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| released = [[January 2]], [[1999]] | | released = [[January 2]], [[1999]]<br> | ||
[[August 22]], [[2020]] | |||
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| recorded = [[1996]]-[[1998]] | | recorded = [[1996]]-[[1998]] | ||
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'''''Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars''''' is a collection of demos and live material that was collected to be [[Ozma]]'s first LP release. The money made from CD sales funded the recording of ''[[Rock and Roll Part Three]]''. Despite being a part of the band at the time of release, keyboardist [[Star Wick]] only plays on three songs on the album.<ref>Back insert of the CD release of Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SOITAC_back_cover.jpg</ref> | '''''Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars''''' is a collection of demos and live material that was collected to be [[Ozma]]'s first LP release. The money made from CD sales funded the recording of ''[[Rock and Roll Part Three]]''. Despite being a part of the band at the time of release, keyboardist [[Star Wick]] only plays on three songs on the album.<ref>Back insert of the CD release of Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SOITAC_back_cover.jpg</ref> | ||
The songs "[[Shootingstars]]", "[[Natalie Portman]]" and "[[Baseball]]" would | The songs "[[Shootingstars]]", "[[Natalie Portman]]" and "[[Baseball]]" would later be finished and recorded for ''[[Rock and Roll Part Three]]'', and the songs "[[Maybe in an Alternate Dimension]]" and "[[Flight of the Bootymaster]]" would also appear finished on ''[[The Doubble Donkey Disc]]''. | ||
The album was originally released on January 2, 1999, on hand-burnt CDs with printed black and white album art. | The album was originally released on January 2, 1999, on hand-burnt CDs with printed black and white album art. In late 1999, an abridged version of the record was sold through MP3.com called ''Songs of '''Audible''' Trucks and Cars'', the name chosen due to a character limitation. | ||
The album's name comes from the [[Cuatro | The album's name comes from the [[Cuatro y Ocho]] song, "Trucks and Cars". | ||
==Song Explanations== | ==Song Explanations== | ||
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==''First Strike EP''== | ==''First Strike EP''== | ||
The '''''First Strike EP''''' is made up of the John Gaudesi produced studio | The '''''First Strike EP''''' is made up of the John Gaudesi-produced studio recordings later featured on ''Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars''. Recorded in April and May of [[1997]], the EP wasn't printed in large quantities, leading to estimations that only a handful of cassettes were made. Very shortly after its conceptualization, the EP was reworked into ''Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars''.<ref>Japanese Ozma fansite(?) https://web.archive.org/web/20210912221202/https://sound.jp/upsanddowns/release.htm</ref><ref>[[Daniel Brummel]] responding to fan correspondence 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Danfirststrikeep.png</ref> | ||
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==Rerelease== | ==Rerelease== | ||
On [[August 22]], [[2020]], the band re-released | On [[August 22]], [[2020]], the band re-released ''Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars'' through Bandcamp. Later, on [[December 1]], [[2021]], the compilation would be physically re-released on cassette by the Indonesian label Ororo Records. This release also included a sticker and two buttons, with the option to buy a T-shirt as a bundle. A remastered version of the album was also made available on Bandcamp in March [[2025]]. | ||
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[[Category:Ozma albums]] | [[Category:Ozma albums]] | ||
[[Category:1999 releases]] | [[Category:1999 releases]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2020 releases]] | ||