Ween / White Pepper
Artist Ween
Album Title: White Pepper
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD
Released 05/02/2000
Label Elektra Entertainment/Warner Communications Inc.
Catalog No 62449-2
Bar Code No 0 7559-62449-2 3
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Exactly Where I'm At (4:31)
2. Flutes Of Chi (3:30)
3. Even If You Don't (3:25)
4. Bananas And Blow (3:34)
5. Stroker Ace (2:08)
6. Ice Castles (2:05)
7. Back To Basom (3:46)
8. The Grobe (3:32)
9. Pandy Fackler (3:57)
10. Stay Forever (3:32)
11. Falling Out (2:28)
12. She's Your Baby (3:00)
Date Acquired 05/14/2000
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 16.00

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Notes

Notes:
Packaged in a clear jewel case with a clear disc tray. Includes an 8-page booklet.
Recorded at Bearsville Studio-Turtle Creek Barn-Woodstock, NY
Overdubs and mixing at Greene St. Studios, NYC, NY

Credits:
A&R – Josh Deutsch
Art Direction – Gregory Burke
Booking – Frank Riley
Engineer [Assistant] – Damien Shannon, Danny Madorsky, Phil Painson
Guest – Angela Clemons, Chris Shaw, Danny Madorsky, Greg Frey, Jane Scarpantoni, Mark McDonald, Pat Frey, Russel Simins, Stu Basore, Vaneese Thomas
Legal – George Edward Regis Esq.
Management – Greg Frey, Steve Martin
Management [Accounting] – Diane Sweeney, Lia Sweet
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Painting [Cover Painting] – Jon Weiss
Performer – Claude Coleman, Dave Dreiwitz, Dean Ween, Gene Ween, Glenn McClelland
Photography By – Danny Clinch
Producer – Chris Shaw, Ween
Public Relations [Publicity] – Shelby Meade
Recorded By, Mixed By – Chris Shaw
Technician [Ween Live Sound Engineer] – Kirk Miller
Tour Manager – Dan Mapp, Paul Monahan
Written-By – Ween

Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra Entertainment Group Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By – Ver Music
Published By – Browndog Music
Recorded At – Bearsville Studios
Overdubbed At – Greene St. Recording
Mixed At – Greene St. Recording
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Glass Mastered At – WEA Mfg. Olyphant – Y11513
Pressed By – WEA Mfg. Olyphant

Barcode and other Identifiers:
Rights Society: BMI
Barcode: 0 7559-62449-2 3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): [WEA mfg. OLYPHANT logo] Y11513 2 62449-2 01 M1S5
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi L903
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 2U2U
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): [WEA mfg. OLYPHANT logo] Y11513 2 62449-2 01 M1S1
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi L903
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 2U7F
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): [WEA mfg. OLYPHANT logo] Y11513 2 62449-2 01 M2S2
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 2V2K

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Analyzed Folder:Ween - White Pepper_dr.txt
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DR        Peak          RMS      Filename            
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DR04  +0.00 dB    -6.51 dB   01 - Exactly Where I'm At.flac
DR06   -0.01 dB    -6.48 dB   02 - Flutes Of Chi.flac      
DR06   -0.01 dB    -6.61 dB   03 - Even If You Don't.flac  
DR07   -0.00 dB    -7.88 dB   04 - Bananas And Blow.flac    
DR06   -0.01 dB    -6.66 dB   05 - Stroker Ace.flac    
DR08   -0.01 dB    -9.69 dB   06 - Ice Castles.flac    
DR08   -0.01 dB    -9.61 dB   07 - Back To Basom.flac      
DR05   -0.00 dB    -6.37 dB   08 - The Grobe.flac      
DR09   -0.01 dB    -9.74 dB   09 - Pandy Fackler.flac      
DR07   -0.01 dB    -7.83 dB   10 - Stay Forever.flac  
DR07   -0.01 dB    -7.83 dB   11 - Falling Out.flac    
DR10   -0.01 dB  -11.65 dB   12 - She's Your Baby.flac    
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR7
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
White Pepper is Ween's most accessible album to date, lacking their trademark flights of fancy and exuberant bizarreness. By any other standard, White Pepper is a weird, wild ride. Let's face it -- no other band would even think of recording tracks as diverse as the Brit-pop-styled "Even If You Don't," the Jimmy Buffett parody "Bananas and Blow," a slamming hardcore punk song named after a Burt Reynolds flick ("Stroker Ace"), a tape-warped baroque instrumental called "Ice Castles," and the psych-prog-tinged soft-rock epic "Back to Basom," let alone sequencing all of them in a row. To neophytes, such whiplash shifts in mood may seem alienating (or intriguing, depending on their taste), but to any hardcore fan, it's not surprising and it might not even seem as funny as before. But, if you're listening to Ween just to chuckle, you're missing the point anyway, since they're not just consummate satirists -- check out the wonderful "Pandy Fackler," which mimics Steely Dan's lush jazz-pop, down to Gene's deadly Donald Fagen imitation -- they're consummate songwriters and musicians. Ween's music rewards multiple plays and White Pepper is ample proof. It may not be bracing, nor is it gonzo, yet it's a tight album filled with more pop gems than most bands can hope to achieve in their career. If that seems like hyperbole, especially for a duo that still indulges in silly dirty jokes, it's not. Yes, they may push the boundaries of good taste, but the music is always convincing, from the trippy "Exactly Where I'm At" and "Flutes of Chi" to the minor-key country stomper "Falling Out" and reflective ballad "She's Your Baby." If White Pepper isn't as crazy, funny, or sprawling as their previous albums, so be it -- it's more satisfying than most records.
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