''Officially Dead'' is an
EP by the
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alternative rock
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band
Veruca Salt
Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. They are best known for their first single, " Seether", that ...
, released in 2003 on Embryo.
The single was released in Australia and peaked at #13 on the Triple J top 100
The first pressing of the EP contained many errors. For instance, track #3 is mislabeled; it's actually a demo version of the previously unreleased song "Blissful Queen", rather than the listed "Smoke & Mirrors" demo; for the second pressing, the error was corrected & the 3rd track was the correct "Smoke & Mirrors" demo.
Louise Post
Louise Lightner Post (born December 7, 1966) is an American musician. She is best known for being a vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Veruca Salt, which she co-founded with Nina Gordon in 1993.
Early life
Post was born in St ...
's friend Summer was not credited for the tattoo on the cover until the second pressing. Also, for the second pressing, a lighter artwork color scheme was used.
Track listing
#"Officially Dead" (
Tihista/Post) – 2:49
#"Straight Jacket" (demo) (Post) – 3:52
#"Blissful Queen" (demo) (Post) - 3:44
irst pressing mislabel as "Smoke & Mirrors" (demo)ref name=firstpressing/>/"Smoke & Mirrors" (demo) (Post/Fitzpatrick/Crosley) – 3:55
orrectly labeled on second pressing#"The Light Behind Your Eyes" (Post) – 2:03
#"The Same Person" (Remix) (Post) – 3:51
Personnel
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Chad Adams - engineer
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Natalija Brunovs - artwork
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Brian Liesegang
Brian Liesegang (born February 10, 1970) is an American songwriter, producer, composer, guitarist and programmer, and a founding member of the industrial rock band Filter.
Biography
Liesegang was born in New York City, where his father Dr. Tho ...
- engineer
*
Darian Rundall
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- engineer
References
External links
Veruca Salt's official web siteVeruca Salt
at ''Rolling Stone
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2003 EPs
Veruca Salt albums