Red Apple Falls

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Red Apple Falls
Studio album by Smog
Released	May 20, 1997 (LP/CD on Drag City) May, 1997 (LP/CD on Domino)
Recorded	October 30 - November 3, 1996
Length	43:20
Label	Drag City / Domino
Producer	Jim O'Rourke & Bill Callahan
Professional reviews
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Smog chronology
The Doctor Came at Dawn (1996) Red Apple Falls (1997) Knock Knock (1999)

Red Apple Falls is Smog's sixth album, released in 1997. It was recorded by Jim O'Rourke and Bill Callahan, with assistance from Phil Bonnet. It is the first of two Smog-records (the second being the follow-up Knock Knock) produced by O'Rourke. He also played bass, piano, hammond, hurdy gurdy and drums.

"Ex-Con" was released as a single. "Red Apples" was featured in an early version on Callahan's first EP (Floating, 1991) and was later covered by Chan Marshall for her album The Covers Record. "I Was a Stranger" was redone by Callahan for the 2000-EP 'Neath the Puke Tree. Additionally, As a collaboration project the two German labels Schinderwies Productions and keplar released a split single subtitled A Tribute to Smog in 2003, with Tripophon & Mawe covering "I Was a Stranger" and Radio Magenta covering "Ex-Con".

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Morning Paper"
2. "Blood Red Bird"
3. "Red Apples"
4. "I Was a Stranger"
5. "To Be of Use"
6. "Red Apple Falls"
7. "Ex-Con"
8. "Inspirational"
9. "Finer Days"