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The Bright Orange Years

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The Bright Orange Years
Studio album by
Released1985
GenreAlternative rock
LabelHomestead Records, Merge Records
Volcano Suns chronology
The Bright Orange Years
(1985)
All-Night Lotus Party
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.2/10)[2]

The Bright Orange Years is a 1985 record from the band Volcano Suns.

In 2009, the album was remastered by engineer Bob Weston and reissued by Merge Records with bonus tracks.[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Peter Prescott unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jak" 2:14
2."Descent into Hell" 2:25
3."Truth Is Stranger than Fishing"Jeff Weigand2:39
4."Balancing Act"Peter Prescott/Stephen Michener3:31
5."Promise Me" 2:15
6."(I'm Gonna) Make You Mine" 3:09
7."Cover" 2:20
8."The Mouth that Roared" 3:18
9."Cornfield" 3:49
10."Animals" 2:28
11."It's Stewtime" 3:57
12."Silvertone"Peter Prescott/Jon Williams3:15
13."Sea Cruise" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)Peter Prescott/Jeff Weigand/Jon Williams3:27
14."Greasy Spine" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)Peter Prescott/Jeff Weigand/Jon Williams4:01
15."Tree Stomp" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release) 1:51
16."Nature and Me" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)Peter Prescott/Gary Waleik/ Stephen Michener2:04
17."Old Paint" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release) 2:36
18."The Central" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)Peter Prescott/Gary Waleik2:45
19."Local Wise Man" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release) 1:48
20."Testify (Live on WERS)" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release) 5:05
21."1999 (Live on WERS)" (Bonus track on 2009 re-release)Prince4:54
Total length:1:03:47

Personnel

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  • Lou Giordano – engineer
  • Volcano Suns – producer
  • Peter Prescott – drums, vocals
  • Jeff Weigand – bass, vocals, photography
  • Jon Williams – guitar, vocals

References

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  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. The Bright Orange Years at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-02. Allmusic review
  2. ^ Masters, Marc (2009-02-13). "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  3. ^ "Volcano Suns: The Bright Orange Years". Merge Records. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2020-06-05.