Medicine Show
Studio album by The Dream Syndicate
Released	1984 (1984)
Recorded	San Francisco
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:08
Label	A&M
Producer	Sandy Pearlman
The Dream Syndicate chronology
The Days of Wine and Roses (1982) Medicine Show (1984) Out of the Grey (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Mojo	[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	5/10[3]
Uncut	[4]
The Village Voice	B−[5]

Medicine Show is the second studio album by The Dream Syndicate. It was released in 1984.

The Dream Syndicate left Slash Records, a small label that released the band's first album The Days of Wine and Roses (1982), and signed with the A&M label. Medicine Show was produced by Sandy Pearlman; Pearlman had previously worked with Blue Öyster Cult and The Clash.

All songs written by Steve Wynn except where noted.

1. "Still Holding on to You" – 3:39
2. "Daddy's Girl" – 3:02
3. "Burn" – 5:34
4. "Armed with an Empty Gun" – 3:56
5. "Bullet with My Name on It" (Karl Precoda) – 6:20
6. "The Medicine Show" – 6:29
7. "John Coltrane Stereo Blues" – 8:48
8. "Merrittville" – 7:20

• Steve Wynn – guitar, vocals
• Karl Precoda – lead, rhythm guitars
• Dennis Duck – drums
• Dave Provost – bass

Additional musicians:

• Tom Zvoncheck – piano, Hammond B3 organ
• Sid Griffin – background vocals
• Stephen McCarthy – background vocals
• Paul Mandl – background vocals
• Gavin Blair – background vocals