ed Haber (piano), Joe McGinty at Carousel (electric harpsichord), Craig Dreyer at Mighty Toad (string quartet), Bennett Paster at Benny's Wash 'n Dry (organ). Mixed by Noah Simon. Mastered by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering.

"GRASSHOPPER's GOLD"
Composed, engineered by Adam D Gold
Yuki Numata (violin)
Marisa Kuney (violin)
Beth Meyers (viola, soloist)
Maria Jeffers (cello)
Additional engineering by Craig Dreyer at Mighty Toad. Mixed by Noah Simon. Mastered by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering.


THANK YOU to the following Beluga, Disoriented Baby Whale, 'Free Willy', Right Whale, Orca & BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS level micro-producers, for supporting the making of "The Universal Thump", the first 3 tracks of which you are hearing here on "First Spout". The next "chapter" of the album is coming soon! THANK YOU: Hiroyuki Hamada, Jane Paley, David Holderness, Alec Cullen, Kerry Acker, Tom Gavin, Sally Glover, Paul Gertler, Adam Armstrong, Meredith Anne Chesney, Marc Seal, Billy Urbanawiz, Aron Campisano, Ern Darnpath, Mark Wilson, David Nagler, Warick Delprado, Erica Vorsay & Rob, Alfredo Rodriguez, Matthew Martin, Dan Gee, Robert Davoli, Jason Cabarrus, Brigette Sharp, Michael Gertler, Brian Cullman, Katie Nicoll, Loren Toolajian, Tim Stimson, Jeremy Haneman, Claire Yeo, Josh Wilkes, Euan Troup, Tompee, Tim Carpenter, Lara Goodridge, Eva & Robert Gertler. Thank you to ALL Backers. We love you. Much more music and many other riches will be coming your way soon! This is Chapter 1 of THE UNIVERSAL THUMP. Chapter 2 coming soon....XO