Relisten

View NotesScott Lucas: guitar, lead vocals.
Matt Garcia: bass, vocals.
Joe Daniels: drums. 

"1st Amendment Jitters", "Ralph" and "Elephant" are sourced from the One World 
Communications 7-inch vinyl EP "Drum". The sound was far superior over the
cassette tape for these 3 songs.  

All tracks sourced from the cassette have been normalized, balanced and cleaned 
up in Adobe Audition. The hiss has been reduced and a slight EQ has also been 
applied. -- CDC (1/30/15)

April 4, 1991: By this point, John Sparkman has left the band, leaving Scott to 
take over full guitar duties. Now a trio, we head to Short Order Recorder in 
Zion - the studio owned by hometown heroes, Shoes - with Jeff Murphy 
engineering. This is our second time at the studio with Jeff, after the "Pop 
Top/Ears" session with Sparkman on guitar, and we decide to record 9 songs in 
one day. The songs range from moody REM-like ballads to alarmingly peppy 
pop-punk tunes. Of the 9 (known as The Scratch Demos), only 3 will see the 
light of day: "1st Amendment Jitters", "Ralph" and "Elephant" end up on the 
"Drum" 7-inch EP --released almost a year later by San Francisco label, One 
World Communications. By the time it comes out, we've moved on and no longer 
feel represented by the recording. But the plodding riff and pre-ThrashMaster 
feedback of "Elephant" (along with Matt's subscription to the Sub Pop Singles 
Club) point towards things to come. Lyrically, the track shows Scott's mistrust 
of the GOP already in full bloom, even if humor has yet to make its way into 
the mix. What IS funny about the track? The way Scott's voice makes him sound 
like an emo-Geddy Lee. Get that kid some whisky. 
-- SL (1/30/15)

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