Self Released (2018)
Though it has taken me a while to write about this LP, I actually purchased it at the same time as the vinyl reissue of the first Treepeople tape on vinyl, No Mouth Pipetting. I bought them from a record store in Idaho, though I see now that K records is also stocking it in their distro for a nice price. My copy of this Bonus Tracks LP was missing the little postcard sized track listing, but the band were nice enough to mail me one when I reached out to them. Class act.
This LP has ten songs in total, mostly mimicking the listing of the bonus tracks that were available on the original Toxic Shock CD version of Guilt Regret Embarrassment. "Lazerbeam/Flamegrape" was on that CD and I think that it was only ever out on that CD. The rest of the nine songs originally were released on various 7" singles the band released in the early 90s.
"Important Things," "Handcuffs" and "In My Head" are from the Treepeople's 1989 single on Silence records. "Making The D" and "Pretty Girl" (aka "PG") are from the 1990 7" released on Battery. "Cartoon Brew" is originally from a 7" compilation called Silence Sampler, though it eventually made its way on to the full length Just Kidding. "Mistake" and "Ballard Bitter" are from a '91 Sonic Bubblegum 7". "Neils Down" is from a split 7" on Toxic Shock with a band called House Of Larger Sizes.
It's nice to have all of these songs on an easy to play LP. I love 7"s and collecting them has been a real passion of mine for twenty-five years plus, but there's something to be said about being able to just put this down on the turntable and enjoy, rather than getting up to flip 7"s every few minutes.
Treepeople - "Handcuffs":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvEN6CGIjCw
Treepeople "Mistake":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIcAWZnv2CI
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