Electr-O-Pura
Encyclopedia
Electr-O-Pura is the seventh album
by Hoboken, New Jersey
indie rock
group Yo La Tengo
, released in 1995. The back of the CD case gives intentionally wrong running times leading many to think the running time is around 45 minutes, when in fact it is just shy of one hour. Also, it gives seemingly random alternate titles, listed in parentheses next to the primary titles, in the style of records released on the International Artists
label; they are actually lifted from a book on the Blues Project
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
group Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...
, released in 1995. The back of the CD case gives intentionally wrong running times leading many to think the running time is around 45 minutes, when in fact it is just shy of one hour. Also, it gives seemingly random alternate titles, listed in parentheses next to the primary titles, in the style of records released on the International Artists
International Artists
International Artists was an independent record label based in Houston, Texas that originally existed from 1965 to 1970.During its existence IA released 12 albums and 39 singles and was owned by a group of businessmen in Houston. Among its staff were producer Lelan Rogers, brother of country...
label; they are actually lifted from a book on the Blues Project
Blues Project
The Blues Project is a band from the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City that was formed in 1965 and originally split up in 1967. While their songs drew from a wide array of musical styles, they are most remembered as one of the earliest practitioners of psychedelic rock, as well as one...
.
Track listing
- "Decora" - 3:27
- "Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1)" - 6:42
- "The Hour Grows Late" - 3:06
- "Tom CourtenayTom CourtenaySir Thomas Daniel "Tom" Courtenay is an English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner , Billy Liar , and Dr. Zhivago . Since the mid-1960s he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre...
" - 3:30 - "False Ending" - :56
- "Pablo and Andrea" - 4:16
- "Paul Is DeadPaul Is Dead"Paul is dead" is an urban legend suggesting that Paul McCartney of the English rock band The Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike....
" - 2:26 - "False Alarm" - 5:28
- "The Ballad of Red Buckets" - 4:00
- "Don't Say a Word (Hot Chicken #2)" - 3:28
- "(Straight Down to the) Bitter End" - 3:59
- "My Heart's Reflection" - 6:02
- "Attack on Love" - 1:52
- "Blue Line Swinger" - 9:19
Alternate Titles
- "A Rehearsal"
- "Sound Is Music And Quick Lights And The People Who Make Our Sound Their Own. That's When We're Really Turned On."
- "It's The Start Of A Musical Dialogue"
- "A Group Is Like A Jig-Saw Puzzle-Everything Must Fit Into The Groove"
- "A Few More Beats-And Maybe, A New Sound"
- "The Music Can Really Drag It Out Of You-If It Says Something"
- "Waiting For A Break"
- "Sometimes, Not Often, You Start A Number And Something Miraculous Happens, And Then The Scene Is Beautiful."
- "The Sound Of A Guitar Is With Me All The Time-Or Am I With It?"
- "A Break Like This Is Worth Its Weight In Publicity"
- "By Now The Music Becomes A Little Like A Perpetual Diary"
- "Play It Soft And Easy, Play It Hard-The Beat Still Comes Through"
- "One Of My Favorite Instruments-The Electronic Flute"
- "Patterns Of Sound Are My Bag Right Now"