Thanks for the Ether

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Thanks for the Ether
Studio album by Rasputina
Released	August 6, 1996
Recorded	Sear Sound recording studio, (New York), Jimmy Boyle's House (Los Angeles, California)[1]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	55:45
Label	Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Jimmy Boyle, Melora Creager
Rasputina chronology
Three (3) (promo, 1994)	Thanks for the Ether (1996)	Three Lil' Nothin's (promo, 1996)

Thanks for the Ether is the debut album of Rasputina, released in 1996 with Columbia Records.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Album details 3 Sleeve art 4 Miscellanea

[edit] Track listing

1. "My Little Shirtwaist Fire" – 2:30
2. "Stumpside" – 4:01
3. "Nozzle" – 1:55
4. "Transylvanian Concubine" – 2:47
5. "Why Don't You Do Right" (American jazz standard)– 2:21
6. "Mr E. Leon Rauis" – 3:26
7. "Donner Party" – 2:01
8. "Endomorph" – 2:40
9. "Brand New Key" (Melanie Safka) – 2:13
10. "Crybabies" – 3:21
11. "Howard Hughes" – 3:14
12. "Sister Sleep" – 2:59
13. "Five Fleas" – 1:06
14. "Any Old Actress" – 3:54
15. "Dig Ophelia" – 2:59
16. "Kate Moss" – 1:33
17. "Rusty the Skatemaker" – 3:36
18. "Trust All-Stars" – 9:09
    • "Vertrauen Alles Sterne" ("Trust All-Stars" in German) (hidden track)

[edit] Album details

• Original Release Date: August 6, 1996
• Playing time: 55 min.
• Label: Columbia Records
• Producer: Jimmy Boyle, Melora Creager
• Distributor: Sony Music Distribution
• Recording Type: Studio
• Recording Mode: Stereo
• Rasputina: Melora Creager (vocals, cello), Julia Kent, Carpella Parvo (cello).
• Additional personnel: Norman Block (drums).
• Recorded At: Sear Sound, New York, New York and Jimmy Boyle's House, Los Angeles, California.
• Catalog: #67504 (1CK67504 )
• ASIN: B000002BG4

[edit] Sleeve art

The art in the sleeve of the album is by Melora Creager the main singer and cellist of Rasputina. They are photographs of fabric made to look like pictures of nursery things were sewn on to them.

[edit] Miscellanea

Track #9, "Brand New Key," was originally a chart-topping hit in 1971 by American singer/songwriter Melanie Safka.