Spacegirl and Other Favorites

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Spacegirl and Other Favorites
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Studio album by
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Released1995
Recorded1993
Genre
Length44:00 (original)
73:00 (reissue)
Label Committee to Keep Music Evil
The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology
Methodrone
(1995)		Spacegirl and Other Favorites
(1995)		 Take It from the Man!
(1996)
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Spacegirl and Other Favorites is the second album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, recorded in 1993 but not released until 1995.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre American psychedelic rock band

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990.

Contents

Background

"Hide and Seek" was released as a single in 1994. The song "Swallowtail" was also written during these sessions, although a studio recording was not released commercially until 2001. Live versions of both these songs appear on Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective .

<i>Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective</i> 2004 compilation album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre

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Track listing

All tracks written by The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

No.TitleLength
1."Crushed" (Newcombe)5:54
2."That Girl Suicide" (Newcombe)3:37
3."Deep in the Devil's Eye & You" (Newcombe)5:23
4."Kids Garden" (Newcombe)7:22
5."When I Was Yesterday" (Newcombe)3:57
6."Records" (Newcombe)0:41
7."Spacegirl" (Newcombe)11:40
8."Spacegirl Revisited" (Newcombe)5:21
Total length:44:00
2003 CD reissue bonus tracks

All songs written and composed by The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

No.TitleLength
9."After the Fall" (Newcombe)4:31
10."Thoughts of You" (Newcombe)5:23
11."Hide and Seek" (Newcombe)3:59
12."Never Ever!" (Newcombe)6:02
13."Ashtray" (Newcombe)5:13
14."Fire Song" (Newcombe)4:04
Total length:29:00

Personnel

Anton Newcombe American musician

Anton Alfred Newcombe is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founder of the music group The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Jeffrey Davies is an American rock musician best known as the original lead guitarist of the psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. In documentary Dig by Ondi Timowner Co wrote the theme song with Anton Newcombe for the HBO series 'Boardwalk Empire': "Straight Up and Down" from 1996 album "Take it From the Man" -Played in the band from 1992 to 1999. He rejoined the band in 2001 only to quit again in 2003. Spending much of his early years in Washington D.C., Davies' family moved to New Mexico where he spent his teen years before eventually moving to San Francisco. While in San Francisco he would become a member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, replacing Patrick Straczek appearing on the majority of their recordings.

Matt Hollywood is an American indie rock guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and leader of the Portland-based indie rock band The Out Crowd, as well as a founding member of the psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. He currently fronts the drone rock band The Rebel Drones.

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References

  1. ↑ Bush, John. Spacegirl and Other Favorites at AllMusic
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