Scrapbook EP [EP] by Portastatic (CD, Mar-1995, Merge)new sealed

Detailed item info
Album Features
UPC:    036172938025
Artist:    Portastatic
Format:    CD
Release Year:    1995
Record Label:    Merge
Genre:    Lo Fi, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. St. Elmo's Fire
2. Why Pinch Yourself
3. A Bear That Chokes
4. My Favorite Sound
5. Scrapbook X's

Details
Playing Time:    20 min.
Contributing Artists:    Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan
Distributor:    Alternative Dis. Alliance
Recording Type:    Studio
Recording Mode:    Stereo
SPAR Code:    n/a

Album Notes
Portastatic: Mac Macaughan, Jennifer Walker, Ash Bowie, Jon Wurster.Personnel: Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan (vocals); Jon Wurster (drums).Recording information: Duck-Kee.While all of Portastatic's releases are near-brilliant, and most fans would be tempted to start their collections with the LPs that followed Scrapbook, the fact remains that this EP is the sort of work that sets a blueprint for things to come. Its songs establish the sunny, elegant acoustics that marked Slow Note from a Sinking Ship, as well as the synthetic tones that dominated The Nature of Sap. As one would expect from Mac McCaughan, the record is fantastic in every respect; it may lack the polish of later releases, but there's a purity in the way it establishes Portastatic's aims that makes it more accessible than some other work. In addition to McCaughan's excellent songwriting, Scrapbook also features a well-arranged cover of Brian Eno's "St. Elmo's Fire" (an oft-reinterpreted track in indie circles), which features Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley of Yo La Tengo on background vocals. ~ Nitsuh Abebe