Red House Painters / Down Colorful Hill
Artist Red House Painters
Album Title: Down Colorful Hill
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Art Rock
Format CD
Released 09/14/1992
Label 4AD
Catalog No CAD 2014 CD
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. 24 (6:47)
2. Medicine Bottle (9:49)
3. Down Colorful Hill (10:51)
4. Japanese To English (4:41)
5. Lord Kill The Pain (6:03)
6. Michael (5:23)
Date Acquired 11/20/2015
Personal Rating
Acquired from Import_CDs (Amazon)
Purchase Price 13.14

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Notes

Demo recordings made before signing with 4AD.
"First edition manufactured in the U.K.
August, 1992"
Made in England

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Analyzed: Red House Painters / Down Colorful Hill
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR14      -0.60 dB   -17.67 dB      6:48 01-24
DR16       0.00 dB   -18.64 dB      9:49 02-Medicine Bottle
DR13      -1.40 dB   -17.40 dB     10:52 03-Down Colorful Hill
DR14      -1.94 dB   -18.23 dB      4:42 04-Japanese to English
DR11      -2.53 dB   -15.80 dB      6:03 05-Lord Kill the Pain
DR10      -2.74 dB   -15.32 dB      5:23 06-Michael
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Number of tracks:  6
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           865 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny:

Not a proper debut as such, Down Colorful Hill instead comprises the demo recordings which won Red House Painters their contract with the 4AD label, released here with minimal overdubbing. Regardless, the group has already reached full maturity; these lengthy, ponderous songs are remarkably evocative portraits of a distinctly tortured psyche -- Mark Kozelek forgoes the camouflage of metaphor to lay his soul on the line, and the honesty of his craft is both beautiful and disturbing.
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