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Officially Dead

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Officially Dead
EP by
ReleasedJuly 2003 (Mispress - Track 3 mislabeled)
September 2003 (Repress - Correct label for Track 3)
RecordedMarch 1999 – January 2002
GenreAlternative rock
Length16:00
LabelEmbryo Records
Veruca Salt chronology
Resolver
(2000)
Officially Dead
(2003)
Lords of Sounds and Lesser Things [EP]
(2005)

Officially Dead is an EP by the American alternative rock band Veruca Salt, released in 2003 on Embryo.

The single was released in Australia and peaked at #13 on the Triple J top 100

The first pressing of the EP contained many errors. For instance, track #3 is mislabeled; it's actually a demo version of the previously unreleased song "Blissful Queen", rather than the listed "Smoke & Mirrors" demo; for the second pressing, the error was corrected & the 3rd track was the correct "Smoke & Mirrors" demo. Louise Post's friend Summer was not credited for the tattoo on the cover until the second pressing. Also, for the second pressing, a lighter artwork color scheme was used.[1][2]

Track listing

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  1. "Officially Dead" (Tihista/Post) – 2:49
  2. "Straightjacket" (demo) (Post) – 3:52
  3. "Blissful Queen" (demo) (Post) - 3:44 [First pressing mislabel as "Smoke & Mirrors" (demo)][1]/"Smoke & Mirrors" (demo) (Post/Fitzpatrick/Crosley) – 3:55 [Correctly labeled on second pressing]
  4. "The Light Behind Your Eyes" (Post) – 2:03
  5. "The Same Person" (Remix) (Post) – 3:51

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Veruca Salt - Officially Dead (July 2003 mispress)". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Veruca Salt - Officially Dead (September 2003 repress)". Discogs.
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