Spectral Worship
Encyclopedia
Spectral Worship is an album by the American indie band Guv'ner
. It was released by Merge Records
in 1998. The album features a cover of "Jealous Guy
" by John Lennon
, re-titled "Jealous Girl" as it is sung by Pumpkin Wentzel.
Guv'ner
Guv'ner was an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1993 following a relationship between members Charles Gansa and Pumpkin Wentzel. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth discovered the band when he was handed a demo of theirs by Julia Cafritz of Pussy Galore, who had known Wentzel...
. It was released by Merge Records
Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
in 1998. The album features a cover of "Jealous Guy
Jealous Guy
"Jealous Guy" is a song written and performed by John Lennon which first appeared on his 1971 album Imagine. It is one of the most commonly covered Lennon songs, with at least ninety-two recorded cover versions, the most notable being Roxy Music's version, which reached number one in several...
" by John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, re-titled "Jealous Girl" as it is sung by Pumpkin Wentzel.
Track listing
- "Spectral Worship"
- "Chereza"
- "Love the Lamp"
- "Wounded Birds and Vampires own the Edge"
- "Anaphelact"
- "Coozwax"
- "Jealous Girl" (Lennon)
- "Time Rarely Stands Still"
- "Anything"
- "Difficulty in Openness"
- "Someone Else"
- "Spectral Workshop"
- "Welcome"
Instrumentation and Personnel
- Charles Gansa (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Pumpkin Wentzel (bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals) - Danny Tunick (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Cindy Greene (whistling)
- Nicky Furnace (backing vocals, handclaps)
- So Yong Kim (tongue claps)
- Michael Rohatyn (vocals)