'' Yellow No. 5 '' is an EP by American

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band

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, released in 1994 by record label

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between the albums ''

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'' (1993) and ''

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'' (1994). The EP was also released as a split cassette EP on Frontier Records, with ''Yellow No. 5'' on side A and '' All Souls Alive'' by Australian rock band

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on side B (excluding the first four songs from ''All Souls Alive'', which are also on side A).

Recording

''Yellow No. 5'' was recorded in February 1994 at The Center for Applied Music and Media (C.A.M.M) and mixed at Dead Aunt Thelma's in Portland, Oregon, except for "Wake", recorded in November 1992. (Another version of "Wake" appeared on the "Stray" single.) It was produced by Heatmiser, with the production being assisted by Eric Hedford, then of

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(Heatmiser band member Tony Lash would later produce several of their records).

Reception

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'' opined that the EP had "more personality and varied approaches" than ''

''. Nitsuh Abebe of

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called the EP the group's most accessible and "poppy" release.

Track listing

Note: Five seconds after "Junior Mint" ends at 2:32, a hidden track begins. The song is an instrumental jam that lasts 1:20.

Personnel

; Heatmiser * Neil Gust – vocals, guitar, sleeve art direction * Tony Lash – drums,

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* Brandt Peterson – bass guitar *

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– vocals, guitar ; Technical *

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– production assistance * Colin Burns – cover illustration * J.J. Gonson – sleeve photography

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1994 EPs Heatmiser albums Frontier Records albums