Shock Me (EP)
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| EP by Red House Painters | ||||
| Released |
February 28, 1994 (See release history) | |||
| Recorded | 1993 at Coast Recorders and Razor's Edge, San Francisco, United States | |||
| Genre | Slowcore, folk rock, sadcore | |||
| Length | 20:10 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Mark Kozelek | |||
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Shock Me is an EP by American slowcore band Red House Painters. It was released in the UK only in 1994 on CD and 12" vinyl by record label 4AD.
Recording
Shock Me was recorded and mixed at Coast Recorders, San Francisco in 1993. Additional recording took place at Razor's Edge, also in San Francisco.
Content
The EP features two versions of the song "Shock Me", a Kiss cover. The EP went out of print shortly after its initial release. The tracks later surfaced on the reissued edition of Red House Painters (Bridge), released in 1999.
The "untitled instrumental" hidden track is actually an instrumental version of "A Million + 8 Things", a song from the early Red House Painters demo tapes (dated 1991-1992).
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
In his retrospective review, Dean Carlson of AllMusic wrote: "this mid-career EP displays a confident, introspective Red House Painters seemingly influenced by a parallel world where Nick Drake shoegazed it up with Ride or Chapterhouse. Somehow, it's quietly splendid."[1]
Track listing
All tracks written by Mark Kozelek, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shock Me" | Ace Frehley | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Sundays and Holidays" | 3:00 | |
| 3. | "Three-Legged Cat" | 1:41 | |
| 4. | "Shock Me" (Acoustic) / "(Untitled Instrumental)" (Hidden Track) | Frehley; Kozelek | 10:40 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
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| United Kingdom | February 28, 1994 | 4AD | CD | BAD 4004 CD |
| Vinyl | BAD 4004 |
Personnel
- Additional personnel
- Carla Fabrizio
- Dan Barbee
- Larry Ragent
- Technical
- Simon Larbalestier – sleeve images
References
- 1 2 Carlson, Dean. "Shock Me – Red House Painters | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2015.