Purple Tape
| Purple Tape | ||||
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| Demo album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
| Studio | United Stations Radio Networks, New York City | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 32:43 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Producer | Juan Patiño | |||
| Lisa Loeb chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
Purple Tape is the debut album by Lisa Loeb.
Overview
The album was self-released in 1992 on audio cassette only, used to showcase her talents to record companies. The record features mostly Loeb's voice accompanied by a guitar.
Loeb would later include and re-record the majority of these songs on her later albums Tails ("It's Over", "Snow Day", "Do You Sleep?" and "Hurricane") and Firecracker ("This" and "Guessing Game").
While Purple Tape was a cassette only release some of the songs were released as b-sides on singles from Tails.
The album itself did not see its CD release until January 22, 2008, when it was released as a two-CD including an extensive interview with Loeb about the album.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lisa Loeb.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Snow Day" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Train Songs" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Hurricane" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Come Back Home" | 3:39 |
| 5. | "It's Over" | 3:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Days Were Different" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Guessing Game" | 2:21 |
| 4. | "Do You Sleep?" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Airplanes" | 2:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Purple Tape: Introduction and History" | 2:34 |
| 2. | "Early Days in NYC" | 1:04 |
| 3. | "Liz and Lisa" | 1:18 |
| 4. | "Why the Purple Tape?" | 0:57 |
| 5. | "Gigging in NYC" | 1:54 |
| 6. | "Nine Stories" | 0:37 |
| 7. | "Marketing and the Music Business" | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Recording the Purple Tape" | 3:27 |
| 9. | "The Purple Tape Artwork" | 1:53 |
| 10. | "Song Writing" | 1:52 |
| 11. | "Snow Day" (Interview) | 4:49 |
| 12. | "Train Songs" (Interview) | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Hurricane" (Interview) | 3:20 |
| 14. | "Come Back Home" (Interview) | 3:11 |
| 15. | "It's Over" (Interview) | 3:59 |
| 16. | "This" (Interview) | 4:02 |
| 17. | "Days Were Different" (Interview) | 1:20 |
| 18. | "Guessing Game" (Interview) | 2:44 |
| 19. | "Do You Sleep?" (Interview) | 4:06 |
| 20. | "Airplanes" (Interview) | 2:38 |
| 21. | "Bringing the Past to the Present" | 1:41 |
| 22. | "Snow Day" (Live In-Studio) | 4:05 |
| 23. | "Stay (I Missed You)" (Acoustic) | 2:58 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Purple Tape - Lisa Loeb". AllMusic. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "Lisa Loeb to release The Purple Tape 2-disc set January 22 | pegasusnews.com | Dallas / Fort Worth". Pegasusnews.com. December 27, 2007. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
External links
- Purple Tape at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Purple Tape at Discogs (list of releases)