The presence of Harrisonburg's Sexual Milkshake, and their merrie band of fans & groupies, were what made my first year at JMU tolerable. SM weren't a great band musically—OK, let's face it, most people think they were horrible—but they successfully covered up for it with a fantastically calculated image. Going to a Sexy Milkshake show was like going to a carnival as presented by the Church of the Sub-Genius - wild costumes, films projected all over the place, etc. There was one show where they each had trampolines and they trampolined thru the entire set. OK, so the music sucked (they admit as much) but Sexual Milkshake were one of the most entertaining acts since vaudeville. Where They Are Now: They released one album, Sing-A-Long In Hebrew (Teenbeat, 1992) which was easily one of the most extravagantly packaged CDs ever. Vocalist Greg Allen moved away in 1992 and SM ground to a halt sometime thereafter. Bassist Jill Murphy hasn't been heard from since. Guitarist Todd Massie and drummer Chris Callahan stuck around Harrisonburg for a while, playing in a few bands. Massie moved to Portland, Oregon and is probably doing something or other out there. Callahan moved to Arlington and hit the Lollapalooza bigtime in Blastoff [sic] Country Style. — TELEGRAPH #3 10/94

Sexual Milkshake's Sing-A-Long In Hebrew is perhaps the most known for its extremely lavish packaging (perhaps the most of any release ever), containing a 12-page tabloid-sized booklet, chopsticks, a 3-D poster of the band, 3-D gorilla glasses with a scratch & sniff banana, a mermaid drinking glass companion (that my copy is missing), a hot dog bag a second poster/insert, the record and a "Relax Brother Relax" nudie matchbook (TB 98).

View the artwork from the release by clicking the matchbook above.

Discovered for Teenbeat by Phil Krauth, Sexual Milkshake was formed in the late-1980s at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, by Greg "Sexua" Allen, Chris "Lmil" Callahan, and Todd "Kshake" Massie and would also include Jill "Ame Dread" Murphy on bass and Sighrene Gammon on vocals. Sing Along in Hebrew is meant to be "enjoyed and consumed during the Chinese Year of the Monkey" which began February 4 1992, and will occured January 22, 2004 (however, a reissue did not occur).

"Hip Death Goddess (Ballad of the)" is the only cover on the CD and was written by the equally obscure Ultimate Spinach for their self-titled album released in 1967 and later re-issued in the UK.

Chris Callahan later went on to Blast Off Country Style, and Todd Massie formed The Gollipopps.