Album

Wiretap Scars

Sparta

2002 · Rock

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Wiretap Scars by Sparta

Wiretap Scars is an Alt/Indie album by Sparta, originally released in 2002. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.

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Wiretap Scars is an album by Sparta, released on August 13, 2002 on DreamWorks Records and peaked at #71 on the Billboard 200. Only months separated this release from their debut EP Austere. The album is greatly influenced by the music of At the Drive-In, with whom most of Sparta's members originally played before their split in 2001. The vocals and track naming in particular reflect At the Drive-In's Relationship of Command, the last album made by the group. This is in contrast to the music of The Mars Volta, formed by two other members of ATDI (Omar and Cedric), which departs entirely from the post-hardcore genre.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Cut Your Ribbon3:04
  2. 2Air3:57
  3. 3Mye3:39
  4. 4Collapse4:16
  5. 5Sans Cosm3:59
  6. 6Light Burns Clear4:24
  7. 7Cataract5:11
  8. 8Red Alibi3:42
  9. 9RX Coup3:14
  10. 10Glasshouse Tarot5:13
  11. 11Echodyne Harmonic3:57
  12. 12Assemble The Empire3:01

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Emo
  • angular
  • earnest
  • confessional

Album notes

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Pressing Info:
2002
??? - Black
2015
1500 - Red, 180g, Gatefold, Numbered
??? - Black, 180g, Gatefold
2023
500 - White (Indie exclusive)
500 - Black and Red merge (2023 tour exclusive)
350 - Red with Black, White Splatter (Brooklyn Vegan, Alt Press, Revolver exclusive)
300 - White with Black, Blue Splatter (Newbury Comics exclusive) CANCELLED
150 - Half Red, Half Black + OBI strip (Dine Alone exclusive)
??? - Black

Credits

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Performers

  • Finn MannicheCELLO
  • Gabriel GonzalezKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS , GUITAR KEYBOARDS, GUITAR
  • Jim Ward
  • Kevin MeekerRECORDER
  • Matt Miller
  • Matt PetrichRECORDER
  • Paul Hinojos
  • Tony Hajjar

8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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