''Far Out'' (1996) is the second full-length album released on CD by Tadpoles. The album was recorded by the core trio of Todd Parker, David Max and Nick Kramer after drummer, Michael Kite Audino and guitarist Andrew Jackson Shapiro left the group. Guest musicians Edward Odowd (

The Toilet Boys ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

/ Psychic TV) and Steve Savoca (The Werefrogs) perform drums and percussion on the album. Additional lap steel guitar was provided by Jeff Passifiume (Hank McCoy and The Dead Ringers / The Lost Continentals). "Ride The World Around The Sun" is a rerecording of the song, "Sunshine" from the Tadpoles' Superwhip cassette-only album from 1992. "Old Dirty Mushrooms" was included as a bonus track on the CD version of the album and was not included on the cassette version. "Old Dirty Mushrooms" was recorded in 1991 and features just Todd Parker and drummer, Michael Kite Audino, along with sax by Raj Seshu. ''Far Out'' is notable in that it received a 4-star review from '' Rolling Stone'', a rare feat at the time for an independently released CD.

Track listing

#"Race You To The Mustard Patch" (Parker/Max) – 4:35 #"At Least I'm Not Like Jonathan Carver" (Kramer/Max/Parker) – 5:46 #"Nazareth" (Parker) – 5:34 #"Ride The World Around The Sun" (Parker) – 3:19 #"4D" (Kramer) – 7:07 #"Feel Like A Freak (Parker/Max)" – 4:45 #"Chunky" (Parker) – 4:06 #"Clea" (Kramer) – 5:48 #"Old Dirty Mushrooms" (Parker) – 2:46

Personnel

Todd Parker Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporate ...

- Vocals on 1,2,4,6,7 and 9 and Guitars, 6-string Bass *

Nick Kramer Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Pla ...

- Vocals on 3,5 and 8 and Guitars * David Max - Bass With Guests * Jeff Passifiume - Lap Steel Guitar on 2,3 and additional guitar on 4 * Steve Savoca - Drums, Percussion on 2,3,4,5,6,7 and backing vocal on 6 * Edward Odowd - Drums, Percussion on 1 and 8 * Michael Kite Audino - Drums, Percussion and backing vocal on 9 *

Raj Seshu Raj or RAJ may refer to: History * British Raj, the 1858–1947 rule of the British Crown over India * Company Raj, the 1757–1858 rule of the East India Company in South Asia * Licence Raj, the Indian system of elaborate licences, regulation ...

- Sax on 9

Production

''Far Out'' was produced and mixed by Mark Kramer (

Shimmy Disc Shimmy Disc is a New York City-based independent record label founded in 1987 by Mark Kramer. Before it was sold to the Knitting Factory, artists like Bongwater, Daniel Johnston, Fly Ashtray, Galaxie 500, King Missile, Boredoms, Ruins, Ween, Gwar ...

) and engineered by Steve Watson at Noise New Jersey Studio in 1994-1995 with additional recording at Waterfront Studio in Hoboken, NJ. Album artwork and design was created by Ann Manca. Mastered by Dave Steele at dbs digital in Hoboken, NJ.

References

1996 albums Tadpoles (band) albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub