| V/A feat. JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION
- WHAT'S UP MATADOR? (2xCD, US) |
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DATE: 26.AUGUST.1997 |
LABEL: Matador Records |
CAT NO.: OLE-163-2 |
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Disc 1 - Favorite Tracks
01. Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay
02. Pavement - Texas Never Whispers
03. Teenage Fanclub - Catholic Education
04. Superchunk - For Tension
05. Unsane - Vandal X
06. Bailter Space - Splat
07. Helium - Pat's Trick
08. Cat Power - Nude As The News
09. Bettie Serveert - Tomboy
10. Silkworm - Couldn't You Wait? (Acoustic)
11. Spoon - Don't Buy the Realistic
12. Liz Phair - Stratford On Guy
13. Pizzacato Five - Twiggy Twiggy
14. The Fall - Hey Student
15. Railroad Jerk - Bang the Drum
16. Come - In/Out
17. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Dang
18. Chain Gang - Son of Sam
19. Frogs - Adam & Steve
20. Chavez - Unreal Is Here
21. Guided By Voices - Motor Way
22. SF Seals - Still?
23. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
- My Pal The Tortoise
24. Mecca Normal - Water Cuts My Hands
Disc 2 - Unreleased Tracks
01. Cat Power - Back Of Your Head
02. Come - Strike
03. Railroad Jerk - One Step Forward
04. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Dig My Shit!
05. Guided By Voices - My Thoughts Are A Gas
06. Spoon - Telamon Bridge
07. Pavement - The Killing Moon
08. Silkworm - Hangman
09. Yo la Tengo - Don't Say A Word (Demo Version)
10. Barbara Manning - The Blood Of Feeling
11. Bettie Serveert - Life Is an Imbecile
12. Liz Phair - Stuck On An Island
13. The For Carnation - Alfredo's Welcome
14. Run On - Days Away
15. Mecca Normal - Hurricane Watch
16. Helium - Lucy
17. Chavez - Theme From "For Russ"
18. Tobin Sprout - Small Parade
19. Bardo Pond - The Trail
20. Pizzicato Five - Happy Birthday |
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SONG CREDITS: |
Disc 1 - Favorite Tracks:
01. Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay
Writers: Yo La Tengo
Published: Roshauna Music/Excellent Classical Songs (BMI)
from ole-132 Electr-O-Pura
02. Pavement - Texas Never Whispers
Writers: Malkmus
Published: Treble Kicker Music
from ole-044 Watery Domestic
03. Teenage Fanclub - Catholic Education
Writers: Blake
Published: Tartan Paint Inc.
from ole-012 A Catholic Education
04. Superchunk - For Tension
Writers: Superchunk
Published: Superchunk (BMI)
from ole-049 The Mouth
05. Unsane - Vandal X
Writers: Unsane
Published: Unsane Publishing
from ole-047 Singles ‘89-‘92
06. Bailter Space – Splat
Writers: Bailter Space
Published: Bailter Space Music
from ole-142 Wammo
07. Helium - Pat's Trick
Writers: Helium – Pat’s Trick
Published: Loud Pink Bird Songs (ASCAP)
from ole-124 The Dirt of Luck
08. Cat Power - Nude As The News
Writers: Cat Power
Published: Dreading Futures/Doorman Music (BMI)
from ole-202 What Would the Community Think
09. Bettie Serveert – Tomboy
Music: Bettie Serveert
Lyrics: Carol van Dijk
Published: Sander Blom Music (Virgin/EMI)
from ole-046 Palomine
10. Silkworm - Couldn't You Wait? (Acoustic)
Writers: Midgett/Silkworm
Published: Bumpin’ Like A Mug
from ole-154 The Marco Collins Sessions
11. Spoon - Don't Buy the Realistic
Writers: Spoon
Published: Henry Neuman Songs (BMI)
from ole-201 Telephono
12. Liz Phair - Stratford On Guy
Writers: Liz Phair
Published: Sony Tunes (ASCAP)
from ole-501 Exile In Guyville
13. Pizzacato Five - Twiggy Twiggy
Writers: Satoh Nanako
Published: copyright control
from ole-099 Made In USA
14. The Fall - Hey Student
Writers: Smith/Scanlon/Hanley
Published: Mute Songs LTD
from ole-095 Middle Class Revolt
15. Railroad Jerk - Bang the Drum
Writers: Railroad Jerk
Published: Warner Tamerlane
from ole-127 One Track Mind
16. Come - In/Out
Writers: Come
Published: Weak Lung (BMI)
from ole-127 One Track Mind
17. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Dang
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: [no details – later: 'Dirty Shirt, BMI']
from ole-105 Orange
18. Chain Gang - Son of Sam
Writers: Rick Luanda/Larry Gee/Ted Twist/Phil von Rome
Published: [no details]
from ole-019 Perfumed
19. Frogs - Adam & Steve
Writers: D. Flemion/J. Flemion
Published: [no details]
from ole-106 NY Black
20. Chavez - Unreal Is Here
Writers: Chavez
Published: Fist of Tarver (BMI)/All Time Lo (ASCAP)
from ole-200 Ride the Fader
21. Guided By Voices - Motor Way
Writers: R. Pollard/Sprout
Published: Needmore Songs (BMI)
from ole-123 Alien Lanes
22. SF Seals - Still?
Writers: Barbara Manning/Hopkins
Published: Meown Music (BMI)
from ole-089 Nowhere
23. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
- My Pal The Tortoise
Writers: Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
Published: Twart Music
from ole-109 Strangers From The Universe
24. Mecca Normal - Water Cuts My Hands
Writers: Lester/Smith
Published: SOCAN
from ole-011 Water Cuts My Hands
Disc 2 - Unreleased Tracks:
01. Cat Power - Back Of Your Head
Writers: Cat Power
Published: Dreading Futures/Doorman (BMI)
Recorded for VPRO, Radio 5 “De Avonden”
Thanks to Barry Kamer and Jan Hiddink
Little Known Fact: Chan Marshall’s name is pronounced just like Sean or Shawn, not
like, y'know Jackie Chan. And Cat Power is TWO WORDS (except in cases where it is
one word).
02.
Come - Strike
Writers: Come
Published: Weak Lung Music (BMI) Vocals/Guitar: Thalia Zedek
Guitar: Chris Brokaw
With Special Guests: Bass: Tara Jane O’Neil
Drums: Kevin Coultas
Recorded November 1995 at Idful, Chicago and Fort Apache, Cambridge
Engineers: Andy Bryant/John McEntire and Wally Gagel
Mixed at Baby Monster, NYC, by Bruce Goggin
Come: P.O. Box 390453, Cambridge, MA 02139
Little Known Fact: almost everyone with a pulse remembers Thalia Zedek's great performances
with Dangerous Birds, Uzo or Live Skull, but hardly any of you know about guitarist
Chris Brokaw's tenure with the Oberlin group Pay The Man
03. Railroad Jerk - One Step Forward
Writers: M. Hall
Published: Plastic Fork Music/Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
Recorded at Tin Pan Alley, New York, May 1996
Mixed at Platinum Island, New York, by Settly
Produced by Railroad Jerk and Settly
Keyboards: Giovanni Fusco
From the Third Rail sessions 1996
Little Known Fact: Vocalist/Guitar Marcellus Hall (who also plays in White Hassele, with RRJ drummer Dave Varenka) is an acclaimed cartoonist whose works have appeared in magazines we cannot afford to advertise in.
04. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Dig My Shit!
Writers: Spencer/Explosion
Published: [no details]
Advice: If you personally know anyone who refers ton this band as "Spencer Blues", take them aside and politely explain "that isn’t the name of the band."
Thanks for your help.
05. Guided By Voices - My Thoughts Are A Gas
Writers: R. Pollard
Published: Needmore Songs/MCA (BMI)
Recorded: John Shough at Cro-Magnon
Guitar/Vocals: Robert Pollard
Bass: Greg Demos
Drums: Joe Buben
Little Known Fact: Pete Jamison is often referred to as "manager for life", but there is no law on the books covering this form of servitude.
06. Spoon - Telamon Bridge
Writers: Spoon
Published: Henry Neuman Songs (BMI)
Recorded: Grant Barger
Little Known Fact: Vocalist Britt Daniel is much better looking without the sunglasses (and you can tell him we said so). If there’s a better songwriter alive, please have him send us a tape.
07. Pavement - The Killing Moon
Writers: Sergeant/Pattinson/De Freitas/McCulloch
Published: WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Recorded for BBC "Night Session"
Little Known Fact: Former drummer (and M2 fixture) Gary Young has a burgeoning business selling dog houses. Also, the rumour about them all living in the same house is completely untrue.
