POST #3 - VERTICAL SLIT - SLIT AND PRE-SLIT

VERTICAL SLIT - SLIT AND PRE-SLIT

Jim Shepard's first foray into the record release world. This LP pre-dates Iron Press and was released under no label. Only 100 copies of Slit & Pre-Slit were pressed, original sleeves featured hand-stamps and hand numbered editions. Shepard also affixed all of the LP inner-labels himself. Shepard is said to have given copies of the Slit & Pre-Slit LP to: Lester Bangs, Brian Eno, David Bowie and Todd Rundgren, amongst some of Jim's other musical heroes - all in person.

This is a rare record, no doubt; but more importantly it is perhaps the best Vertical Slit release in their catalog. Tom Lax said in a Terminal-Boredom article about his label, Siltbreeze that he was given the master tapes of Slit and Pre-Slit sometime before Shepard's death with the hopes to one day re-release the LP in a more available quantity. I hope that is still the case someday.

This record was released by Jim Shepard on an unnamed label in 1977 limited to a mere 100 copies.

On this recording Vertical Slit is:
Jim Shepard - Guitar/Vocals
Dan Juranko - Bass
Dave Mikula - Drums

Track Listing:
1) 1-2-3 Hello - 0.35
2) In-No-Sense 1X2 - 2.19
3) Ascencion (sic) - 2.56
4) Dedication Loop - 1.05
5) Fair Exchange - 4.43
6) 66 2/6 - 1.02
7) 7:00 AM Jam - 7.13
8) 6 x 4 - 1.45
9) Siren Intro - 1.08
10) 6 x 4 F#1 - 1.38
11) A Day At The Factory - 3.56
12) Greensleeves - 1.28
13) 3 Piece - 4.37
14) 6 x 4 F#2 - 1.16
15) The Bed (L. Reed) - 5.04
16) In-No-Sense Outro - 0.57

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BLOG UPDATE:
After this post, I will be posting twice a week (Monday and Thursday) and I will also keep everything I post up for a month at a time. Here is LIVE '97 if you missed it. Stay tuned for some guest entries as well. (with people who know something about anything)

For more Jim Shepard reading check out Bela of Anyway Records recent blog entry about him. HERE (click)