Live at a Sloan Party!
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Recorded Live at a Sloan Party! was a rare album release by Sloan
; it was released in the United States in 1996 as a bonus album to March Records' release of One Chord to Another
. [In the US: packaged with initial pressings through The Enclave label]. It was later released in Japan in a one-disc package with One Chord to Another on Universal Records.
Although the album is called Live at a...Party, and background noises and conversations between the songs suggest that the album was recorded during a party attended by Sloan and friends (including Jennifer Pierce from the band Jale
, and Joel Plaskett
), the four members of Sloan now admit that the album was recorded in a studio. The background noises were in fact recorded at a party where Sloan and friends were present, but the noises were simply dubbed over the music. The gimmick is given away in the middle of the 'Transona Five/On The Road Again" medley, where Jay Ferguson
"walks outside" and talks to an over-enthusiastic fan in the middle of the song. Guitarist Patrick Pentland
de-mystified the Party Album on the official site, letting fans know the truth about the studio recordings.
Conceptually, the album is intentionally similar to The Beach Boys
' 1965 album Beach Boys' Party!
.
by The Beach Boys
.
Sloan (band)
Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...
; it was released in the United States in 1996 as a bonus album to March Records' release of One Chord to Another
One Chord to Another
Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Stood Up" * "Same Old Flame" * "Autobiography "...
. [In the US: packaged with initial pressings through The Enclave label]. It was later released in Japan in a one-disc package with One Chord to Another on Universal Records.
Although the album is called Live at a...Party, and background noises and conversations between the songs suggest that the album was recorded during a party attended by Sloan and friends (including Jennifer Pierce from the band Jale
Jale
Jale was an indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada. Contemporaries of Sloan and The Super Friendz, they were formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1996...
, and Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett is a Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now resides across the harbour in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia...
), the four members of Sloan now admit that the album was recorded in a studio. The background noises were in fact recorded at a party where Sloan and friends were present, but the noises were simply dubbed over the music. The gimmick is given away in the middle of the 'Transona Five/On The Road Again" medley, where Jay Ferguson
Jay Ferguson (Canadian musician)
Jay Ferguson is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. He is the only member in Sloan who comes from Halifax, Nova Scotia....
"walks outside" and talks to an over-enthusiastic fan in the middle of the song. Guitarist Patrick Pentland
Patrick Pentland
Patrick Pentland is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. All four members of Sloan write, produce, and sing their own songs. Patrick plays guitar, bass, keyboards in the studio, and occasionally plays drums live....
de-mystified the Party Album on the official site, letting fans know the truth about the studio recordings.
Conceptually, the album is intentionally similar to The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
' 1965 album Beach Boys' Party!
Beach Boys' Party!
Beach Boys' Party! is an album of cover songs by American rock and roll band The Beach Boys that was marketed during the lucrative Christmas season. The original album release included a sheet of photographs of the band 'appearing' to be at the party at hand. It was The Beach Boys' tenth album...
.
Track listing
- Let's Get the Party Started – 2:28
- I Can Feel It - 3:54 (from Twice RemovedTwice RemovedJapanese Bonus TracksB-Sides* "Coax Me " * "One Professional Care" * "I Can Feel It " -Trivia:...
) - Dignified and Old - 3:12 (originally by The Modern LoversThe Modern LoversThe Modern Lovers were an American rock band led by Jonathan Richman in the 1970s and 1980s. The original band existed from 1970–74 but their recordings were not released until 1976 or later. It featured Richman and bassist Ernie Brooks with drummer David Robinson and keyboardist Jerry Harrison...
) - Glitter and Gold - 3:02 (originally by The Everly BrothersThe Everly BrothersThe Everly Brothers are country-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing...
and later The TurtlesThe TurtlesThe Turtles are an American rock group led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The band became notable for several Top 40 hits beginning with its cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" in 1965...
) - Over You - 3:20 (originally by Roxy MusicRoxy MusicRoxy Music was a British art rock band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry, who became the group's lead vocalist and chief songwriter, and bassist Graham Simpson. The other members are Phil Manzanera , Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson . Former members include Brian Eno , and Eddie Jobson...
) - I Am the Cancer - 3:22 (from SmearedSmearedJapanese Bonus Tracks-Credits:*Jay Ferguson – Guitar, vocals*Chris Murphy – Bass, vocals, erased guitar*Patrick Pentland – Guitar, vocals, bass*Andrew Scott – Drums, vocals, guitar*Jennifer Pierce – additional vocals...
) - I Can't Let GoI Can't Let Go"I Can't Let Go" is The Hollies' first 1966 single, and the final single to feature the band's original bassist Eric Haydock. It went to #2 in the UK but only #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The song was co-written by Chip Taylor, who also wrote "Wild Thing" and is actor Jon Voight's brother...
- 2:35 (originally by The HolliesThe HolliesThe Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
) - Stood Up - 3:28 (originally by Matthew Grimson)
- On the Road AgainOn the Road Again (Canned Heat song)"On the Road Again," a song recorded by the American blues rock group Canned Heat, was released as a single in April 1968, and appeared on their 1968 album Boogie with Canned Heat as well as the 1969 compilation The Canned Heat Cookbook...
/Transona FiveMars Audiac QuintetMars Audiac Quintet is an album by the band Stereolab, released in August 1994. Initial releases of the CD came with bonus two-track disk, the double vinyl album came with a 7'...
- 4:42 (originally by Canned HeatCanned HeatCanned Heat is a blues-rock/boogie rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965. The group has been noted for its own interpretations of blues material as well as for efforts to promote the interest in this type of music and its original artists...
/StereolabStereolabStereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...
) - I Wouldn't Want to Lose Your Love - 5:45 (originally by April WineApril WineApril Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together...
)
- Track 1 track 10 include recorded "party sound" effects
- Track 8 is a different song from the 1996 7" single.)
Trivia
Sloan got the idea for the "Party album," as it is known amongst their fans, from a similar releaseBeach Boys' Party!
Beach Boys' Party! is an album of cover songs by American rock and roll band The Beach Boys that was marketed during the lucrative Christmas season. The original album release included a sheet of photographs of the band 'appearing' to be at the party at hand. It was The Beach Boys' tenth album...
by The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
.