''You Are Freaking Me Out'' is the fifth album from the
American
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
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band
Samiam
Samiam (pronounced "sam-I-am") is an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, active since 1988.
History
Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 wit ...
. It was released in 1997 on
Burning Heart Records
Burning Heart Records is an independent record label formed in 1993 in Fagersta, Sweden, and currently based in Örebro. It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records, who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart's output i ...
and (the now defunct)
Ignition Records
Ignition Records is a British, London based independent record company, owned by Marcus Russell and Alec McKinlay of Ignition Management. The company has been releasing music on a regular basis since the late 1990s, although its inaugural release ...
.
Track listing
Personnel
*Aaron Rubin - bass
*James Brogan - guitar
*Michael Petrak "MP" - drums
*Jason Beebout - vocals
*Sergie Loobkoff - guitar
Miscellanea
*"She Found You" (Track 2) was made ''twice'' into a music video
firstin the UK and then
secondlyin the USA.
*''You Are Freaking Me Out'' was actually completed in 1996 as the follow-up album to
Clumsy under contract with
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...
. Nonetheless, Atlantic dropped Samiam from the label and refused to release it. In 1997, Samiam secured the rights to the album and took it to
Burning Heart Records
Burning Heart Records is an independent record label formed in 1993 in Fagersta, Sweden, and currently based in Örebro. It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records, who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart's output i ...
for release.
References
1997 albums
Samiam albums
Burning Heart Records albums
Ignition Records albums
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