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Electr-O-Pura

Yo La Tengo

1995 · Rock

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Electr-O-Pura by Yo La Tengo

Electr-O-Pura is an Alt/Indie album by Yo La Tengo, originally released in 1995. On Gatefold: 37 pressings tracked, owned by 21 collectors.

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Electr-O-Pura is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released on May 2, 1995, by record label Matador. It was recorded at Alex the Great studio in Nashville and produced by Roger Moutenot. The album contains 14 tracks, including the singles "Tom Courtenay" and "Blue Line Swinger." The record followed the band's 1993 album Painful and further developed the group's approach to blending noise, feedback, and melody across a range of tempos and moods, from extended instrumental pieces to shorter pop songs. The album received very positive reviews from music critics and was ranked at number 9 in The Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop critics' poll. In 2020, Matador Records reissued the album as part of its Revisionist History series, pressing it for the first time on two LPs and cutting it from the original 58-minute master.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Decora3:26
  2. 2Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1)6:41
  3. 3The Hour Grows Late3:06
  4. 4Tom Courtenay3:29
  5. 5False Ending0:56
  6. 6Pablo and Andrea4:16
  7. 7Paul Is Dead2:26
  8. 8False Alarm5:27
  9. 9The Ballad of Red Buckets4:00
  10. 10Don't Say a Word (Hot Chicken #2)3:28
  11. 11(Straight Down to the) Bitter End3:58
  12. 12My Heart's Reflection6:01
  13. 13Attack on Love1:51
  14. 14Blue Line Swinger9:18

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Indie Rock
  • fuzzy
  • restless
  • psychedelic

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Released in a tri-fold Digipak.
Recorded at Alex The Great in Nashville.
Mixed at Sound On Sound in NYC.
Mastered at Masterdisk.
Thanks to Steve for the drums and Danny for the bed.
Tracks 6 & 8 are based on improvised backing tracks for Jad Fair that were recorded at Snack Time North.
Timings printed on sleeve do not reflect song running times.

Credits

The people behind it.

Production & Engineering

  • Brad JonesRECORDED BY [ASSISTANT]
  • Brad JonesRECORDED BY [ASSISTED BY]
  • Brad JonesRECORDED BY [ASSISTED]
  • Devin EmkeMIXED BY [ASSISTANT]
  • Devin EmkeMIXED BY [ASSISTED BY]
  • Devin EmkeMIXED BY [ASSISTED]
  • Ed RasoMIXED BY [ASSISTANT]
  • Ed RasoMIXED BY [ASSISTED BY]
  • Ed RasoMIXED BY [ASSISTED]
  • Fred BrockmanRECORDED BY [IMPROVISED BACKINGTRACKS RECORDED WITH]
  • Günter PaulerDIRECT METAL MASTERING BY
  • Roger MoutenotPRODUCER

Songwriting

  • Yo La Tengo

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