Red House Painters / Red House Painters (II)
Artist Red House Painters
Album Title: Red House Painters (II)
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Art Rock
Format Vinyl
Released 10/18/1993
Reissue Date 08/15/2015
Label 4AD
Catalog No CAD 3410
Bar Code No 6 52637 34101 0
Reissue Yes
Packaging Cardboard
Tracks
A1. Evil (7:21)
A2. Bubble (5:30)
A3. I Am A Rock (5:32)
A4. Helicopter (5:22)
B1. New Jersey (4:24)
B2. Uncle Joe (5:58)
B3. Blindfold (8:26)
B4. Star Spangled Banner (2:28)
Date Acquired 09/17/2016
Personal Rating
Acquired from Electric Fetus - Duluth
Purchase Price 15.99

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Notes

2nd self-titled release also known as the "Bridge" album (because of the cover photograph) or as "Red House Painters II".

Cover [Cover Images] – Simon Larbalestier
Producer – Mark Kozelek
Written-By – Jerry Vessel (tracks: A4), Mark Kozelek (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD
Copyright (c) – 4AD
Published By – God Forbid Publishing
Published By – Pattern Music Ltd.
Pressed By – GZ Media – 115413E

Reviews
AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny:

The second of two self-titled 1993 efforts, this Red House Painters collects the remaining tracks from the remarkably fruitful sessions which also launched the earlier, superior album. Far more experimental in nature, it opens with "Evil," an almost painfully slow and withdrawn song which acutely sets the album's haunting, dark tone. While not everything works -- the electric version of "New Jersey" pales in comparison to the previous set's acoustic rendition, while the cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock" is overripe -- both the unrequited love song "Bubble" and the dysfunctional "Uncle Joe" rank among Mark Kozelek's most perfectly realized compositions, and the closer, a marvelously downbeat reading of "The Star Spangled Banner," allows the group's often unsung black humor to seep to the surface.
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