Red House Painters (also known as Bridge or Red House Painters II to distinguish it from the first eponymous album, also known as Rollercoaster or Red House Painters I) is the third album by the group Red House Painters, released on October 18, 1993 by 4AD. The album is made up of songs from the same recording sessions for Rollercoaster.
At the beginning of the album opener "Evil," the faint laughter of Mark Kozelek and the barely audible voice of a woman playfully saying "No" can be heard. Both “Evil” and “Uncle Joe” were re-recorded versions of early demos, originally recorded sometime between 1989 and 1992. The album also includes two covers: a sunny version of "I Am a Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel, and Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner", which displays an off-beat dark humor. An acoustic version of the song "New Jersey" was on Red House Painters I. In the US, 4AD added the Shock Me EP as bonus tracks to the CD when the RHP catalog was reissued in 1999, to bring the total number of tracks to 12.
Track listing
Release history CountryDateLabel Format Catalogue #United KingdomOctober 18, 19934AD CD CAD 3016 CD LP CAD 3016 July 6, 1998 CD (reissue) GAD 3016 CDUnited States October 19, 1993 Warner Bros. Records CD 9 45441-2 November 2, 1999 4AD CD (reissue with 4 bonus tracks) GAD 3016 CD Japan January 26, 1994 Nippon Columbia CD COCY-75898
Notes Images by Simon Larbalestier.
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