Purple Tape (2008)

Product Summary Label: Redeye Distribution UPC: 00634457196223 Release Date: 1/22/2008 Buy.com Sku: 206683703 Item#: M3W76E Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Snow Day ~ Lisa Loeb 2. Train Songs ~ Lisa Loeb 3. Hurricane ~ Lisa Loeb 4. Come Back Home ~ Lisa Loeb 5. It's Over ~ Lisa Loeb 6. This ~ Lisa Loeb 7. Days Were Different ~ Lisa Loeb 8. Guessing Game ~ Lisa Loeb 9. Do You Sleep ~ Lisa Loeb 10. Airplanes ~ Lisa Loeb Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Purple Tape: Introduction & History, The - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 2. Early Days In NYC - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 3. Liz And Lisa - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 4. Why the Purple Tape? - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 5. Gigging In NYC - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 6. Nine Stories - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 7. Marketing & the Music Business - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 8. Recording the Purple Tape - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 9. Purple Tape Artwork, The - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 10. Songwriting - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 11. Snow Day - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 12. Train Songs - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 13. Hurricane - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 14. Come Back Home - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 15. It's Over - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 16. This - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 17. Days Were Different - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 18. Guessing Game - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 19. Do You Sleep - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 20. Airplanes - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 21. Bringing the Past To the Present - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 22. Live In-Studio "Snow Day" - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb 23. Acoustic "Stay" (I Missed You) - (The Purple Tape Interview Disc) ~ Lisa Loeb Before her breakout success, the ensuing record deal, Grammy nominations, gold records and extended tours, there was the aptly titled, violet-hued cassette that Loeb used as a sonic calling card to industry gatekeepers and that fans could buy at her local gigs. The Purple Tape, produced by Juan Patiño and recorded simply at his apartment on 52nd Street in Manhattan, is a musical snapshot of a gifted, emerging artist on the brink. The collection includes the earliest recordings of several Loeb favorites including "Do You Sleep," "Snow Day," "Train Songs," "This," "Airplanes" and "It's Over." In addition to the original tracks from The Purple Tape, the CD includes a full second disc with live, acoustic performances of "Snow Day," and "Stay (I Missed You)," along with an in-depth new interview with Lisa, where she ruminates on the early days, talks about the songs and the songwriting process and offers up sage advice to the next generation of emerging artists. The package also includes rarely seen photos and extensive liner notes.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Andy Denemark. Audio Mixer: Juan Patino. Audio Remasterer: Chris Athens. Liner Note Author: Juan Patino. Recording information: United Stations Radio Networks, Inc., New York, NY. Illustrator: Dan Mackenzie. Photographer: Catherine Wessel. Like the Pixies before her, Lisa Loeb had an early demo dubbed "The Purple Tape" that circulated before she hit the big time -- and, like that Boston quartet, Loeb's Purple Tape was instrumental in getting her big-time exposure. Self-released as a cassette in 1992, The Purple Tape was a collection of ten original tunes by Loeb, all featuring no more than just her and her acoustic guitar. This is the tape that wound up in Ben Stiller's hands, which of course led to Loeb's "Stay" being the key song in his 1994 comedy Reality Bites, which in turn made Loeb the first unsigned artist ever to top the Billboard charts. "Stay" is not among the ten songs on The Purple Tape, which finally saw a CD reissue in 2008 where it was paired with an interview disc, but the songs here certainly share the sweet melodiousness and emotional vulnerability of her breakthrough hit -- and they're also simple and unadorned, lacking the big-budget productions that made Tails and Firecracker sometimes seem over-inflated. That's certainly not the case here. This is as simple as it gets, sounding exactly like what it is: a collection of endearingly open songs from a young coffeehouse singer who sometimes tries too had and stumbles, but that awkwardness just makes you root for her all the more. Really, of all the music Loeb has yet made, this Purple Tape comes the closest to delivering an album of songs similar to "Stay" -- this is intimate, ingratiating music and it's hard not to see why Ethan Hawke and Ben Stiller got a crush on Lisa based on this tape. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Producer: Juan Patino; Juan Patino Engineer: Juan Patino; Juan Patino   Compilation Appearances Bat Head Soup Automatic Legally Blonde Maybe This Christmas Tree For The Kids Too Summerland All Star Tribute To Shania Twain Lilo & Stitch Island Favorites Lilo & Stitch Island Favorites All Star Tribute To Cher Women & Songs 2 Purple Tape World Of Happiness All Star Tribute To Cher (Deluxe Edition) Kidzapalooza Dreams   Technical Info Release Date : 01/22/2008 Original Release Date : 2008 Catalog ID : 71962 Label : Furious Rose Productions Number of Discs : 2 Runtime : 93m : 58s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00634457196223    Product Image