Demo Tape, by The Potatomen

Demo Tape

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1.	Davey (demo) 01:54	buy track
2.	Aaron Went Shopping (demo) 02:17	buy track
3.	Punk Rock Boy (demo) 02:44	buy track
4.	Sam's Song (My Old Town) (demo) 03:58	buy track
5.	Empty Inside (demo) 02:04	buy track
6.	BART Train (demo) 01:52	buy track
7.	Drown In My Beer (demo) 02:56	buy track

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The Potatomen were originally meant to be a Hank Williams cover band called The Hanks, but this concept went out the window once we started writing our own songs. And because we couldn’t practice in my room without the neighbors complaining (“Turn it down!” “We can’t, we’re playing acoustic!”), we began practicing on the street in a deserted part of West Berkeley, near the legendary Gilman Street Project. When we thought we were good enough, we took our act to the sidewalk out front of Gilman, and eventually inside, but never on stage. Our primary inspiration was Arcata’s Brent’s TV, who took a similar approach, playing impromptu shows in parking lots, laundromats, and back yards, so it seemed only fitting to journey to Arcata, where Brent’s TV guitarist (and philosopher, artist, and computer dude) Chris Imlay recorded our first demo tape at the Couch House in Couch-O-Phonic stereo.

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released September 2, 1993

The Potatomen are:
Larry - Guitar + lead vocals
Chris - Drums + other vocals
Pat - Bass + some vocals

This was recorded in the summer of 1993 by Chris Imlay at The Couch

Banjo on "Drown In My Beer" by Paul Curran
Cover by Pat

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The Potatomen Berkeley, California

Indie rock band from Berkeley, CA, formed in 1992. The group was initially made up of what was then the staff of Lookout Records, Lawrence Livermore (guitar and vocals), Patrick Hynes (bass) and Christopher Appelgren (drums). The band released 2 LPs and several EPs. Appelgren departed after the first LP, after which Hynes moved to guitar and the band cycled through several rhythm sections. ... more

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