Vacationing in Palm Springs

Vacationing in Palm Springs is a split 7" from California ska punk band Reel Big Fish and Oregon ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released in 1997 on Mojo Records.
Overview
Reel Big Fish's side includes a ska-funk-disco cover of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "There Is Nothing Like a Dame" from the 1949 musical South Pacific. This cover was recorded for the soundtrack to the 1997 film Welcome to Woop Woop, later appearing on the band's Viva La Internet/Blank CD compilation.
The Cherry Poppin' Daddies side features two ska songs, "Hi & Lo" and "2:29". "2:29" was later used as the b-side to the band's hit single "Zoot Suit Riot" and as an additional track on the Japanese release of the album of the same name. Both songs were later re-recorded, "Hi & Lo" for the Daddies' 2008 album Susquehanna and "2:29" for the 2009 compilation Skaboy JFK, which also included the re-recording of "Hi & Lo".
Two pressings of this split were made, the first on bright blue vinyl, the second on standard black.
Track listing
Reel Big Fish
# "There Is Nothing Like A Dame" (Rodgers & Hammerstein) - 4:31
Cherry Poppin' Daddies
# "Hi & Lo" (Steve Perry) - 3:28
# "2:29" (Steve Perry) - 3:34
Personnel
Reel Big Fish
*Aaron Barrett - lead vocals, guitar
*Grant Barry - trombone
*Andrew Gonzales - drums
*Scott Klopfenstein - trumpet, backing vocals
*Dan Regan - trombone
*Tavis Werts - trumpet
*Matt Wong - bass
Cherry Poppin' Daddies
*Steve Perry - lead vocals
*Hans Wagner - drums
*Darren Cassidy - bass
*Jason Moss - guitar
*Sean Flannery - tenor saxophone
*Dana Heitman - trumpet
*Ian Early - alto saxophone
;Additional musicians
*Glenn Bonney - trombone
*Dustin Lanker - keyboards on "2:29"
*Mark Alan - backing vocals on "2:29"

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