''A Practical Guide to Astral Projection'' is an EP and the second studio record by American
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
Nymphs
A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label=Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are ty ...
. It was produced by
Bill Price and released in 1992 on
DGC Records
DGC Records (an initialism for the David Geffen Company) was an American record label that operated as a division of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, which is owned by the Universal Music Group.
History
DGC Records was launched in 1990 as a subsi ...
. The EP consists of demos of "The Highway" and "Alright" the band made prior to being signed, a previously unreleased cover of Badfinger's "Come and Get It" plus the album versions of "Imitating Angels" and "Wasting My Days". The EP was released after the band broke up.
Track listing
All songs by Nymphs except for "Come and Get It", written by
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. On ...
#Imitating Angels - 4:28
#Alright - 4:30
#Come and Get It (
Badfinger
Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea, who were active from the 1960s to the 1980s. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (vocals, guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are r ...
cover) - 3:57
#Wasting My Days - 4:04
#The Highway - 5:08
Personnel
*
Inger Lorre
Inger Lorre (born Lori Ann Wening) is an American singer who is best known for her band Nymphs.
Music career
Nymphs
Nymphs spent the mid-to-late '80s honing their craft in New Jersey, but they soon decided to try to make it big in California. ...
- Vocals
*
Geoff Siegel
Nymphs are an American alternative rock band that performed in the late 1980s and early 1990s with lead singer Inger Lorre. The band was signed to Geffen Records, and released their debut album in 1991. Nymphs are known for their wild stage show ...
- Guitar
*Alex Kirst - Drums
*Sam Merrick - Guitar
*Cliff D. - Bass
Additional personnel
*Bill Price - mixing, producer
*
Earle Mankey
Earle Mankey (sometimes misspelled "Earl" in credits) (born March 8, 1947, in Washington, United States) is an American musician, record producer and audio engineer. He was a founding member and guitarist for the band Halfnelson, later called Sp ...
- engineer
External links
A Practical Guide to Astral Projectionat
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Practical Guide to Astral Projection
The Nymphs albums
1992 EPs
Albums produced by Bill Price (record producer)
Astral projection in popular culture
DGC Records EPs