08. Silkworm - Hangman
Writers: The Walkabouts
Published: 1991 Fire and Skill (BMI)
Recorded 10/9/92 by Tim Midgett on cassette four-track
Played by Andy Cohen, Michael Dahiquist, Tim Midgett, Joel Phelps
From a forthcoming Silkworm Quartet retrospective (OLE 159), tentatively entitled Even a Blind Chicken Finds a Kernel of Corn Now and Then
Little Known Fact: Prior to forming Silkworm, Andy and Tim each played in a Missoula band called Einheit. No relation to the Neubauten guy, but if it sells some extra records, believe whatever you want.
09. Yo la Tengo - Don't Say A Word (Demo Version)
Writers: Hubley
Published: Roshashauna Music (BMI)
Little Known Fact: The band has been featured on at least 6 major movie soundtracks. More reliable than Kenny Loggins, and almost always as good. They only band in Matador history to have a video rejected by the record company (the company wasn't Matador, by the way).
10. Barbara Manning - The Blood Of Feeling
Music: B. Manning/Cole Marquis/Corey Allan Porter
Words: B. Manning
Published: Published: Barbara Manning Music (BMI)
Performed: Manning/Marquis/Porter
Little Known Fact: Although everyone knows that's she's played with musicians ranging from Roy Montgomery to Chris Knox, hardly anyone knows that she once live next door to R.K.L.
11. Bettie Serveert - Life Is an Imbecile
Music: Bettie Serveery
Lyrics: Carol van Dijk
Published: Sander Blom Music (VIRGIN/EMI)
Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY 1996
Produced/Mixed: Bruce Goggin
Engineered: Dave Voigt
Little Known Fact: Their name is culled from the instructional program starring tennis great Betty Stove, Besides, there was already a band from San Francisco called Rene Richards.
12. Liz Phair - Stuck On An Island
Writers: Liz Phair
Published: Sony Tunes (ASCAP)
The Band: Alain Johanes/Chris Wagoner/Joey Waronker
Little Known Fact: Her second album was almost called Feed The Buddha, talk about a close call. Also, everyone cites her Girly Sound cassette as her ticket to Matador, but we never heard the entire thing until it got bootlegged on CD years later.
13. The For Carnation - Alfredo's Welcome
Writers: B. Walford/B.McMahan
Published: Neatly Folded Music (BMI)
Recording Engineer: Grant Barger
Little Known Fact: Led by Slint founder Brian McMahan, The For Carnation's beautifully crafted music and elaborately packaged records have pioneered the use of the term "mini-LP" around the Matador offices.
14. Run On - Days Away
Writers: Run On
Published: Run On (BMI)
Marimba/Sequencer/Synth: Rick Brown
Vocal/Guitar: Sue Garner
Guitar/Organ: Alan Licht
The Producer: Ira Kaplan
Recorded in the top of the barn at Black Dirt Studios by Brad Morrison, mixed with Wharton Tiers at Fun City
"Days Away" originally released (on 7" vinyl with two other songs) as AJAX 037. Ajax Records, P.O. Box 802293, Chicago, Il 60680.
Little Known Fact: With their rich history of solo work and participation in groups like Fish & Roses, Love Child, Les Batteries, The Shams, Timber, V-Effect, Vietnam, The Biggest Square Thing, Blues Humans and Love, you could probably call them a supergroup.
15. Mecca Normal - Hurricane Watch
Writers: Lester/Smith
Published: SOCAN
Guitar: David Lester
Guitar/Vocals: Jean Smith
Drums: Peter Jefferies
Recorded at Sounds Fine To Me Studios
Little Known Fact: Maybe this is more like an opinion than fact, but author/vocalist Jean Smith and guitar dynamo David Lester are one of the most dangerous and exciting live bands of all time. But if you’re really into trivia, David's brother Ken was DOA's long-time manager.
16. Helium - Lucy
Writers: [no details]
Published: Loud Pink Birdsongs (ASCAP)
Previously released on Pop narcotic
Little Known Fact: Some members of this group have well-known histories (Mary's work with Autoclave, Ash’s past and present contributions to Polvo), but hardly anyone talks about Shawn’s drumming with Dumptruck and we can’t figure out why.
17. Chavez - Theme From "For Russ"
Writers: Chavez
Published: 1996 Fist of Tarver (BMI), All Time Lo (ASCAP)
Co-produced: Bryce Goggin
Little Known Fact: Chavez are often described as a "super-group", but we’ve never heard of any of the bands they were in beforehand. Their “Unreal Is Here” video used 15,000 Smashing Pumpkins fans as unpaid extras.
