Inside the Head of... Mr. Atom

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Inside the Head of... Mr. Atom
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Released1994
RecordedChicago, Earth 1994
Genre Surf rock
Label Estrus Records
Man or Astro-man? chronology
Your Weight on the Moon
(1994)
Inside the Head of... Mr. Atom
(1994)
Creature Feature
(1994)

Inside the Head of... Mr. Atom is a Man or Astro-man? 7-inch EP [1] released on Estrus Records in 1995. It was recorded by Steve Albini. [2] The cover art and design is by Art Chantry. The back cover states "This single is dedicated to the vital memory of the band Bolt Thrower." It was released on clear green vinyl, opaque purple vinyl, opaque gray vinyl and black vinyl. Early pressings of the 7-inch have red and yellow center labels. The center labels on later pressings are black and silver, and these were available on black vinyl and gray vinyl (a few are known to have white streaks marbled throughout the black vinyl).

Contents

Known variations

Early pressings (denoted by red and yellow center label)

  1. Clear green vinyl
  2. Opaque, marbled purple vinyl
  3. Black vinyl

Later pressings (denoted by black and silver center label)

  1. Black vinyl
  2. Opaque gray vinyl
  3. Black vinyl, marbled with white streaks

Track listing

Fore Brain

Hind Brain

Line Up [3]

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References

  1. "Inside the Head of Mr. Atom - Man or Astro-man? - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  2. Man or Astro-man? at Grunnen Rocks
  3. Line up and instrumentation taken directly from record sleeve