Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars
| Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars | ||||
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| Released | January 2, 1999 August 22, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-1998 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop Geek rock Power pop | |||
| Length | 47:08 | |||
| Label | Tornado Recordings (1999) MP3.com (1999) | |||
| Producer(s) | John Gaudesi, Rod Cervera, Ozma | |||
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 Album art for Songs of Audible Trucks and Cars (1999) | ||||
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 Album art used for the album's original digital release through MP3.com, printed in monochrome on some Tornado Recordings pressings (1999) | ||||
Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars is a collection of demos and live material that was collected to be Ozma's first LP release. The money made from CD sales funded the recording of Rock and Roll Part Three. Despite being a part of the band at the time of release, keyboardist Star Wick only plays on three songs on the album.[1] The songs "Shootingstars", "Natalie Portman" and "Baseball" would later be finished and recorded for Rock and Roll Part Three, and the songs "Maybe in an Alternate Dimension" and "Flight of the Bootymaster" would also appear finished on The Doubble Donkey Disc.
The album was originally released on January 2, 1999, on hand-burnt CDs with printed black and white album art. In late 1999, an abridged version of the record was sold through MP3.com called Songs of Audible Trucks and Cars, the name chosen due to a character limitation.
The album's name comes from the Cuatro y Ocho song, "Trucks and Cars".
Song Explanations
The meaning behind some of the songs on this album were explained in detail by Ozma members on their official website, ozmaonline.com, in 2000.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ozma. All keys by Star Wick unless stated otherwise
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lorraine" (keys by Daniel Brummel) | Brummel/Ryen Slegr/Jose Galvez | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Just Tell Me When" (keys by Katherine Kieckhefer) | Slegr/Brummel | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Rain of the Golden Gorilla" (keys by Kieckhefer) | Brummel | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Maybe in an Alternate Dimension" (keys by Brummel) | Slegr/Brummel | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Los Angeles" (keys by Brummel) | Brummel/Galvez/Slegr | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Flight of the Bootymaster" | Slegr | 4:13 |
| 7. | "If My Amp Had Wheels" (keys by Kieckhefer) | Slegr/Galvez/Brummel | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Shootingstars (Live)" (recorded live 12.27.98 in the lab) | Slegr/Galvez/Brummel | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Natalie Portman (Intro)" | Brummel | 0:04 |
| 10. | "Natalie Portman" (keys by Brummel) | Brummel | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Iceland" (keys by Kieckhefer) | Brummel/Galvez/Slegr | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Baseball (Live)" (recorded live 12.27.98 in the lab) | Slegr/Brummel/Galvez | 5:43 |
| Total length: | 47:08 | ||
First Strike EP
The First Strike EP is made up of the John Gaudesi-produced studio recordings later featured on Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars. Recorded between April and June of 1997, the EP wasn't printed in large quantities, leading to estimations that only a handful of cassettes were made. Very shortly after its conceptualization, the EP was reworked into Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars.[2][3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ozma. All keys by Katherine Kieckhefer
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Iceland" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Just Tell Me When" | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Rain of the Golden Gorilla" | 4:09 |
| 4. | "If My Amp Had Wheels" | 3:06 |
| Total length: | 14:19 | |
Rerelease
On August 22, 2020, the band re-released Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars through Bandcamp. Later, on December 1, 2021, the compilation would be physically re-released on cassette by the Indonesian label Ororo Records. This release also included a sticker and two buttons, with the option to buy a T-shirt as a bundle. A remastered version of the album was also made available on Bandcamp in March 2025.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Back insert of the CD release of Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:SOITAC_back_cover.jpg
- ↑ Japanese Ozma fansite(?) https://web.archive.org/web/20210912221202/https://sound.jp/upsanddowns/release.htm
- ↑ Daniel Brummel responding to fan correspondence 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Danfirststrikeep.png
