Know Your Ghosts E.P.

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Know Your Ghosts E.P.
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Released1997
Recorded1992-1997
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length14:49
Label Bakery Records
Producer Tadpoles
Tadpoles chronology
Far Out
(1996)
Know Your Ghosts E.P.
(1997)
Destroy Terrastock - Live
(1998)
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Know Your Ghosts E.P. (1997) is a 4-song E.P. released on CD by Tadpoles. Upon original release, Bakery Records included a VHS copy of Tadpoles' music video for the song "Snapper" with all mail-orders. The video version of the song "Snapper" was included on the E.P. and was recorded in 1991 by Todd Parker and drummer, Michael Kite Audino. "Judas, This Is Jesus" is a remake of the Tadpoles' track originally released on the 1989 cassette-only album, Beautiful Music For Ugly Children and was recorded and produced by Mark Kramer (Shimmy Disc) at Noise New Jersey studio. "Know Your Ghosts" is the same recording that appears on the Smoke Ghost album. Tadpoles covered the Tony Mentzer song "Oops, I Lost Your MInd" previously on 1990's cassette-only album William's Doll (album). Tadpoles remade the tune again here with Tony Mentzer himself on lead vocals and The Waitresses' Chris Butler guest-drumming.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Know Your Ghosts" (Kramer/Max) – 4:22
  2. "Judas, This Is Jesus" (Parker) – 3:05
  3. "Snapper (video version)" (Parker) – 3:21
  4. "Oops, I Lost Your Mind" (Mentzer) – 4:01

Personnel

with Guests

Production

Know Your Ghosts E.P. is a compilation of recordings made between 1991 and 1997. Album artwork and design was created by Ann Manca. The cover painting is by Tadpoles' drummer, Adam Boyette. Mastered by Todd Parker at dbs digital in Hoboken, NJ.

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