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ELLIOTT SMITH DISCOGRAPHY

Fall 1993 - recording of roman candle

Roman Candle, Elliott's first solo album, was recorded in Fall 1993. The liner notes of the album state "recorded on 4-track in the basement fall 1993 courtesy of Jeff Stovall, Neil Gust, and James Ewing". According to many sources, the basement that it was recorded in was the basement of JJ Gonson.

From the liner notes of the album:

 - All songs by Elliott Smith except No Name #1 music by JJ Gonson/Elliott Smith
- Snare and cymbal on No Name #1 and Kiwi Maddog by Kid Tulsa
- Mixed with help from Tony Lash
- Sleeve by Neil Gust
- Technical help by Peter Hawkinson
- Cover photo by JJ Gonson
- Other photos by Neil

Alphabet Town/Eddie Brock  also have detailed information about additonal songs that were recorded in Fall 1993 at JJ Gonson's house.  These include the songs  Carl's El Camino, We're All Friends Now, Don't Call Me Billy, Untitled Melancholy Song, Untitled Soft Song in F, Splitzville, and perhaps others.  This information is partially documented on the page linked below but I think more of it was from the actual Alphabet Town site that is no longer online (but can be found in archives and I'm also attempting to link below):

www.tapatalk.com/groups/alphabettown/date-unknown-fall-1993-roman-candle-t18.html
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​​web.archive.org/web/20190327035352/http://alphabet-town.com/romancandleelectric

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Please let me know if any of that info above isn't correct, it gets a bit confusing.

For more photos and information on different pressings, please see the release page for Roman Candle later in this timeline and also the Roman Candle page of the discography.
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  • Still Waters More or Less
  • Waiting for the Second Hand
  • Menagerie
  • The Greenhouse
  • Trick of Paris Season
  • The Music of Heatmiser
  • Stray
  • Dead Air
  • Sleeping Pill
  • Yellow No. 5
  • Roman Candle
  • Cop and Speeder
  • Shytown/No Confidence Man
  • Needle in the Hay
  • Elliott Smith
  • Speed Trials
  • Everybody Has It
  • Mic City Sons
  • Either/Or
  • Division Day
  • Good Will Hunting/Miss Misery
  • Ballad of Big Nothing
  • XO
  • Waltz #2 (XO)
  • A Brief History
  • Baby Britain
  • Because
  • Happiness
  • Son of Sam
  • Figure 8
  • B-Sides, Alternate Versions and Demos
  • Pretty (Ugly Before)
  • From a Basement on the Hill
  • New Moon
  • An Introduction To...
  • Alternate Versions from Either/Or
  • Heaven Adores You
  • Elliott Smith Alternate Versions
  • Miscellaneous Items
  • Select Compilations
  • Covers By Other Artists
  • Shows/Tour Dates
  • List of Versions by Song
  • Elliott Smith Timeline
  • Elliott YouTube Videos
  • Ticket Stub Gallery
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  • About/Contact