White Pepper
| White Pepper | ||||
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| Released | May 2, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Length | 39:35 (Regular version) 41:56 (with Japanese edition bonus track) | |||
| Label | Elektra Records | |||
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White Pepper is the seventh studio album by Ween, released on May 2, 2000 on Elektra Records.
Ween's seventh major studio album, White Pepper was a departure for Ween, with a polished, studio sound.
Description and History[edit | edit source]
About two years prior to the writing and recording process for White Pepper, Ween had established their current five-man lineup (Gene and Dean Ween alongside drummer Claude Coleman, Jr., keyboardist Glenn McClelland and bassist Dave Dreiwitz), marking White Pepper as their first album with the full band.
The writing process began in the same beach house that The Mollusk was written and partially recorded in. When it came time to record the material, Chris Shaw was chosen to produce the album (though the band had originally envisioned Todd Rundgren as producer[1]), with Shaw reportedly being the one to come up with the name White Pepper (after Shaw compared it to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the Beatles' 1968 self-titled album, better known as The White Album). The band lived together in a farmhouse near Bearsville Studio in New York for the duration of the recording process.[2]
The cover art was illustrated by Jon Weiss, who had played the role of Ween's drummer in the 1994 film It's Pat.
The Japanese version of the album includes the B-side "Who Dat?" as a bonus track.
Coleman has stated White Pepper was his favorite album to play on[2], while Deaner has stated it is their "most accessible record" and that he loves it.[3]
Track Listing[edit | edit source]
| 1 | Exactly Where I'm At |
| 2 | Flutes of Chi |
| 3 | Even If You Don't |
| 4 | Bananas and Blow |
| 5 | Stroker Ace |
| 6 | Ice Castles |
| 7 | Back to Basom |
| 8 | The Grobe |
| 9 | Pandy Fackler |
| 10 | Stay Forever |
| 11 | Falling Out |
| 12 | She's Your Baby |
Known Personnel[edit | edit source]
Sourced from the liner notes unless stated otherwise.
- Gene Ween
- Dean Ween
- Claude Coleman, Jr.
- Dave Dreiwitz
- Glenn McClelland
- Stu Basore - pedal steel guitar
- Jane Scarpantoni
- Chris Shaw - producer, engineer, mixing, keyboards, backing vocals[4]
- Russel Simins
- Vaneese Thomas
- Angela Clemons
- Mark McDonald
- Greg Frey
- Pat Frey - arrangements on "She's Your Baby"
- Danny Madorsky - additional engineering
- Damien Shannon - additional engineering
- Phil Painson - additional engineering
- Howie Weinberg - mastering
- Gregory Burke - art direction
- Jon Weiss - cover art
- Danny Clinch - photography
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=dYpE74wlZyoC&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1gz17c/hi_i_am_claude_coleman_jr_the_drummer_for_ween/capc570/
- ↑ https://www.stereogum.com/1951136/weens-the-mollusk-turns-20-an-oral-history-by-mickey-melchiondo/reviews/the-anniversary/
- ↑ https://www.chrisshawmix.com/pevious-work
Scans[edit | edit source]
Back cover
CD
CD back
Insert
Unmastered front cover
Unmastered CD
Japanese cover
