Howe Gelb - Logo"Hisser" - Photo of/by :-Rosemary Sheridan

 

 

 

 

 

HISSER

V2 63881-27028-2 1998 U.S.A. C.D.
V2 VVR1006302 1999 EUROPEAN C.D.
GLITTERHOUSE GRCD  2000 GERMANY C.D.
Licensed from OW OM
Song Information = Lyrics and Song Information Artist Information = Artist Information Recording Information = Recording Information

Produced By Howe Gelb - (Details)
Recorded At Howe's House (How's Howe's House? Fine for four track tracking 
'tween adobe slow crumble & seeping sleeping traffic.... ..and the hiss is good.)
Recording Assistance Cliff Eager and his old reel to reel. Craig Schumacher @ Wavelab Studio
Nick Luca too. Winston Watson. John Hanlon. Harvey & Jessica Moltz.
Mastered By Scott Hull @ Masterdisk
Published By Amazing Black Sand Music(BMI) Adm. by Bug Music
Lyrics etc. www.giantsand.com or write:- P.O.Box 2441, Tucson, AZ 85702

TRACK LISTING

Song Information 1 Temptation Of Egg 2:27 Gelb (Version on "Chore Of Enchantment")
Song Information 2 4 Door Maverick 5:02 Gelb
Song Information 3 This Purple Child 5:41 Gelb Grandaddy  (Entire room filled)
Song Information 4 Shy Of Bumfuck 2:10 Gelb Rosa (Chew Toy)
Song Information 5 Propulsion 2:50 Gelb Sofa Albertsen Gelb - Sung/Winston Watson-Drums
Song Information 6 Catapult 4:07 Gelb
Song Information 7 Creeper 3:45 Gelb
Song Information 8 Tanks Rolling Into Town 1:45 Gelb
Song Information 9 Halifax In A Hurricane 2:03 Gelb Winston Watson-Drums
Song Information 10 Living On A Waterfall 1:35 Gelb
Song Information 11 Like A Store Front Display 3:50 Gelb John Convertino-Drums/Paula Brown-Bass
Song Information 12 Explore You 4:58 Gelb Neil Harry-Pedal Steel
Song Information 13 Nico's Little Opera 1:59 Gelb Joey Burns-Cello/Lisa Germano-Violin)
Song Information 14 Thereminender 2:04 Gelb
Song Information 15 Hisser 1:25 Gelb Indiosa Gelb-Asks
Song Information 16 Intro Speck 0:10 Gelb Bill Carter-Spoke
Song Information 17 Soldier Of Fortune 3:12 Gelb Rainer-Ambience
Song Information 18 Lull 2:02 Gelb
Song Information 19 Short Way To End The Day 0:17 Gelb (Version on "Chore Of Enchantment")
20 No Name Guitar 1:42 Gelb (Euro CD only)(Version on "Official Bootleg")
Song Information 21 Cracklin' Water 5:28 Gelb Rosie Flores-Vocals , Lead Guitar (Euro CD only)(Version on "Slush")
22 Satellite 10:03 Gelb Joe Pena-Drums, Jason Steed-Bass (Euro CD only)(Version on "Chore Of Enchantment")

PERSONNEL

Artist Information Howe Gelb All Instruments Howe (El Musico) - by sofa
          except:-
Grandaddy (3)
Rosa Chew Toy (4)
Sofa Albertsen Gelb Sung (5)
Giant Sand Winston Watson Drums (5,9)
Artist Information John Convertino Drums (11)
Artist Information

Paula Brown

Bass (11)
Artist Information Neil Harry Pedal Steel (12)
Artist Information Joey Burns Cello (13)
Lisa Germano Violin (13)
Indiosa Gelb Asks (15)
Bill Carter Spoke (16)
Artist Information Rainer Ambience (17)
Rosie Flores Vocals, Guitar (21)
Greyhound Soul Joe Pena Drums (22)
Dog & Pony Show Jason Steed Bass(22)

 

Thanks then to: Sofa & Patch, Mom & Dad, Liddy Popageorgiou, Jackie Nalpant, John Parish, John,Joey and Bulky. And also to Kate Hyman, Melinda Cody, Marc Attenburg and Dan Beck, all at V2 for the structure to still make records like this.

OW OM Recordings is an artist run mess of a label.

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"Hisser" - European & Glitterhouse Cover

Him being gone is not good. These songs aren't mostly about him, but the dwell sneaks in on more than a few. Rainer meant more to me than I'm suppose to tell you. Here's to his everlasting infiltration and rare extrodinaire y love.

Howe Gelb