Officially Dead
2003 EP by Veruca Salt
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Officially Dead is an EP by the American alternative rock band Veruca Salt, released in 2003 on Embryo.
ReleasedJuly 2003 (Mispress - Track 3 mislabeled)
September 2003 (Repress - Correct label for Track 3)
September 2003 (Repress - Correct label for Track 3)
RecordedMarch 1999 – January 2002
Length16:00
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| Released | July 2003 (Mispress - Track 3 mislabeled) September 2003 (Repress - Correct label for Track 3) | |||
| Recorded | March 1999 – January 2002 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 16:00 | |||
| Label | Embryo Records | |||
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The single was released in Australia and peaked at #13 on the Triple J top 100.
The first pressing of the EP contained many errors. For instance, track #3 is mislabeled; it's actually a demo version of the previously unreleased song "Blissful Queen", rather than the listed "Smoke & Mirrors" demo; for the second pressing, the error was corrected & the 3rd track was the correct "Smoke & Mirrors" demo. Louise Post's friend Summer was not credited for the tattoo on the cover until the second pressing. Also, for the second pressing, a lighter artwork color scheme was used.[1][2]
Track listing
- "Officially Dead" (Tihista/Post) – 2:49
- "Straightjacket" (demo) (Post) – 3:52
- "Blissful Queen" (demo) (Post) – 3:44 [First pressing mislabel as "Smoke & Mirrors" (demo)][1]/"Smoke & Mirrors" (demo) (Post/Fitzpatrick/Crosley) – 3:55 [Correctly labeled on second pressing]
- "The Light Behind Your Eyes" (Post) – 2:03
- "The Same Person" (Remix) (Post) – 3:51
Personnel
- Chad Adams – engineer
- Natalija Brunovs – artwork
- Brian Liesegang – engineer
- Darian Rundall – engineer