hypersongs

Pea

A song with three recordings: a 1990 single B-side, the album version with piano, and an acoustic take.
Codeine, from Frigid Stars LP (1991)

It was first heard on a short demo Immerwahr took on Bitch Magnet's 1989 European tour. After the tour Bitch Magnet invited Immerwahr and Engle to Kentucky, where Howie Gano recorded it at his Sound On Sound studio in Crestwood, near Louisville, for release as a B-side. The Frigid Stars LP version, with Mike McMackin on piano, closes the original LP at 3:38; MusicBrainz also lists 3:42 and 3:32 on various editions. A third, acoustic version of 3:34 is a CD-only bonus on Frigid Stars and the 2012 reissue; for the Sub Pop CD, Brokaw recut it with distorted guitar. David Grubbs of Bitch Magnet said "Pea" was the standout. Setlist.fm shows it in 47 setlists. We could not tell which version our upload is, and found no statement on its meaning.

Sources

  1. Frigid Stars LP, Wikipedia
  2. Codeine (band), Wikipedia
  3. Codeine on setlist.fm, setlist.fm