Tonics & Twisted Chasers
1996 studio album by Guided by Voices
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Tonics and Twisted Chasers is a standalone album by American indie rock band Guided by Voices initially released as a 19-track limited-edition fanclub-only vinyl LP in 1996. The following year, it was released in a limited CD edition, with five additional tracks. The album was primarily recorded by principal songwriters Robert Pollard and Tobin Sprout.
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Studio | Unknown studio (Dayton, Ohio) | |||
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| Length | 28:00 (vinyl) 36:21 (CD) | |||
| Label | Rockathon Records | |||
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The song "Jellyfish Reflector" was referenced in the Homestar Runner short "Sbemail 150?!?"
Track listing
All tracks are written by Robert Pollard and Tobin Sprout unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Satellite" | 1:43 | |
| 2. | "Dayton, Ohio / 19 Something & 5" | 1:46 | |
| 3. | "Is She Ever?" | 1:04 | |
| 4. | "My Thoughts Are a Gas" (Fucked Up Version) | Pollard | 1:19 |
| 5. | "Knock ‘Em Flying" | Pollard | 1:05 |
| 6. | "Top Chick Silver Chord" | 1:23 | |
| 7. | "Key Losers" | 2:28 | |
| 8. | "Ha Ha Man" | 0:40 | |
| 9. | "Wingtip Repair" | 0:59 | |
| 10. | "At The Farms" | 2:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Unbaited Vicar of Scorched Earth" | 2:11 | |
| 2. | "Optional Bases Opposed" | 1:39 | |
| 3. | "Look, It’s Baseball" | 1:22 | |
| 4. | "Maxwell Jump" | 0:47 | |
| 5. | "The Stir-Crazy Pornographer" | 2:17 | |
| 6. | "158 Years of Beautiful Sex" | Pollard | 1:22 |
| 7. | "Universal Nurse Finger" | 1:05 | |
| 8. | "Sadness to the End" | Sprout | 0:57 |
| 9. | "Reptilian Beauty Secrets" | Pollard | 1:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Long as the Block Is Black" | Pollard | 1:17 |
| 2. | "Jellyfish Reflector" | Kevin Fennell, Mitch Mitchell, Pollard, Sprout | 1:34 |
| 3. | "The Kite Surfer" | Pollard | 1:48 |
| 4. | "Girl from the Sun" | Pollard | 1:38 |
| 5. | "The Candyland Riots" | Pollard | 2:08 |
Personnel
The credits do not give specific instruments played by each individual, but rather list every performer who appeared on the release in any capacity.[1]
Guided by Voices
- Robert Pollard
- Tobin Sprout