The Tape of Only Linda
| The Tape of Only Linda | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 25, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 46:19 | |||
| Label | Alias Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Mitch Easter | |||
| The Loud Family chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
The Tape of Only Linda is the second full-length album by The Loud Family, released in 1994.[5][6] The title of the album is a reference to the notorious tape recording of a live performance of "Hey Jude," by Paul McCartney, in which an engineer had isolated Linda McCartney's vocals.[7]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "the sound is sharp, and the quintet rocks out with an epic mélange of amped-up guitars, odd rhythms and insinuating keyboard riffs, but the disappointing end result is neither particularly inventive nor especially tuneful."[8]
Track listing
- "Soul Drain" (Miller, Smith, Wieneke)– 4:12
- "My Superior" (Smith, Miller)– 4:49
- "Marcia and Etrusca" (Miller, Becker, Smith, Wieneke, Poor)– 7:14
- "Hyde Street Virgins" (Miller)– 4:02
- "Baby Hard-To-Be-Around" (Miller, Becker, Smith, Wieneke, Poor)– 3:32
- "It Just Wouldn't Be Christmas" (Miller, Smith, Wieneke, Poor, Becker)– 4:38
- "Better Nature" (Wieneke)– 3:25
- "Still Its Own Reward" (Miller)– 4:12
- "For Beginners Only" (Smith)– 2:41
- "Ballet Hetero" (Miller, Poor, Smith)– 7:27
Personnel
- Jozef Becker - drums, percussion, drum programming
- Scott Miller - lead vocal, guitar, classical guitar
- R. Dunbar Poor - bass guitar and backing vocals
- Zachary Smith - lead guitar, electromagnetic 12-string guitar, pedal effect guitar
- Paul Wieneke - keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Better Nature" and "For Beginners Only"
with:
- "Waxy" Bill Dupp - harmonica
- Mitch Easter - producer
- Kid Shaline - backing vocals
- Ken Stringfellow - guitar, duet vocal on "Still Its Own Reward"
References
- ^ "Loud Family". Alias Records.
- ^ Deming, Mark. The Tape of Only Linda at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 335.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 470.
- ^ "Loud Family | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Keeping the Music in Mind : Scott Miller's Loud Family Goes for the Cerebral--Whether Playing Quietly or Living Up to Its Name". Los Angeles Times. June 22, 1996.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (November 3, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Loud Family". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