18. Tobin Sprout - Small Parade
Writers: T. Sprout
Published: I'm A Cowboy Songs (BMI)
Recorded on 8-Track in the basement
Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Bass/Drums/Casio/Piano: Tobin Sprout
Little Known Fact: In Addition to his solo work and recordings with Guided By Voices, Tobin is one half of the mysterious Nightwalker project.
19. Bardo Pond - The Trail
Writers: Bardo Pond
Published: Doorman (BMI)
Recorded: Cycle Sounds 1/97
Guitar: Michael Gibbons
Bass: Clint Takeda
Vocals: Isobel Sollenberger
Drums: Joe Culver
Guitar: John Gibbons
Produced: J. Cox and Bardo Pond
Little Known Fact: Their '97 collaboration album with Roy Montgomery under the name Hash Jar Tempo (Drunken Fish) makes a fine companion piece to their Amanita album, also, we realize many children are buying this record and we’d like to point out that the label does not condone the possession of illegal substances (unless you brought enough for everyone).
20. Pizzicato Five - Happy Birthday
Writers: Konishi
Published: Columbia Music (BMI)
"This song was composed for the TV commercial for the P'Paprco (Japanese department store) Spring '96 Campaign. The arrangement was done by NORAYAMA Tatsuya. SHINDO Mitsuo created the visual images, such as posters and TV commercials based on a butterfly motif. I wrote lyrics based on that concept. The song was released as a limited 7" for the campaign." – KONISHI Yasuharu
Little Known Fact: The group’s music was used for a U.S. perfume advertisement starring Iggy Pop.
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SLEEVE NOTES: |
"What is a record label? What are "recoupables"?
What is "indie cred?" Who is Ricky Luanda? Where is my mail order?
Everyday, we receive countless letters, faxes and electronic mail messages from
children who want to know "what's up?" And although we try the best we can to answer
their questions individually (especially if they send pictures), we couldn’t possibly
satisfy everyone. Enter award-winning film maker Clay Tarver. Clay (who also plays
guitar in Chavez) conceived of an instructional (yet entertaining) film that would
introduce young people to the world of Matador. With the help of cable television
fixture Bill Boggs (perhaps you've seen his work as a pitch man for the 18" satellite
dish) and a New Jersey elementary school audience, Tarver’s film answers all the
questions you've ever had about Matador, its origins, the bands and their way of
life.
The companion double CD that you’re holding, should serve as an easy initiation
to this strange, but very responsible record label. For the hard-core fan, this
album’s plethora of rare and/or unreleased material, should ensure hours of listening
pleasure, in not a decent resale value.
From the label's inception in 1989, Matador's aesthetic has been defined by the
musical tastes of company founder Chris Lombardi, and his partner Gerard Cosloy.
Said tastes have ranged from brutal power of the Unsane, to the exotica stylings
of Pizzicato Five. While the label has never been defined by one particular sound,
the common denominator has always been the quality and individuality of the artists
themselves. Matador's success to date is completely due to the ingenuity and hard
work of these artists…we thank them it was a benefit record for Boy's Town.
Matador's humble roots are similar to that of most do-it-yourself independents.
Although documenting the music creations of our favorite artists is our main motivation,
we also hope that in some small way our efforts offer encouragement to others…letting
everyone know that with an $80,000.00 loan and two major label infusions of cash,
you can do it too!
A label is only as strong as its roster, and without the talents of our bands, we
might as well start a clothing line (don't think we haven't considered it). That
said, can never forget the wonderful people who made all this possible: our lawyers.
Accuton 2000"
"What’s Up Matador was compiled,
realized and executed during a span of too many years by the following people, amongst
others:
Conceptualization: Chris Lombardi
Indoctrination: Gerard Cosloy
Execution: Patrick Amory
Medication: Mark Ohe
Meditation: Jesper Eklow
Perspiration: Isaac Bess
Dehydration: Esther Oliver
Collection: Kris Gillespie
Mystification: Andrea Goldman
Interrogation: Rusty Clarke
Manipulation: Christina Zafiris
Criminalization: Lenard & Gonzalez
Inspiration: Cured Meats
Mastered By SAE Mastering
Video written and directed by Clay Tarver
Thanks to everyone at Matador, all the participating artists, and their lawyers"
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ARTWORK: [unknown]
BARCODE: 7 44861 01632 8
MATRIX:
CD 1: "744861016328D1 IFPI L043 MASTERED BY EMI MFG."
CD 2: "744861016328D2RE1 IFPI L043 MASTERED BY EMI FG." |
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