''Scrapbook EP '' is a double 7-inch single and CD EP by the band
Portastatic
Portastatic is an American indie rock band founded in the early 1990s as a solo project of Mac McCaughan, singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Superchunk. The project has since expanded into a full band, sometimes including Superchunk ...
. It was released on the
Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as an outlet for music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expand ...
label in 1995.
"St. Elmo's Fire" is a
Brian Eno
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cover. "Why Pinch Yourself" and "A Bear That Chokes" were previously released on ''
Hello CD of the Month'' EP.
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo (Spanish language, Spanish for "I've got it"; also abbreviated as YLT) is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley ...
appears on the EP.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote that the EP "is the sort of work that sets a blueprint for things to come ... the record is fantastic in every respect."
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Spin'' called the version of "St. Elmo's Fire" a "stunner ... which sounds like a '70s country-rock tune piped into a truckstop diner in cyberspace."
Track listing
Double 7":
Side A:
# "St. Elmo's Fire"
Side B:
# "Why Pinch Yourself"
Side C:
# "A Bear That Chokes"
Side D:
# "My Favourite Sound"
CD EP:
# "St. Elmo's Fire"
# "Why Pinch Yourself"
# "A Bear That Chokes"
# "My Favourite Sound"
Personnel
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Mac McCaughan
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Georgia Hubley "St. Elmo's Fire"
*
Ira Kaplan "St. Elmo's Fire"
References
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1995 EPs
Merge Records EPs
Portastatic albums