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Self Title is Treble Charger
's EP
originally released in February 1995. It was re-released by RCA
on November 26, 1996, and BMG
in 1997. The album was nominated for "Best Alternative Album
" at the 1997 Juno Awards.
This disk featured CD-ROM
contents, called "screen zine" in the track listing, profiling some of the band's friends and colleagues in the Canadian indie rock
scene of the era (including Change of Heart
, Hayden
, The Inbreds
, Thrush Hermit
and By Divine Right
.)
There were 3 different releases of this cd, one was self released, one released by Sonic Unyon and one released by RCA for the American market. The self released copy had a data track at the start (which is the screen zine part of it), the Sonic Unyon one had the zines, but it wasn't visible to cd players. The RCA release included the tracks Disclaimer and Half Down (tracks 8 and 9) and the bands on the zines were changed to American bands.
Treble Charger
Treble Charger was a Canadian rock group, consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor MacGregor. Guitarist Bill Priddle, a founding member of the band, left in 2003. They began with a melodic indie rock style, but evolved into more of a pop punk band after signing to...
's EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
originally released in February 1995. It was re-released by RCA
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...
on November 26, 1996, and BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...
in 1997. The album was nominated for "Best Alternative Album
Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year
The Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year is presented annually at Canada's Juno Awards to honour the best album of the year in the alternative rock and/or indie rock genres...
" at the 1997 Juno Awards.
This disk featured CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
contents, called "screen zine" in the track listing, profiling some of the band's friends and colleagues in the Canadian indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
scene of the era (including Change of Heart
Change of Heart (band)
Change of Heart was a Canadian alternative rock band. They had one Top 40 hit, "There You Go" in 1992, as well as several hits on Canada's modern rock charts, including "Trigger" and "Little Kingdoms".-History:...
, Hayden
Hayden (musician)
Paul Hayden Desser who records as Hayden, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario.His early works are a largely eclectic mix of genres from grunge rock to alt country, as demonstrated by his first full album, Everything I Long For, released in 1995. Since then his work has become...
, The Inbreds
The Inbreds
The Inbreds were a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1992. Originally from Kingston, Ontario, Canada the band relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1996. Three of the four albums released during the band's existence reached number one on the Canadian national university charts, and the band...
, Thrush Hermit
Thrush Hermit
-History:Thrush Hermit was formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1992 by Joel Plaskett , Rob Benvie , Ian McGettigan , and Michael Catano...
and By Divine Right
By Divine Right
By Divine Right is a Canadian indie rock band, led by guitarist and vocalist José Miguel Contreras.-History:The band was formed in 1989 by high school friends Contreras, drummer Mark Goldstein, bassist Liz Teear and guitarist Steve Berman. They put out a number of independent releases before...
.)
Track listing
All songs written by Treble Charger.- "Morale" – 4:37
- "Even Grable" – 4:10
- "Case In Fact" – 4:13
- "Cleric's Hip" – 1:56
- "Sick Friend Called" – 3:27
- "Motor Control" – 3:18
- "Slight" – 4:56
- "Disclaimer" – 3:12 *
- "Half Down" – 2:48 *
There were 3 different releases of this cd, one was self released, one released by Sonic Unyon and one released by RCA for the American market. The self released copy had a data track at the start (which is the screen zine part of it), the Sonic Unyon one had the zines, but it wasn't visible to cd players. The RCA release included the tracks Disclaimer and Half Down (tracks 8 and 9) and the bands on the zines were changed to American bands.
Credits
- Treble ChargerTreble ChargerTreble Charger was a Canadian rock group, consisting of vocalist Greig Nori, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Trevor MacGregor. Guitarist Bill Priddle, a founding member of the band, left in 2003. They began with a melodic indie rock style, but evolved into more of a pop punk band after signing to...
- Mixing- Greig NoriGreig NoriGreig Andrew Nori is a producer and musician from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and is well known as the former frontman, lead vocalist and guitarist of the pop punk band Treble Charger...
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Vocals - Bill PriddleBill PriddleBill Priddle is a Canadian indie rock musician, who has been in the bands Treble Charger, Broken Social Scene, Don Vail and The Priddle Concern.Priddle released an album 6 May 2008 under the name The Priddle Concern.-External links:*...
- Guitar, Vocals - Rosie Martin - Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Vocals (background) - Morris Palter - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Greig Nori
- Jon AuerJon AuerJonathan P. "Jon" Auer is an American musician who co-founded the power pop band The Posies, along with Ken Stringfellow. Auer and Stringfellow have also been a part of the rejuvenated Big Star....
- Mixing - Joao Carvalho - Mastering
- Chris Jackson - Artwork
- Ted Jensen - Mastering
- Brian Malouf - Mixing
- Brad Nelson - Mixing Assistant
- Rob Sanzo - Engineer