Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Uncle Joe's Mint Balls Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are mints produced by Wm Santus & Co. Ltd. in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England since 1898. Despite their name, the mints are not truly spherical but oblate spheroids. The ingredients of Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are: pure cane sugar, oil of peppermint and cream of tartar and are described on the tin as "suitable for vegans". The words "Gluten Free" are also on the tin lid. The early mint balls were made by William Santus' wife, Ellen, before production moved to a factory near Wigan Wallgate railway station in 1919. The packaging,
Balls to the Wall a band who has as individuals -so little to do with controversy and absolutely nothing in particular with anything but being VERY straight" The front cover is strikingly similar to photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's work "Patrice, N.Y.C." from 1977, although Mapplethorpe isn't mentioned among the credits ("Cover idea: Deaffy with special thanks to A. Janowiak"). This album was the only Accept album which guitarist Herman Frank played on until 2010's "Blood of the Nations" (though he was given credit on 1982's "Restless and Wild"). Professional wrestler Chris Jericho's band, Fozzy, did their own cover of the song "Balls to the Wall".