Red Apple Falls

Infobox Album |
Name = Red Apple Falls
Type = Album
Artist = Smog


Released = May 20, 1997 (LP/CD on Drag City)
May, 1997 (LP/CD on Domino)
Recorded = October 30 - November 3, 1996
Length = 43:20
Label = Drag City / Domino
Producer = Jim O'Rourke & Bill Callahan
Reviews =
* Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bl1ibkk9jakb link]

Last album = "The Doctor Came at Dawn"
(1996)
This album = "Red Apple Falls"
(1997)
Next album = "Knock Knock"
(1999)

"Red Apple Falls" is Smog's sixth album, released in 1997. It was recorded by Jim O'Rourke and Bill Callahan, with assistance from Phil Bonnet. It is the first of two Smog-records (the second being the follow-up "Knock Knock") produced by O'Rourke. He also played bass, piano, hammond, hurdy gurdy and drums.

"Ex-Con" was released as a single. "Red Apples" was featured in an early version on Callahan's first EP ("Floating", 1991) and was later covered by Chan Marshall for her album "The Covers Record". "I Was a Stranger" was redone by Callahan for the 2000-EP "'Neath the Puke Tree". Additionally, As a collaboration project the two German labels Schinderwies Productions and keplar released a split single subtitled "A Tribute to Smog" in 2003, with Tripophon & Mawe covering "I Was a Stranger" and Radio Magenta covering "Ex-Con".

Track listing

#"The Morning Paper"
#"Blood Red Bird"
#"Red Apples"
#"I Was a Stranger"
#"To Be of Use"
#"Red Apple Falls"
#"Ex-Con"
#"Inspirational"
#"Finer Days"