Purple Tape is the first album by Lisa Loeb, self-released in 1992 on audio cassette only, used to showcase her talents to record companies. The record features mostly Loeb's voice accompanied by a guitar. Loeb would later include and re-record the majority of these songs on her later albums Tails and Firecracker.
Purple Tape | ||||
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Demo album by | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
Studio | United Stations Radio Networks, New York City | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 32:43 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
Producer | Juan Patiño | |||
Lisa Loeb chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
While some songs of the album were later released as b-sides on some of Loeb's singles, the album did not see its CD release until January 22, 2008, when it was released as a two-CD including an extensive interview with Loeb about the album.[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Lisa Loeb
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Snow Day" | 3:33 |
2. | "Train Songs" | 3:19 |
3. | "Hurricane" | 3:50 |
4. | "Come Back Home" | 3:39 |
5. | "It's Over" | 3:37 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This" | 3:02 |
2. | "Days Were Different" | 3:28 |
3. | "Guessing Game" | 2:21 |
4. | "Do You Sleep?" | 3:41 |
5. | "Airplanes" | 2:16 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Purple Tape: Introduction and History" | 2:34 |
2. | "Early Days in NYC" | 1:04 |
3. | "Liz and Lisa" | 1:18 |
4. | "Why the Purple Tape?" | 0:57 |
5. | "Gigging in NYC" | 1:54 |
6. | "Nine Stories" | 0:37 |
7. | "Marketing and the Music Business" | 3:09 |
8. | "Recording the Purple Tape" | 3:27 |
9. | "The Purple Tape Artwork" | 1:53 |
10. | "Song Writing" | 1:52 |
11. | "Snow Day" | 4:49 |
12. | "Train Songs" | 3:50 |
13. | "Hurricane" | 3:20 |
14. | "Come Back Home" | 3:11 |
15. | "It's Over" | 3:59 |
16. | "This" | 4:02 |
17. | "Days Were Different" | 1:20 |
18. | "Guessing Game" | 2:44 |
19. | "Do You Sleep?" | 4:06 |
20. | "Airplanes" | 2:38 |
21. | "Bringing the Past to the Present" | 1:41 |
22. | "Snow Day" (Live In-Studio) | 4:05 |
23. | "Stay (I Missed You)" (Acoustic) | 2:58 |
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Purple Tape - Lisa Loeb". Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Lisa Loeb to release The Purple Tape 2-disc set January 22 | pegasusnews.com | Dallas / Fort Worth". Pegasusnews.com. December 27, 2007. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
External links
edit- Purple Tape at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Purple Tape at Discogs (list of releases)