Deep in the Heart of the Beast in the Sun
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Deep in the Heart of the Beast in the Sun is an album by Colorfinger
, released in 1990 on Shindig Records.
The album started out as a solo album for future Everclear
singer Art Alexakis
. Before the album was complete, he produced a handful of cassette copies with the same title under the name Alexakis for distribution at the Gavin Convention. The differences between the Alexakis version and the Colorfinger version is that Alexakis' does not include "Separation" but does include "The Not So Easy Hoe (Fun With The Gay Bar Song)", which has not appeared anywhere else. Also, the Alexakis version included rough mixes of all of the songs.
When the album was nearly finished, Art formed a band with several of the musicians who worked on the album under the name Colorfinger. (Colorfinger drummer Eric Neves did not play on the album.) They decided to release the record under the band's name rather than as an Art Alexakis solo album. The album was issued on Art's own Shindig Records.
The label produced 1000 copies of the CD, most of which were given out as promos to radio stations and music media. By the time the band embarked on a US tour in support of the album, they had completely run out of copies on CD. (Cassette copies were still readily available.)
Eventually, Shindig's distributor Rough Trade went bankrupt, and the label followed, taking the album out of print. As Everclear found its success, CD copies were auctioned for as much as $200 on Ebay.
In recent years, Alexakis discussed the possibility of re-releasing the album. He apparently remixed the original recordings in 2002 with the intention of releasing them on his new label, Popularity Recordings. However, the album was not re-issued, and Popularity has since dissolved.
Colorfinger
Colorfinger is best known for being Art Alexakis' last band before being in Everclear. Although starting out as a solo project, Alexakis decided to make it a full band. They were a part of the San Francisco cowpunk scene, which involved a form of rock music with elements of country music and punk...
, released in 1990 on Shindig Records.
The album started out as a solo album for future Everclear
Everclear (band)
Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1992 best known for their radio hits spanning more than a decade. For most of its existence, Everclear has consisted of Art Alexakis , Craig Montoya , and Greg Eklund . Eklund replaced original drummer Scott Cuthbert in 1994...
singer Art Alexakis
Art Alexakis
Arthur Paul "Art" Alexakis is best known as the American singer, composer, and lead guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists...
. Before the album was complete, he produced a handful of cassette copies with the same title under the name Alexakis for distribution at the Gavin Convention. The differences between the Alexakis version and the Colorfinger version is that Alexakis' does not include "Separation" but does include "The Not So Easy Hoe (Fun With The Gay Bar Song)", which has not appeared anywhere else. Also, the Alexakis version included rough mixes of all of the songs.
When the album was nearly finished, Art formed a band with several of the musicians who worked on the album under the name Colorfinger. (Colorfinger drummer Eric Neves did not play on the album.) They decided to release the record under the band's name rather than as an Art Alexakis solo album. The album was issued on Art's own Shindig Records.
The label produced 1000 copies of the CD, most of which were given out as promos to radio stations and music media. By the time the band embarked on a US tour in support of the album, they had completely run out of copies on CD. (Cassette copies were still readily available.)
Eventually, Shindig's distributor Rough Trade went bankrupt, and the label followed, taking the album out of print. As Everclear found its success, CD copies were auctioned for as much as $200 on Ebay.
In recent years, Alexakis discussed the possibility of re-releasing the album. He apparently remixed the original recordings in 2002 with the intention of releasing them on his new label, Popularity Recordings. However, the album was not re-issued, and Popularity has since dissolved.
Track listing
- "Kill the Sun" – 3:13
- "Anita Sonic Love" – 3:36
- "Eleanor Young" – 4:08
- "Carolea" – 2:17
- "Culver Palms (or Why I Don't Believe in God)" – 3:47
- "13 Years" – 3:21
- "Separation" – 3:07
- "The Color Pit" – 3:38
- "Chucklehead's Laments" – 3:18
- "Static" – 2:41
- "? (The Gay Bar Song)" – 3:01
- "Kill Jerry Garcia" – 2:09
Personnel
- Art AlexakisArt AlexakisArthur Paul "Art" Alexakis is best known as the American singer, composer, and lead guitarist of the rock band Everclear. He has been a member of several notable bands, in addition to his own work as a songwriter for other artists...
– vocals, guitar - Karl Maruyama – guitar, vocals, 2nd engineer
- Buz Deadwax (aka Buz Rico) – bass guitar
- Keith Owings – drums
- Damian Rasmussen – backing vocals, associate producer
- Larry Tracy – pedal steel
- Jeff Davis – backing vocals
- Liza James – backing vocals
- Kevin Army – backing vocals, tracking engineer