American X: Baby 81 Sessions is an EP from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T...

, released in the US on December 4, 2007. The CD collects B-sides and unreleased tracks from the Baby 81

Baby 81 (album)

Baby 81 is an album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It is their fourth studio album and was released on April 30, 2007 in Europe and on May 1, 2007 in the U.S.. The album features a harder, more raw sound compared with their previous record Howl...

recording sessions along with a new short film for the song "American X." Initially, the CD was only released at indie record stores in the US, but was made available internationally shortly thereafter. The EP is notable for an uncharacteristically dark sound, and this is a possible reason why these particular songs were omitted from the album.

Track listing

1. "The Likes of You" - 5:11
2. "Vision" - 5:01
3. "The Show's About to Begin" - 5:02
4. "MK Ultra" - 4:25
5. "Whenever You're Ready" - 3:12
6. "20 Hours" - 5:04
7. "Last Chance for Love" - 4:01
8. "American X" (short film) - 9:28

Info

• "The Likes of You" was a bonus track on the UK release of Baby 81.
• "The Show's About to Begin" was the B-side to the Weapon of Choice single, April 2007.
• "Vision" (CD-single only) and "20 Hours" (vinyl-single only) were B-sides to the Berlin single, July 2007.
• "MK Ultra" was released under the name "US Government" as a special digital download on the band's website in December 2005. It is an acoustic version of the song "US Government" appearing on the 2nd album Take Them On On Your Own.