Whenever You're Ready is the second studio album by Seattle rock band Flop. The band's only major label release,[3] the album was released in September 1993.[1]
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| Released | 21 September 1993 | |||
| Studio | Hanzsek Audio, Seattle, Washington | |||
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| Length | 44:32 | |||
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| Producer | Martin Rushent | |||
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Recording
editWhenever You're Ready was recorded at Hanzsek Audio in Seattle, Washington.[1] The record was produced by punk-era producer Martin Rushent.[1]
Release
editWhenever You're Ready was released on 21 September 1993.[1] The record was issued in Europe on CD by 550 Music, in Japan through Epic, and in the United States by 550, Epic and Frontier Records jointly.[4] On cassette, the album saw release in the US through 550.[4] Whenever You're Ready was made available digitally in 2019.[1]
Musical style
editThe music of Whenever You're Ready has been described as "idiosyncratic power pop that paired soaring, Beach Boy harmonies and fuzzy guitars".[3]
Commercial performance
editWhenever You're Ready was apparently deemed a commercial failure by Sony,[5] with the record failing to chart. Nevertheless, J.D. Considine of the Baltimore Sun remarked that the band were "doing pretty well" with the record, having attracted college radio airplay and even making an appearance on MTV's "120 Minutes".[6]
Allusions
editA demo version of the album track "Julie Francavilla" appeared in the 1996 documentary Hype!, and was included on Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack.[7][8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Rusty Willoughby, except where noted[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A. Wylie" | 2:30 | |
| 2. | "Regrets" | 3:14 | |
| 3. | "Julie Francavilla" | 2:09 | |
| 4. | "Pluto" | Willoughby, Mark Bell, Björk | 3:03 |
| 5. | "En Route to the Unified Field Theory" | 4:20 | |
| 6. | "A Fixed Point" | 2:58 | |
| 7. | "A Popular Donkey" | 0:22 | |
| 8. | "The Great Valediction" | 1:51 | |
| 9. | "Mendel's White Trash Laboratory" | 2:31 | |
| 10. | "Z² + C" | 1:50 | |
| 11. | "Sorry Henry Maartens" | 2:41 | |
| 12. | "Night of the Hunter" | 1:45 | |
| 13. | "Port Angeles" | 2:34 | |
| 14. | "Eat" | 2:04 | |
| 15. | "Woolworth" | 2:38 | |
| 16. | "Pts. 1 & 2" | 4:07 | |
| 17. | "Need Retrograde Orbit" | 3:55 |
Personnel
editFlop[1]
- Rusty Willoughby - vocals, guitar
- Bill Campbell - guitar
- Paul Schurr - bass, background vocals
- Nate Johnson - drums
Additional musicians
- Kim "Car Crash" Carter - cello
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Rabid, Jack. "Whenever You're Ready - Flop | Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Flop - The Great Valediction - Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b McLevy, Alex. "One of Seattle's finest power pop acts never found success". AV Club. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Flop - Whenever You're Ready - Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "World of Today - Flop - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Considine, J.D. (4 February 1994). "Flop is quickly making a name for itself". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack". Discogs. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Hype! (1996) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 31 December 2019.