''Peppermint EP'' is the debut
EP released by
Canadian
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rock band
Sloan. It was released on their own label,
Murderecords
Murderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship P ...
, in 1992.
The
EP was recorded at Sound Market Studios in
Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
,
Canada
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by Terry Pulliam, who also engineered the recording.
Three songs – "Marcus Said", "Underwhelmed", and "Sugartune" – were also included on the band's first full-length album, ''
Smeared
''Smeared'' is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released in Canada on October 1, 1992, and in the United States in January, 1993, on Geffen Records. The album was recorded at a low cost of $1,200. The album is ranked ...
''; "Underwhelmed" was entirely re-recorded, while "Marcus Said" and "Sugartune" were remixed versions of the original ''Peppermint'' recordings.
Jennifer Pierce of
Jale provides additional backing vocals on two songs, "Marcus Said" and "Torn".
The cover is a photo of Jason Larsen, a friend of the band's, after whom the band is named. Larsen was originally called "Slow One" by his French-speaking boss, a nickname which, when said in the boss' French accent, sounded more like "Sloan".
[
] Larsen agreed they could name the band after him as long as he was on the cover of their first album.
Track listing
#"Marcus Said" (Chris Murphy) – 4:34
#"
Underwhelmed
"Underwhelmed" is the debut single by Canadian alternative rock band Sloan. The song was originally released on the DTK Records compilation ''Hear and Now '92: The Best Of The East Coast's Independent'' in 1992 and was later included on the band' ...
" (Chris Murphy) – 5:25
#"Pretty Voice" (Jay Ferguson) – 3:08
#"Lucky for Me" (Chris Murphy) – 3:11
#"Sugartune" (Patrick Pentland) – 3:37
#"Torn" (Chris Murphy) – 2:55
Credits
*
Jay Ferguson – Guitar, vocals
*
Chris Murphy
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– Bass, vocals
*
Patrick Pentland
Patrick Pentland (born 20 September 1969) is an Irish rock guitarist member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. All four members of Sloan write, produce, and sing their own songs, but Pentland primarily plays lead guitar for most songs. He occasiona ...
– Guitar, vocals
*
Andrew Scott – Drums, vocals
*Jennifer Pierce – vocals ("Marcus Said" and "Torn")
References
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1992 debut EPs
Sloan (band) albums
Murderecords albums