Scrapbook (Portastatic EP)

Scrapbook EP
EP by
Portastatic
Released1995
GenreIndie rock
LabelMerge (MRG080)[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]

Scrapbook EP is a double 7-inch single and CD EP by the band Portastatic. It was released on the Merge Records label in 1995.[4][5]

"St. Elmo's Fire" is a Brian Eno cover. "Why Pinch Yourself" and "A Bear That Chokes" were previously released on Hello CD of the Month EP.

Yo La Tengo appears on the EP.[6]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the EP "is the sort of work that sets a blueprint for things to come ... the record is fantastic in every respect."[2] Spin called the version of "St. Elmo's Fire" a "stunner ... which sounds like a '70s country-rock tune piped into a truckstop diner in cyberspace."[7]

Track listing

Double 7":

Side A:

  1. "St. Elmo's Fire"

Side B:

  1. "Why Pinch Yourself"

Side C:

  1. "A Bear That Chokes"

Side D:

  1. "My Favourite Sound"

CD EP:

  1. "St. Elmo's Fire"
  2. "Why Pinch Yourself"
  3. "A Bear That Chokes"
  4. "My Favourite Sound"

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Portastatic - Scrapbook". www.mergerecords.com.
  2. ^ a b "Scrapbook EP - Portastatic | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. 1999. p. 1110.
  4. ^ "Superchunk". Trouser Press. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ^ McGibney, Matthew (July 22, 2009). "Merge's sizable discography". INDY Week.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 601.
  7. ^ LLC, SPIN Media (May 23, 1995). "Singles". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
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