| Artist |
Camper Van Beethoven |
| Album Title: |
El Camino Real |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
06/03/2014 |
| Label |
429 Records |
| Catalog No |
FTN17995 |
| Bar Code No |
7 95041 79952 4 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
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The Ultimate Solution (3:02)
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| 2.
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It Was Like That When We Got Here (4:33)
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| 3.
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Classy Dames And Able Gents (2:20)
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| 4.
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Camp Pendleton (4:59)
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| 5.
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Dockweiler Beach (2:52)
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| 6.
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Sugartown (2:25)
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| 7.
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I Live In L.A. (4:26)
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| 8.
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Out Like A Lion (4:04)
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| 9.
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Goldbase (3:52)
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| 10.
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Darken Your Door (4:39)
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| 11.
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Grasshopper (3:07)
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| Date Acquired |
07/14/2019 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
The Band At A Gig |
| Purchase Price |
15.00 |
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Notes |
El Camino Real covers the southern territories of California, where La Costa Perdida covered the north.
Recorded at:
Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA
East Bay Recorders in Berkeley, CA
Guerrilla Recording in Oakland, CA
& in various living rooms.
Mixed at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, GA
Artwork, Design – Michael Wertz
Backing Vocals – Sanna Olsson
Bass, Guitar – Victor Krummenacher
Drums, Percussion – Michael Urbano
Engineer [East Bay Recorders] – Adam Myatt, Michael Rosen (2)
Engineer [Guerrilla Recording] – Myles Boisen
Engineer [Sharkbite Studios] – Jason Carmer
Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar – Greg Lisher
Guitar, Vocals – David Lowery
Management – Velena Vego Management
Management [Agency: At Monterey International] – Jerry Lima
Mastered By – Joe Lambert
Mixed By – Drew Vandenburg
Violin, Mandolin, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Jonathan Segel
Copyright © – Camper Van Beethoven Music Co.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Camper Van Beethoven Music Co.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 429 Records
Copyright © – 429 Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – SLG, LLC
Copyright © – SLG, LLC
Recorded At – Sharkbite Studios
Recorded At – East Bay Recorders
Recorded At – Guerrilla Recording
Mixed At – Chase Park Transduction
Barcode (Text): 7 95041 79952 4
Barcode (Scanned): 795041799524
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Analyzed Folder: Camper Van Beethoven - El Camino Real_dr.txt
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DR6 -0.10 dB -8.49 dB 01 - The Ultimate Solution.flac
DR7 -0.10 dB -8.61 dB 02 - It Was Like That When We Got Here.flac
DR7 -0.10 dB -7.94 dB 03 - Classy Dames And Able Gents.flac
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.66 dB 04 - Camp Pendleton.flac
DR7 -0.10 dB -8.18 dB 05 - Dockweiler Beach.flac
DR9 -0.10 dB -9.97 dB 06 - Sugartown.flac
DR7 -0.10 dB -8.04 dB 07 - I Live in LA.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -8.52 dB 08 - Out Like A Lion.flac
DR7 -0.10 dB -9.34 dB 09 - Goldbase.flac
DR7 -0.10 dB -8.52 dB 10 - Darken Your Door.flac
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.90 dB 11 - Grasshopper.flac
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Number of Files: 11
Official DR Value: DR7
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:
David Lowery and Victor Krummenacher of Camper Van Beethoven first started making music together in the Southern California city of Redlands, but the band really came together in Santa Cruz, in the northern part of the Golden State, and it's not hard to get a sense of where the group's greater loyalties lie by comparing their two concept albums about life in California, 2013's La Costa Perdida and 2014's El Camino Real. While La Costa Perdida was a relatively loose and upbeat celebration of Northern California, El Camino Real focuses on the southern part of the state, and the tone and mood are significantly different; Michael Urbano's drumming here is precise but stiff, with a noted absence of swing, and the playful report of Jonathan Segel's fiddle is usually pushed to the back of the mix, while Lowery's vocals sound decidedly weary when they ought to feel lively on numbers like "Classy Dames and Able Gents" and "It Was Like That When We Got Here." The best numbers on El Camino Real are generally the most somber, especially the bitter lament of "Sugartown," the drifter's narrative of "Grasshopper," and the country-styled tale of broken hearts and bad luck "Darken Your Door." It doesn't take long to notice that the men of Camper Van Beethoven were having a lot more fun up north, while El Camino Real finds them playing with a technical skill that puts their early classics to shame but sounding curiously short on the joy and spontaneity that were once this band's trademark. Plenty of Californians spend hours arguing the virtues of Los Angeles vs. San Francisco, and Camper Van Beethoven were wise enough to make these two albums a more richly detailed conversation than that, but a couple spins of El Camino Real makes it obvious these guys are on the same side as Tony Bennett in this debate.
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