Everything Is (EP)

Everything Is (EP)

Infobox Album
Name = Everything Is
Type = EP
Artist = Neutral Milk Hotel


Released = 1994 1995 (Fire reissue)
August 28, 2001 (Orange Twin reissue)
Recorded =
Genre = Indie rock, Psych folk
Length =
Label = Cher Doll CHER 002
Fire Blaze79CD, Blaze79A
Orange Twin OTR005
Producer = Jeff Mangum
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dbfexq9jld0e link]
* Pitchfork Media (6.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20352-everything-is-ep link]
Last album = "Hype City Soundtrack" (1993)
This album = "Everything Is" (1994)
Next album = "On Avery Island" (1996)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption =
Type =


Lower caption = The original Everything Is 7"

"Everything Is" was the first recording mass-released by Neutral Milk Hotel, which at this point was largely still an outlet for the songwriting of Jeff Mangum, instead of a fully formed band. The recording was originally the second release on the fledgling Seattle label Cher Doll Records in 1994. [http://www.twee.net/labels/cherdoll.html Cher Doll Records on TweeNet ] ] The label in the form of a 7", with "Everything Is" as the A side, and "Snow Song, Pt. 1" as the B side. The first 50 7"s pressed also featured different artwork, with each sleeve being personally xeroxed by Mangum. [http://neutralmilkhotel.org/disco1-nmh.htm Neutral Milk Hotel releases ] ] The Cher Doll edition is now out of print, and standard copies can expect to sell for around $20-$30, with the hand-xeroxed version likely to sell for considerably more.The British label Fire Records re-released the record in 1995, on CD and 7", with the 7" retaining the same A and B sides, and the CD version featuring an extra track, "Aunt Eggma Blowtorch", a five minute sound collage by Mangum. [http://www.firerecords.com/site/index.php?page=release&releaseid=00000000163 Fire Records // Releases ] ] Both CD and 7" featured different artwork (which can be seen to the right). The Fire version is also out of print [http://www.orangetwin.com/neutral.html orange twin ] ] , though not as collectible as the Cher Doll version.

In 2001, the recently founded Orange Twin Records (owned by members of Elephant 6 luminaries Elf Power) re-released the single once again, this time on CD only, adding the extra track "Tuesday Moon". The artwork remained the same as was previously seen on the Fire release. This version is currently in print. [http://www.orangetwin.com/neutral.html orange twin ] ] Regarding the songs featured on the single, they are very representative of the early, 'embryonic' Neutral Milk Hotel, and indeed, all but "Snow Song Pt. 1" feature in identical versions on earlier tapes which are in circulation. "Everything Is" appears on the second un-named dem] , which is assumed to have been produced in 1993. "Aunt Eggma Blowtorch" also features on this demo, and a slightly longer version appears on 1992's Beauty as "Hypnotic Sounds", allegedly being one of the very first Neutral Milk Hotel recordings. Tuesday Moon can also be found on Invent Yourself a Shortcake, listed as Love You On A Tuesday, although the version that appears on the Orange Twin re-release is culled from 1993's Hype City Soundtrack.While the simple collage of "Aunt Eggma Blowtorch" is often divisive, "Everything Is" itself is a fan favourite, and was played live by the band on several occasions. "Tuesday Moon", also, appears on several live bootlegs, and "Snow Song Pt. 1" often featured in the band's pre-"Aeroplane" live set, usually after "Rubby Bulbs". It is noteworthy that very few live versions of "Snow Song Pt. 1" include the second verse.

The UK release of On Avery Island (on Fire Records) featured the original two tracks from the Everything Is single as bonus tracks, though without the band's permission.

Track listing

# Everything Is
# Snow Song, Pt.1
# Aunt Eggma Blowtorch
# Tuesday Moon

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