Red House Painters (Bridge)

1993 studio album by Red House Painters

Red House Painters

Studio album by

Red House Painters

Released| October 18, 1993
Recorded| Summer 1992 – spring 1993
Studio| Undisclosed recording studio on Divisadero Street, San Francisco[1]
Genre| Folk rock, slowcore
Length| 45:01
Language| English
Label| 4AD
Producer| Mark Kozelek
Red House Painters chronology
| Red House Painters
(1993)  | Red House Painters
(1993)  | Shock Me EP
(1994)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Rolling Stone| [3]
Pitchfork| 7.9/10[4]

Red House Painters (also known as Bridge or Red House Painters II to distinguish it from the first eponymous album, also known as Rollercoaster or Red House Painters I) is the third album by the group Red House Painters, released on October 18, 1993 by 4AD. The album is made up of songs from the same recording sessions for Rollercoaster.

At the beginning of the album opener "Evil," the faint laughter of Mark Kozelek and the barely audible voice of a woman playfully saying "No" can be heard. Both “Evil” and “Uncle Joe” were re-recorded versions of early demos, originally recorded sometime between 1989 and 1992. The album also includes two covers: a sunny version of "I Am a Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel, and Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner", which displays an off-beat dark humor. An acoustic version of the song "New Jersey" was on Red House Painters I. In the US, 4AD added the Shock Me EP as bonus tracks to the CD when the RHP catalog was reissued in 1999, to bring the total number of tracks to 12.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mark Kozelek, except where noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Evil"|  | 7:21
2.| "Bubble"|  | 5:30
3.| "I Am a Rock"| Paul Simon| 5:32
4.| "Helicopter"| Kozelek, Jerry Vessel| 5:22
5.| "New Jersey" (Electric Version)|  | 4:24
6.| "Uncle Joe"|  | 5:58
7.| "Blindfold"|  | 8:26
8.| "The Star-Spangled Banner"| Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith; arranged by Mark Kozelek| 2:28

Bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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9.| "Shock Me"| Ace Frehley| 4:49
10.| "Sundays and Holidays"|  | 3:00
11.| "Three-Legged Cat"|  | 1:41
12.| "Shock Me" (Acoustic) / "(Untitled Instrumental)" (Hidden Track)| Frehley; Kozelek| 10:40

## Release history

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Country  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalogue #

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United Kingdom  | October 18, 1993  | 4AD | CD  | CAD 3016 CD
LP  | CAD 3016
July 6, 1998  | CD (reissue)  | GAD 3016 CD
United States  | October 19, 1993  | Warner Bros. Records | CD  | 9 45441-2
November 2, 1999  | 4AD  | CD (reissue with 4 bonus tracks)  | GAD 3016 CD
Japan  | January 26, 1994  | Nippon Columbia | CD  | COCY-75898

## Notes

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* Images by Simon Larbalestier.

## "I Am a Rock"/"New Jersey" single

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Although no commercial singles were ever released from the album, a promotional-only CD single was issued for "I Am a Rock" in October 1993. In the US, a one-track promo featuring the radio edit was released; similarly, in the UK, a double A-side promo single, backed with "New Jersey" (Electric Version), was issued.[5]

Warner Bros./4AD, PRO-CD-5498:

1. "I Am a Rock" (Edit) – 4:44

4AD, RHP 1 CD (UK):

1. "I Am a Rock" (Edit) – 4:44
2. "New Jersey" (Electric Version) – 4:24

## References

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1. ^ Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD, by Martin Aston. Page 416. Published by The Friday Project, 2013.
2. ^ AllMusic review
3. ^ "Rollercoaster/Bridge. RollingStone. Nov 1993".
4. ^ "Red House Painters: Box Set". Pitchfork.
5. ^ Red House Painters - I Am A Rock (CD, Single, Promo) at Discogs

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Red House Painters

* Phil Carney
* Anthony Koutsos
* Gorden Mack
* Mark Kozelek
* Jerry Vessel

Studio albums|

* Down Colorful Hill
* Red House Painters I
* Red House Painters II
* Ocean Beach
* Songs for a Blue Guitar
* Old Ramon

EPs|

* Shock Me

Compilation albums|

* Retrospective

Related articles|

* Sun Kil Moon
* Caldo Verde Records

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