- Tidal Wave 7"
Infobox Album
Name = Tidal Wave 7"
Type =EP
Artist = The Apples
Released = June 1993
Recorded = February-April 1993
Genre =Indie rock
Length = 18:32
Label =Elephant 6 (E6 001)
Producer =Robert Schneider
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This album = "Tidal Wave 7""(1993)
Next album = "Hypnotic Suggestion EP "(1994)"Tidal Wave 7"" is the debut release by The Apples (later known as
The Apples in Stereo ). TheEP , released in 1993, was the first official release under the Elephant 6 Recording Co. label.The EP's six tracks were later re-released on 1996
compilation album "Science Faire ", after the release of the band's debut full-length LP "Fun Trick Noisemaker ".800 copies of the album were pressed; 500 on green vinyl, 300 on black. 50 of the green vinyl copies were released with full color xerox covers.
The band's earliest material, it is also the most roughly recorded. Guitarist Chris Parfitt would later describe it as "quirky lo-fi pop... with big fuzz/noise guitar atop." [ [http://www.opticalatlas.com/parfitt3.html Optical Atlas - 6 Questions with Chris Parfitt of Vince Mole and His Calcium Orchestra] ]
Track listing
All tracks written by
Robert Schneider except where noted.Side One
# "Tidal Wave" (R. Schneider/C. Parfitt) – 2:32
# "Motorcar" – 3:37
# "Turncoat Indian" – 2:22Side Two
# "Haley" – 3:47
# "Not The Same" (R. Schneider/C. Parfitt) – 2:52
# "Stop Along The Way" (J. McIntyre/R. Schneider) – 2:40Personnel
Performance
*
Chris Parfitt – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Jim McIntyre – bass guitar
*Hilarie Sidney – drums
*Robert Schneider – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, keyboards, melodica
*W. Cullen Hart – backing vocalsProduction
"Tidal Wave 7" was produced by Robert Schneider, recorded from February to April 1993 on a 4-track. "Haley" was culled from boombox practice tapes and overdubs. Art for the album's 12-page booklet, stickers and poster was created by
Will Cullen Hart . The album was mastered atAardvark Records in Denver, Colorado with the aid of Paul Brekus.References
External links
* [http://www.opticalatlas.com/arttidalwavepg1.html Album art and liner notes] at Optical Atlas
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