She's Not on the Menu

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She's Not on the Menu
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EP by SNFU
Released 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre Punk rock
Label Self-released
Producer SNFU
SNFU chronology
She's Not on the Menu
(1986)		 Beautiful, Unlike You and I
(1993)

She's Not on the Menu is an EP by Edmonton, Alberta-based punk rock band SNFU. It was self-released by the band in 1986. The EP contains a 1986 studio re-recording of a song from the band's debut album on Side A and two demo tracks originally recorded in 1982 on Side B.

Extended play musical recording longer than a single, but shorter than a full album

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Background and release

SNFU planned to issue a new 7" record after their second album, If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish , was delayed. [1] For Side A, they recorded a reworked version (listed as a "dunce mix") of the EP's title track. The song had originally appeared on their debut album, ...And No One Else Wanted to Play .

<i>If You Swear, Youll Catch No Fish</i> album by SNFU

If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish is the second full-length album by the Canadian hardcore punk band SNFU. It was recorded in April 1986 at Power Zone Studio in Edmonton, Alberta, although the album's liner notes claim the studio is located in Istanbul, Turkey, and was released on BYO Records in 1986. More diverse than their debut album, If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish helped solidify SNFU's status in the North American hardcore punk community and influenced the formation of the skate punk subgenre.

<i>...And No One Else Wanted to Play</i> album by SNFU

...And No One Else Wanted to Play is the first full-length album from Canadian punk band SNFU. It was released on BYO Records in 1985. The album was engineered by David Ferguson, produced by BYO and SNFU, and recorded at Track Record Studios in Hollywood, California, United States.

The two tracks on Side B were taken from SNFU's first recording session, held in November 1982. They were recorded in the studios of CJSR-FM and originally had been intended for a compilation of underground Edmonton bands to be titled West Watch. [2] The compilation was not released, and the songs were later used by SNFU as an informal cassette demo. The EP marked the first official release of the two tracks.

CJSR-FM Canadian campus-based community radio station

CJSR-FM is a Canadian campus-based community radio station, broadcasting at 88.5 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. The CJSR studios are located in the Students' Union Building of the University of Alberta, while its transmitter is located atop the building.

She's Not on the Menu was limited to 500 copies on colored vinyl, and was packaged with original artwork by singer Ken Chinn. [1] The newly formed Cargo Records helped to distribute the record, and the success of its sales influenced Cargo to sign SNFU to a two-record contract. [1] "She's Not on the Menu (dunce mix)" was reissued on the compilation album The Last of the Big Time Suspenders .

Ken Chinn Canadian musician

Kendall Stephen "Ken" Chinn is a Canadian punk rock lead vocalist and artist. He is best known, under the pseudonym Mr. Chi Pig, as the lead singer of the band SNFU. He currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Cargo Records was a Canadian independent record label and distributor, active in the 1980s and 1990s. Based in Montreal, the company both released albums directly as a label, and distributed albums on behalf of many other small independent labels, making it one of the largest and most influential Canadian record companies of the alternative rock era.

<i>The Last of the Big Time Suspenders</i> 1991 compilation album by SNFU

The Last of the Big Time Suspenders is a compilation album by the Canadian punk rock band SNFU. The album is composed of live recordings, demos, compilation and EP tracks, and studio outtakes. It was released in 1991, two years after SNFU's first breakup, to satisfy the band's two-album contract with Cargo Records. The group reformed to tour behind the album, leading to a full reunion.

Track listing

  1. "She's Not on the Menu" (dunce mix)
  2. "Life of a Bag Lady"
  3. "This Is the End"

Musicians

Marc Belke is a Canadian musician and former radio personality. He played guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs, and sang lead vocals in the latter. He was later an on-air personality with Rogers based in Victoria, British Columbia.

Brent Belke is a Canadian guitarist and composer. After playing in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs between 1981 and 1998, Belke began a career composing music for film and television.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Chris Walter. What No One Else Wanted to Say. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2014, pg. 72
  2. ↑ Walter 24
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