My first demo tape,
What The Hell Is That?!, was recorded entirely on a Technics dual cassette deck in 1986, overdubbing back and forth between tapes until I had completed 11 tracks. The album is in mono and full of hiss. MUCH of this make me cringe, to be honest, and when I first put it out on cdr I deliberately left off two tracks. Well, being the dummy I am, I put them back on and have reissued it again, so here it is. Keep in mind, some of this is pretty damned lame, but there is a certain charm to some of the songs, most of which I went on to re-record on 4-track cassette (at home of course) and/or in an 8-track reel-to-reel studio for my
Nothing Personal cd (Emigre, 1991).
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!
Track listing:
Dream Girl 2:45
Me And My Big Mouth 2:44
Cafe Music 2:04
I'll Get You For That 2:59
Gone For Good 3:14
It Must Be Hard 2:07
One Without The Other 2:27
Take It Like A Man 3:44
The Late Show 3:16
Save My Soul 1:56
Merry Go Round 1:45
All songs written by Ray Carmen, published by Radio Friendly BMI.
$5.00 ppd, or in trade for your own original music.
