Let's Electrify! by Versus
The six-song Let’s Electrify! was VERSUS' debut CD and was released September of 1993 just eight months before their stellar debut full-length LP, The Stars Are Insane. This is every bit as good and its six songs clock in at a healthy 25 minutes. It was recorded by Adam Lasus (Yo La Tengo, Helium, Lilys) in April of 1993 and remastered in 2021 by Scott Anthony of Storybook Sound. Originally the first release on singer Richard Baluyut's (and Jeff Cashvan's) Remora label.
Tracklist
| 1. | Silver Vein | 3:16 |
| 2. | That Girl's Gone | 3:20 |
| 3. | Noogie | 5:03 |
| 4. | Let's Electrify! | 3:56 |
| 5. | Seaweed Rising | 7:21 |
| 6. | Sea Girl | 1:59 |
Credits
PLAYERS
Ed Baluyut, drums
Richard Baluyut, vocals, guitar
Fontaine Toups, vocals, bass guitar
RECORDED BY
Adam Lasus,
at Studio Red, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
April, 1993
MUSIC COMPOSITION
Versus
except
"Silver Vein"
lyrics written with Connie Lovatt
and
"Sea Girl"
lyrics written by Jeff Cashvan.
RE-MASTERED BY
Scott Anthony,
at Storybook Sound, Maplewood, New Jersey, USA
January, 2021
DESIGN
Mark Robinson, Teen-Beat Grahpica
License
All rights reserved.
Versus was formed in 1990 by Richard Baluyut, Fontaine Toups, and Edward Baluyut in New York City. The band was noted for its marriage of pop songwriting and vocal harmonies to the “loud-soft” dynamics of grunge and alternative rock. They were also noted for their proficient and disciplined musicianship and for their credo of “meat, sports, and rock.”