Shock Me (EP)

Shock Me is an EP by American slowcore band Red House Painters.[2][3] It was released in the UK only in 1994 on CD and 12" vinyl by record label 4AD.

Shock Me
EP by
Red House Painters
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1994
Recorded1993
StudioCoast Recorders and Razor's Edge, San Francisco, California
GenreSlowcore, folk rock
Length20:10
LanguageEnglish
Label4AD[1]
ProducerMark Kozelek
Red House Painters chronology
Red House Painters
(1993)		 Shock Me
(1994)		 Ocean Beach
(1995)

Recording

Shock Me was recorded and mixed at Coast Recorders, San Francisco in 1993. Additional recording took place at Razor's Edge, also in San Francisco.

Content

The EP contains two versions of the song "Shock Me," a Kiss cover.[2] The EP went out of print shortly after its initial release. The tracks later surfaced on the reissued edition of Red House Painters (Bridge), released in 1999.

The "untitled instrumental" hidden track is actually an instrumental version of "A Million + 8 Things", a song from the early Red House Painters demo tapes originally recorded sometime between 1989 and 1992. A version of the song containing its original lyrics has never seen an official release.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]

In his retrospective review, Dean Carlson of AllMusic wrote: "this mid-career EP displays a confident, introspective Red House Painters seemingly influenced by a parallel world where Nick Drake shoegazed it up with Ride or Chapterhouse. Somehow, it's quietly splendid."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Kozelek, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shock Me"Ace Frehley4:49
2."Sundays and Holidays" 3:00
3."Three-Legged Cat" 1:41
4."Shock Me" (Acoustic) / "(Untitled Instrumental)" (Hidden Track)Frehley; Kozelek10:40

Release history
Country Date Label Format Catalogue #
United Kingdom February 28, 1994 4AD CD BAD 4004 CD
Vinyl BAD 4004

Personnel
Additional personnel
  • Carla Fabrizio
  • Dan Barbee
  • Larry Ragent
Technical

References
  1. "The official website for independent record label 4AD". 4AD.
  2. "Red House Painters". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "Red House Painters' Box Set Albums to Be Reissued Separately". exclaim.ca.
  4. Carlson, Dean. "Shock Me – Red House Painters | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. 1999. p. 927.
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