Purple Blue

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Purple Blue
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1996 (1996-01-16)
RecordedSeptember 1995 [1]
StudioCMS Studios, Moncton, New Brunswick [2]
Genre Indie rock, grunge
Length45:12
Label Sub Pop [3]
Producer Eric's Trip
Eric's Trip chronology
The Road South 7"
(1995)
Purple Blue
(1996)
Long Days Ride 'Till Tomorrow
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Purple Blue is the third album by the Canadian indie band Eric's Trip. [5] [6] [7] The album marked a turn to a heavier, more psychedelic sound, which Rick White would further explore with Elevator. [8]

Contents

A tribute to the album can be found in the song "Eric Sleeps," by Australian indie band Youth Group, from their debut album Urban and Eastern.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "An assured slip of a record that favors full-on distorted rocketry over airy folk-pop and dinky minimalism, Purple Blue merely lacks the tunes that would defer tedium." [9]

Track listing

  1. "Introduction Into The..., Pt. 1-4" – 8:13 [10]
  1. "Hourly" – 2:47
  2. "Sixteen Hours" – 3:05
  3. "Universe" – 3:08
  4. "Eyes Shut" – 1:37
  5. "Alone and Annoyed" – 2:12
  6. "Lighthouse" – 2:09
  7. "Spaceship Opening" – 2:18
  8. "Universal Dawn" – 3:32
  9. "One Floor Below" – 1:40
  10. "Now a Friend" – 1:54
  11. "Soon, Coming Closer" – 3:37
  12. "Not Yours" – 2:26
  13. "Sun Coming Up" – 2:20
  14. "Beach" – 4:14

Personnel

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