''Snake Tide'' is the debut EP by

You Am I You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by its lead singer-songwriter and guitarist, Tim Rogers. They formed in December 1989 and are the first Australian band to have released three successive albums that have each debuted ...

, released in May 1991. It is the last You Am I recording to feature original bassist Nik Tischler.

Background

After signing with Sydney-based independent label

Timberyard Records Timberyard Records was a pioneering record label in the Australian independent music movement of the 1980s. Timberyard Records were established in 1985 in Newtown, New South Wales by Michael Danias. Initially releasing prominent underground ...

in 1990, You Am I recorded the tracks for their first EP during February 1991 with Phil Punch at Electric Avenue Studios. Guitarist and vocalist Tim Rogers was emerging as the group's primary songwriter, though he is now somewhat dismissive of his early output: "I knew I wasn't a good songwriter. It was all dynamics: soft bit, heavy bit, soft bit, heavy bit."Craig Mathieson (1996) ''Hi Fi Days'', Allen & Unwin, p. 117 ''Snake Tide'' was released in May 1991, with the official launch held at the Lansdowne Hotel on 3 June.

Track listing

All songs: Rogers/Tischler/Tunaley

Release history

The original 12" vinyl EP was released in May 1991. In May 1992, four of the tracks ("Drink It Dry", "New Face", "Conscience" and "Snake Tide") were issued on CD for the first time on You Am I's second EP, '' Goddamn'' (Timberyard SAW027CD). The same four tracks appear on the European release of ''Goddamn'', which was titled, somewhat confusingly, ''Snake Tide'' (Survival sur522cd). In 2006, all tracks from the original ''Snake Tide'' EP appeared on the re-issue of ''Goddamn'' (Timberyard SAW522CD). This marked the first appearance on CD of the tracks "Inspiral" and "Home", although they have been taken from a vinyl source rather than the original master tape.

Alternative versions

An alternative version of "Snake Tide" appears on the 7" vinyl EP ''Self Mutilation Volume One'' (Hippy Knight creep004), later re-issued on CD as ''Self Mutilation: one, two, three, and more'' (Hippy Knight CREEP 015). This recording pre-dates the version released on the ''Snake Tide'' EP.''What's Up'', 1990, "You Am I", p. 8

Personnel

;You Am I * Tim Rogers - vocals, guitar * Mark Tunaley - drums * Nik Tischler - bass ;Production * Phil Punch - engineer * Ski - photography * Tracey Tunaley - artwork and layout

References

{{Authority control 1991 debut EPs You Am I albums