Out in L.A.
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| Compilation album by Red Hot Chili Peppers | |||||
| Released | November 01, 1994 | ||||
| Recorded | 1984-1991 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 54:33 | ||||
| Label | EMI/Capitol Records | ||||
| Producer | Various | ||||
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Out in L.A., is a compilation of rare tracks by the Red Hot Chili Peppers released November 1, 1994 on EMI. The tracks contained are varied with the inclusion of four remixes, live cover songs by Jimi Hendrix and Thelonious Monster, demos and joke songs.
Many consider the highlights of this collection to be the demo versions of early songs such as "Out in L.A." and "Green Heaven". These recordings are the first the band ever made and are described in Anthony Kiedis' autobiography Scar Tissue as being the most prolific sessions the band had ever had. Four of these songs went on to be recorded with Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez on the band's first album, however, these versions are said to be the preferred ones as they capture the original vibe intended. Hillel Slovak's playing is instrumental to this. These tracks would go on to be included in the remastered versions of the band's first two albums.
[edit] Track listing
- "Higher Ground" (12" Vocal Mix) – 5:18
- "Hollywood (Africa)" (Extended Dance Mix) – 6:33
- "If You Want Me to Stay" (Pink Mustang Mix) – 7:03
- "Behind the Sun" (Ben Grosse Remix) – 4:43
- "Castles Made of Sand" (Live) – 3:18
- "Special Secret Song Inside" (Live) – 3:12
- "F.U." (Live) – 1:17
- "Get Up and Jump" (Demo Version) – 2:37
- "Out in L.A." (Demo Version) – 1:56
- "Green Heaven" (Demo Version) – 3:50
- "Police Helicopter" (Demo Version) – 1:12
- "Nevermind" (Demo Version) – 2:09
- "Sex Rap" (Demo Version) – 1:35
- "Blues for Meister" – 2:54
- "You Always Sing the Same" – 0:19
- "Stranded" – 0:24
- "Flea Fly" – 0:39
- "What It Is" – 4:03
- "Deck the Halls" – 1:02
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[edit] Trivia
- Some of the sessions in which these tracks were recorded, engineered, and produced by 'Spit Stix', the drummer for 1980s punk group FEAR, of who Flea was a part of at the time. [1]
- Track 7 "F.U." (live) is a cover of a jazz standard entitled 'Bemsha Swing' originally composed by Thelonious Monk. The original can be heard here [2]
