Tracklisting (original cassette):
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Lowlife
Bottle Rocket
Buick
Just Like a Prick
Dirt
Mightier Than You

Release Date: 1992


Tracklisting (reissue LP and CD):

Lowlife ('92 cassette)
Bottle Rocket ('92 cassette)
Buick ('92 cassette)
Just a Little Prick ('92 cassette)
Dirt ('92 cassette)
Mightier Than You ('92 cassette)
Can't Be Touched (Cavity Search single)
Wake (Cavity Search single)
Stray (Cavity Search single)
Dead Air (demo)
Sands Hotel (demo)
Mock Up (demo)
Cannibal (demo)
Candyland (demo)
Still (demo)
Man Camp
Laying Low
Bloody Knuckles
Father Song
Glamourine
Meatline
Revolution
Blackout (Live on KBOO)
Bottle Rocket (Live on KBOO)
Dirt (Live on KBOO)
Still (Live on KBOO)
Candyland (Live on KBOO)
Don't Look Down (Live on KBOO)
Lowlife (Live on KBOO)

Release Date: October 6, 2023


USA cassette [self-released]

This six song cassette was self-released by Heatmiser. Photography by JJ Gonson. It was released sometime in 1992. Discogs has a date of March 30 but that's probably not correct since it also says that it was recorded April 29 and 30, 1992. It was available at Heatmiser shows and through mail order.

It was produced by Heatmiser and recorded April 29-30, 1]992 at Sound Impressions in Milwaukie, Oregon.  It was engineered by Bob Stark (if I can read the liner notes correctly) and mixed by Tony Lash. It was digitally mastered at Super Duper.

Photos taken from discogs.com


USA LP [Third Man Records TMR-899; yellow/red splatter vinyl 2023 reissue]

The Music of Heatmiser cassette from 1992 was reissued in 2023 by Third Man Records. It was released on colored vinyl, black vinyl, and CD. This listing is for the colored vinyl which is yellow/red splatter. All three versions of the reissue contain the six songs from the original cassette and  23 bonus tracks. Please see the top section of this page for the bonus tracks.  Other than the color of the vinyl, the only difference between this version and the black vinyl is that the obi strip on the left side of the album cover is red on this one and yellow on the black vinyl version. The album packaging has a gatefold cover. On the inside of the gatefold is some writing by Jon Raymond about Heatmiser and the Portland music scene along with a few photos. The inner sleeves have liner notes/info about the records and photos of the band.

There is a lot of information in the liner notes and most of it is listed below.

It says songs written by Gust/Lash/Peterson/Smith, published by Get it Off Me! Music (BMI). Except Revolution, written by Lennon/McCartney, Northern Songs LTD, administered by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP).

Lowlife, Buick, Just a Little Prick Bottle Rocket, Dirt, Mightier Than You, Father Song, Meatline, and Glamourine recorded at Sound Impressions in Milwaukee, OR April 1992. Engineered by Bob Stark, mixed by Tony Lash.

Stray, Can't Be Touched, Wake, Mock Up, Sands Hotel, Cannibal, Laying Low, Dead Air, Still, Candyland, Bloody Knuckles, and Man Camp recorded at the Center for Applied Music and Media in Portland, OR in November 1992. Engineered by Tony Lash, assisted by Jeremy Wilson and Nellie Korn. Remixed in 2022 by Tony Lash and Ian Watts.

Revolution was recorded at Whitehorse Studios in Portland, OR in Summer 1992. Engineered by Bob Stark and Tony Lash. Mixed by Tony Lash.

KBOO set was recorded live-on-air to cassette on April 13, 1993 by Jay Bozich.

Mastered by Mark Chalecki.

Layout by Neil Gust. Live photos by Paul Drake and Bob Pyle. Original cassette photo by JJ Gonson. Liner notes by Jon Raymond.

​Some retailers had promo posters and postcards to give away with the vinyl.

USA LP [Third Man Records TMR-899; black vinyl 2023 reissue]

The Music of Heatmiser cassette from 1992 was reissued in 2023 by Third Man Records. It was released on colored vinyl, black vinyl, and CD. This listing is for the black vinyl version. All three versions of the reissue contain the six songs from the original cassette and  23 bonus tracks. Please see the top section of this page for the bonus tracks.  Other than the color of the vinyl, the only difference between this version and the colored  vinyl is that the obi strip on the left side of the album cover is yellow on this one and red on the colored vinyl version. The album packaging has a gatefold cover. On the inside of the gatefold is some writing by Jon Raymond about Heatmiser and the Portland music scene along with a few photos. The inner sleeves have liner notes/info about the records and photos of the band.

There is a lot of information about the songs and recordings in the liner notes of the album. Please see the colored vinyl entry above for all that information.

​USA LP [Third Man Records TMR-899; test pressing of 2023 reissue]
This pressing is the test pressing for the 2023 reissue of The Music of Heatmiser. Like the regular version, it's a double LP.  Presumably some test pressings were actually opened and listened to like test pressings normally would be, to hear the quality of the recording before going ahead with the full pressing of the album. However, at least some copies (extra copies I presume) have made it out into the marketplace while still being sealed. The two records are individually sealed and then they are held together by a series of stickers that say "limited edition colored vinyl" and have the Third Man logo on them. While there was a colored vinyl version of the actual release, I'm pretty sure these test pressings are black vinyl. Each of the two records comes with a sticker mentioning the artist, name of the release, catalog number, etc. The stickers also mention the test pressing number. The one pictured below says test pressing #10 so at least 10 copies must exist, maybe more.

USA CD [Third Man Records TMR-899; CD version of 2023 reissue]

The Music of Heatmiser cassette from 1992 was reissued in 2023 by Third Man Records. It was released on colored vinyl, black vinyl, and CD. This listing is for the CD version. All three versions of the reissue contain the six songs from the original cassette and  23 bonus tracks. Please see the top section of this page for the bonus tracks.  This CD version basically has all the same photos, liner notes, etc. as the vinyl versions listed above. Obviously, they are just configured differently due to it being a CD. The insert has the liner notes on the back page. And it folds open and this is where the writing by Jon Raymond can be seen.

There is a lot of information about the songs and recordings in the liner notes of the album. Please see the colored vinyl entry above for all that information.
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