Artifact (album)

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Artifact
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 31, 2001
Recorded1999-2001
StudioHole In The Sky Studio
Genre Psychedelic rock, garage rock, hard rock
Length67:41
Label self released
Producer James Lowe, Mark Tulin
The Electric Prunes chronology
Just Good Old Rock and Roll
(1969)
Artifact
(2001)
California
(2004)
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Artifact is an album by The Electric Prunes, self-released in 2001. [3] [4] It was their first studio album since 1969.

Contents

The album is said to be the "real third" album by the band since past efforts did not include material by the actual group. The sleeve notes state that it "was the album we never got to make." It is a return to most of the band's original 1960s line-up. [5]

Track listing

  1. "Lost Dream" (James Lowe, Mark Tulin) – 5:02
  2. "7 and 7 Is" (Arthur Lee) – 3:15
  3. "Big Stick" (Lowe, Tulin) – 2:56
  4. "Last Night I Had A Dream" (Randy Newman) – 4:12
  5. "Bullet Thru the Backseat" (Lowe, Tulin) – 5:15
  6. "Phone Won't Ring" (Lowe, Tulin) – 4:53
  7. "All About Wires" (Lowe, Tulin) – 6:03
  8. "Devil's Candy" (Lowe, Tulin) – 2:47
  9. "Analog Life" (Harris, Smith) – 4:35
  10. "Mujo 22" – 8:09
  11. "Castaway" (Lowe, Tulin) – 6:14
  12. "Le Fire" – 3:17
  13. "Halloween Ending" – 1:03
  14. "Hard Time" (Lowe, Tulin) – 5:32
  15. "Slobodon" – 4:30

Personnel

Electric Prunes

Additional musicians

Technical

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