''Tidal Wave 7"'' is the debut release by The Apples (later known as
The Apples in Stereo). The
EP, released in 1993, was the first official release under the
Elephant 6 Recording Co. label.
The EP's six tracks were later re-released on 1996
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
''
Science Faire
''Science Faire'' is a compilation album by indie pop Elephant 6 group The Apples in Stereo. The album consists of two EPs and various singles that were released from 1993 to 1995, leading up to the production of ''Fun Trick Noisemaker''. All of ...
'', after the release of the band's debut full-length
LP ''
Fun Trick Noisemaker''.
800 copies of the album were pressed; 500 on green vinyl, 300 on black. 50 of the green vinyl copies were released with full color xerox covers.
The band's earliest material, it is also the most roughly recorded, produced on four-track cassette by Apples band-leader
Robert Schneider. The first Elephant 6 Recording Co. catalog (Summer 1993) lists the EP as, "Dense, chiming classic pop. Layered with guitars and soaked in fuzz...." Guitarist Chris Parfitt would later describe it as "quirky
lo-fi
Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice. The ...
pop... with big fuzz/noise guitar atop."
Optical Atlas - 6 Questions with Chris Parfitt of Vince Mole and His Calcium Orchestra
/ref>
Track listing
All tracks written by Robert Schneider except where noted.
Side One
# "Tidal Wave" (R. Schneider/ C. Parfitt) – 2:32
# "Motorcar" – 3:37
# "Turncoat Indian" – 2:22
Side Two
# "Haley" – 3:47
# "Not The Same" (R. Schneider/C. Parfitt) – 2:52
# "Stop Along The Way" (J. McIntyre
''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...
/R. Schneider) – 2:40
Personnel
Performance
* Chris Parfitt – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Jim McIntyre – bass guitar
* Hilarie Sidney – drums
* Robert Schneider – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, keyboards, melodica
* W. Cullen Hart – backing vocals
Production
''Tidal Wave 7"'' was produced by Robert Schneider, recorded from December 1992 to April 1993 on a 4-track. "Haley" was culled from boombox practice tapes and overdubs. Art for the album's 12-page booklet, stickers and poster was created by Will Cullen Hart
William Cullen Hart (born June 14, 1971) is an American pop musician. He was a co-founder of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, as well as the rock band The Olivia Tremor Control. Following that band's breakup, Hart and several other former memb ...
. The album was mastered at Aardvark Records in Denver, Colorado with the aid of Paul Brekus.
References
External links
Album art and liner notes
at Optical Atlas
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tidal Wave 7
The Apples in Stereo albums
1993 debut EPs
The Elephant 6 Recording Company EPs
Garage rock EPs