Finally Back on Black Vinyl After 20 Years!
Ocean Beach was originally released in 1995 and was to be the last record Red House Painters released on 4AD. Mostly performed by Mark Kozelek on his own, the minimal, unornamented, reflective and semi-acoustic songs helped him to achieve the more personal album he aimed to record, capturing every sound as it happened. Out of print since, its now been reformatted to become a double 12 LP so to also include the four-track Shock Me EP of 1994.
Ocean Beach is the fourth studio album by Red House Painters, released in 1995 by 4AD. It is the first album that demonstrates what would become both the group's and Mark Kozelek's move toward a more pastoral and folk-influenced arrangement style, and away from the lengthy, droning epics that had made their early albums notable. Ocean Beach was also the last album to feature founding guitarist Gorden Mack.
"Ocean Beach is a spare, gentle, nearly painfully introspective folk-rock album that draws more from Simon & Garfunkel than Bob Dylan...While Red House Painters remains very arty and self-conscious, Ocean Beach shows the singer/songwriter breaking out of his shell ever so slightly, bringing more fully developed songs and melodies with him." -Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com
Features:
Black Vinyl
Double LP
Gatefold Jacket
Includes limited time MP3 coupon
Selections:
LP 1 - Side A:
1. Cabezon
2. Summer Dress
3. San Geronimo
4. Shadows
LP 1 - Side B:
1. Over My Head
2. Red Carpet
3. Brockwell Park
4. Moments
LP 2 - Side C:
1. Long Distance Runaround
2. Drop
LP 2 - Side D:
Shock Me EP
1. Shock Me
2. Sundays and Holidays
3. Three Legged Cat
4. Shock Me (Acoustic Version)
Ocean Beach was originally released in 1995 and was to be the last record Red House Painters released on 4AD. Mostly performed by Mark Kozelek on his own, the minimal, unornamented, reflective and semi-acoustic songs helped him to achieve the more personal album he aimed to record, capturing every sound as it happened. Out of print since, its now been reformatted to become a double 12 LP so to also include the four-track Shock Me EP of 1994.
Ocean Beach is the fourth studio album by Red House Painters, released in 1995 by 4AD. It is the first album that demonstrates what would become both the group's and Mark Kozelek's move toward a more pastoral and folk-influenced arrangement style, and away from the lengthy, droning epics that had made their early albums notable. Ocean Beach was also the last album to feature founding guitarist Gorden Mack.
"Ocean Beach is a spare, gentle, nearly painfully introspective folk-rock album that draws more from Simon & Garfunkel than Bob Dylan...While Red House Painters remains very arty and self-conscious, Ocean Beach shows the singer/songwriter breaking out of his shell ever so slightly, bringing more fully developed songs and melodies with him." -Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com
Features:
Black Vinyl
Double LP
Gatefold Jacket
Includes limited time MP3 coupon
Selections:
LP 1 - Side A:
1. Cabezon
2. Summer Dress
3. San Geronimo
4. Shadows
LP 1 - Side B:
1. Over My Head
2. Red Carpet
3. Brockwell Park
4. Moments
LP 2 - Side C:
1. Long Distance Runaround
2. Drop
LP 2 - Side D:
Shock Me EP
1. Shock Me
2. Sundays and Holidays
3. Three Legged Cat
4. Shock Me (Acoustic Version)
