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Across the Barrier of Sound: PostScript

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Across the Barrier of Sound: PostScript
Compilation album by
ReleasedMarch 20, 2020
GenrePower pop, jangle pop
LabelOmnivore Recordings
ProducerDan Vallor
Game Theory chronology
Supercalifragile
(2017)
Across the Barrier of Sound: PostScript
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
GoldmineA[2]
Rock and Roll Globe[3]
Slant[4]
Spectrum Culture[5]

Across the Barrier of Sound: PostScript is a 2020 compilation album consisting of material recorded in 1989 and 1990 by Game Theory, a California power pop band founded in 1982 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Scott Miller. The band's lineup during this period included Michael Quercio, who had previously fronted the Paisley Underground group The Three O'Clock.[6][7]

The album was released by Omnivore Recordings on March 20, 2020.[6][8] The collection of mostly previously unreleased songs from Game Theory's final lineup concludes Omnivore's series of Game Theory reissues which began in 2014.[8][9][10]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Scott Miller, except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All My Loving" (home recording)John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:20
2."My Free Ride"Michael Quercio, Scott Miller3:39
3."Go Back to Sleep Little Susie (Aerodeliria)" (home demo) 3:44
4."Forget All About It" (home recording)Todd Rundgren3:21
5."Take Me Down (To Halloo)" 3:08
6."The Second Grade Applauds" (home demo) 2:31
7."Treat It Like My Own" 2:13
8."Inverness" 3:52
9."Water" (remix)Michael Quercio4:21
10."Needle in the Camel's Eye" (home recording)Brian Eno2:50
11."Idiot Son" 2:29
12."Even You" (home demo) 3:19
13."The Door Into Summer" (live)Bill Martin, Chip Douglas2:56
14."Laurel Canyon (Reprise)" (home demo) 1:38
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Jimmy Still Comes Around" (home demo) 4:40
16."Rose of Sharon" (remix) 4:18
17."Back of a Car" (radio session)Alex Chilton2:19
18."The Come On" (home demo)Michael Quercio, Scott Miller3:17
19."A Day in Erotica" (home recording)Michael Quercio3:40
20."Some Grand Vision" (home demo) 2:53
21."Slit My Wrists" (home demo) 2:47
22."Idiot Son" (home demo) 4:05
23."Sword Swallower" (live) 2:05
24."Inverness" (home demo) 4:04
25."When She's Alone" (Alternate Learning) 3:17

References

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  1. ^ Deming, Mark (2020). "Game Theory: Across the Barrier of Sound: Postscript". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Borack, John M. (June 3, 2020). "'Power Pop Plus' New Music Reviews: June 2020". Goldmine. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Blum, Jordan (April 25, 2020). "ALBUMS: Game Theory's Postscript". Rock and Roll Globe. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Wilson, Seth (March 11, 2020). "Review: Game Theory's Across the Barrier of Sound: PostScript". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Murphy, John L. (March 16, 2020). "Game Theory: Across the Barrier of Sound: PostScript". Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Game Theory – Across The Barrier Of Sound: PostScript". Omnivore Recordings. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
  7. ^ Tyler, Kieron (January 26, 2020). "Reissue CDs Weekly: Game Theory - Across The Barrier Of Sound". The Arts Desk. UK. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "New Game Theory set to feature unreleased music with The Three O'Clock's Michael Quercio". Slicing Up Eyeballs. January 14, 2020. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "TVD Radar: Game Theory, Across the Barrier of Sound, in stores 3/20". The Vinyl District. January 14, 2020. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Austin, Eleni P. (April 9, 2020). "Across The Barrier Of Sound: Postscript (Omnivore Recordings)". Coachella Valley Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2020.
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