Mellotron On! was intended to be the Primitive Radio Gods

Primitive Radio Gods

Primitive Radio Gods are an American alternative rock band from Southern California. Current members consist of frontman Chris O'Connor, who performs vocals and bass; percussionist Tim Lauterio; and Luke McAuliffe, who contributes various additional instrumentation as well as much of the art that...

' second album, following Rocket

Rocket (album)

Rocket is the Primitive Radio Gods' debut album, released on June 18, 1996 by Columbia Records. Their best known hit single from this album, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand", helped launch the band's career...

. However, the record company that was to release the album, Sire Records, went bankrupt shortly before its release. Most of the songs on Mellotron On! ended up on the band's true second album, White Hot Peach

White Hot Peach

White Hot Peach is the Primitive Radio Gods' follow-up to Rocket, and was released on October 24, 2000. Quite different in sound from the debut album, White Hot Peach features much less of the sampling that made the band famous...

; the remaining ones were made available over eMusic

EMusic

eMusic is an online music and audiobook store that operates by subscription. It is headquartered in New York City with an office in London and owned by Dimensional Associates. As of September 2008 eMusic has over 400,000 subscribers....

. Originally planned to be released in 1999, the Album did not see the light of day until the band made copies of it available over their website in 2003.

Track listing

1. "Comrade Lovers"^{1, as "Motor of Joy"}
2. "Gotta Know Now"²
3. "Fading Out" (acoustic)³
4. "Black Is the Color"^{4, as "Meadowlark, I Found Your Dog"}
5. "Ghost of a Chance"²
6. "Stereo Winter"³
7. "2 Lice in the Blonde Hair of Nothing"³
8. "Wayward Pilot's Mission"¹
9. "Message from Steven"¹
10. "Blood from a Beating Heart"²
11. "Future Followers of Erika"³
12. "First Alien Photo"²
13. "You Are the Dreamer"⁴
14. "Fading Out #2 (Reprise and Remix)"⁵

("Devil's Triangle"² is included as a bonus song after at the end of track 14)

Footnotes

¹ Present on White Hot Peach, but is extended/mixed differently on Mellotron On!

² Present on White Hot Peach, and is (nearly) identical to the Mellotron On! mix

³ Not present on White Hot Peach, but can be found on the Umpteen Spooks eMusic collection

⁴ Not present on White Hot Peach, but can be found on the Additional B-Sides eMusic collection

⁵ Exclusive to Mellotron On!