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Circa: Now!
Circa: Now! cover
Studio album by Rocket From the Crypt
Released Nov. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Rocket from the Crypt was an American rock band led by John Reis, formed in 1990 in San Diego California and disbanded in 2005 1992
Recorded 1992
Genre Punk Rock
Rock & Roll
Length original: ~38:51
2004 re-release: ~48:01
Label original: Cargo Music/Headhunter Records
1993 re-release: Interscope Records
2004 re-release: Swami Records
Producer John Reis
Professional reviews
Rocket From the Crypt chronology
Paint as a Fragrance
(1991)		 Circa: Now!
(1992)		 All Systems Go
(1993)
Alternate cover
Slightly altered 2004 re-release cover
Slightly altered 2004 re-release cover

Circa: Now! is the second album by the San Diego, California rock band Rocket From the Crypt, released in 1992 by Cargo Music and Headhunter Records. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Headhunter Records is a Record label distributed by Cargo Music Inc. Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Swami Records is a San Diego based Independent record label specializing in Punk rock, Indie rock, Garage punk and Garage rock In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing John Reis (b 1969 and also known by the Pseudonyms Speedo, Slasher, and The Swami) is an American Musician, Singer allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Rocket from the Crypt was an American rock band led by John Reis, formed in 1990 in San Diego California and disbanded in 2005 Paint as a Fragrance is the first album by the San Diego California rock band Rocket from the Crypt, released in 1991 by Cargo Records All Systems Go is a Compilation album by the San Diego California rock band Rocket from the Crypt, released in 1993 by Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Rocket from the Crypt was an American rock band led by John Reis, formed in 1990 in San Diego California and disbanded in 2005 Headhunter Records is a Record label distributed by Cargo Music Inc. It was the band's first album to include drummer Atom and saxophone player Apollo 9. Adam David Willard (born August 15, 1973 in San Diego, California) known professionally by his stage name Atom, is an American The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Intense touring following the album's release gained the band acclaim in underground music circles, scoring them the first of many "minor hits" with the song "Hippy Dippy Do. " The band also filmed music videos for the songs "Ditchdigger" and "Sturdy Wrist. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics "

The underground success of Circa: Now! brought the band to the attention of major record labels, resulting in numerous offers for recording contracts. In 1993 Rocket signed to Interscope Records, who bought the rights to Circa: Now! from Cargo/Headhunter and re-released it on a larger scale. Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Rocket would remain with Interscope until 1999, after which singer/guitarist John Reis started his own record label, Swami Records. John Reis (b 1969 and also known by the Pseudonyms Speedo, Slasher, and The Swami) is an American Musician, Singer Swami Records is a San Diego based Independent record label specializing in Punk rock, Indie rock, Garage punk and Garage rock Swami released a remastered version of the album in 2004 as Circa: Now! +4, including 4 additional songs recorded in 1993 which had originally been intended for inclusion on the Interscope re-release.

Contents

Recording the album

The 2004 Swami re-release includes extensive liner notes written by Reis detailing the band's experience recording the album. According to these notes the band was recording in Westbeach Recorders during the outbreak of the Los Angeles riots on April 29, 1992, and as a result the band were ordered by law enforcement officials to remain inside the studio building. Westbeach Recorders is a Recording studio in Hollywood California famous for recording Punk rock groups such as Bad Religion, NOFX The Los Angeles riots of 1992, also known as the Rodney King uprising or the Rodney King riots, were sparked on April 29, 1992 when a jury Continuing to record, they found that their master tape was defective and they would have to get a new one. The next morning producer Donnell Cameron and saxophone player Apollo 9 left the studio against police orders and returned with a new master tape to continue recording. After spending a total of four days in the studio completing the album the band were informed by police that they could leave the building.

Nine months later Rocket had signed to Interscope, who were interested in re-releasing the album and requested that the band record additional tracks for it. Recording in San Diego the band decided to use the spare tape at the end of the Circa: Now! reels, forgetting that it was defective. As they began mixing, chunks of tape broke off and most of the drum tracks were lost. Interscope went ahead with the re-release of the album without the bonus tracks, and the damaged tape remained in the vaults of Universal Records for the next 11 years. In 2004 the band revisited these tapes in order to include the bonus songs on the Swami Records re-release of the album. Then-drummer Ruby Mars assisted in repairing the damaged reels and re-creating the lost drum parts on the bonus tracks which had originally been recorded by Atom Willard.

It should be noted, however, that Reis has a propensity for exaggeration and fabrication when describing his musical endeavors, often "dressing up" the truth in favor of telling an interesting story. That said, it is known that Rocket recorded Circa: Now! during the week in which the Los Angeles riots took place and that there were technical problems with the master tapes. Exactly which details of the story are true and which have become exaggerated over the years is unknown.

Track listing

  1. "Short Lip Fuser"
  2. "Hippy Dippy Do"
  3. "Ditch Digger"
  4. "Don't Darlene"
  5. "Killy Kill"
  6. "Hairball Alley"
  7. "Sturdy Wrist"
  8. "March of Dimes"
  9. "Little Arm"
  10. "Dollar"
  11. "Glazed"
  12. "Lamps for Sale"*
  13. "Crazy Talk"*
  14. "Flight of the Hobo"*
  15. "Over the Rail"*

*Tracks 12-15 are included on the 2004 Swami Records re-release only. Swami Records is a San Diego based Independent record label specializing in Punk rock, Indie rock, Garage punk and Garage rock

Performers

Album information

John Reis (b 1969 and also known by the Pseudonyms Speedo, Slasher, and The Swami) is an American Musician, Singer The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Adam David Willard (born August 15, 1973 in San Diego, California) known professionally by his stage name Atom, is an American A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Mario Rubalcaba is a San Diego -based drummer who has played for such staples of the San Diego scene as 411 Rocket from the Crypt (alias Ruby Mars Clikatat Headhunter Records is a Record label distributed by Cargo Music Inc. Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Swami Records is a San Diego based Independent record label specializing in Punk rock, Indie rock, Garage punk and Garage rock Westbeach Recorders is a Recording studio in Hollywood California famous for recording Punk rock groups such as Bad Religion, NOFX Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
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