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'''''Dig''''' is | '''''Dig''''' is an EP by [[Carnival Art]], [[Brian Bell]]'s pre-[[Weezer]] band. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
''Dig'' was released in late 1990, just prior to the early 1991 LP ''[[Thrumdrone]]'', and is currently out of print. It contains "Mr. Blue Veins" and "Octopus" from ''Thrumdrone'' | ''Dig'' was released in late 1990, just prior to the early 1991 LP ''[[Thrumdrone]]'', and is currently out of print. It contains the album versions of "[[Mr. Blue Veins]]" and "[[Octopus]]" from ''Thrumdrone'', as well as the non-LP track "[[Juice Dawg]]", which later appeared on the ''[[Blue Food & Black Sparks]]'' EP. The disc also features what appears to be the only officially-released live track in the band's history - "[[No Thanks To Eve]]", which later appeared in a studio rendition on a single. | ||
The disc was shipped to radio stations along with a press kit, including an 8 x 10 promo photo | The disc was shipped to radio stations and record stores along with a press kit, including an 8 x 10 promo photo, a psychedelic-era style poster (designed by famed psychedelic artist Frank Kozik), a letter from Horace Blue Veins, and several photocopied reviews of Carnival Art shows from magazines and newspapers. | ||
''Dig'' represents the earliest recorded and photographic evidence of [[sass]]. | According to a letter from a Spineless Voodoo employee included in promo copies, additional copies of ''Dig'' could be purchased directly from the label by mail order for five dollars - although it does not specify on what format. Also, cassettes of the EP were made available at Los Angeles-area indie record stores, and at Carnival Art shows. It remains unclear whether ''Dig'' was ever made available on CD or in any sort of wide commercial release. | ||
''Dig'' represents the earliest known recorded and photographic evidence of [[sass]]. | |||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||