Gepetto EP: Part One

4AD released two Gepetto [Remix] EPs. From what I understand, they sometimes do that so that fans will buy both EPs in order to collect all the B-sides and that way the single will chart higher.

One of the EPs featured two demo versions of Star tracks and a cover of "It's Not Unusual". The artwork was identical to US Feed The Tree EP. We'll talk about that one another day.

Today we're doing the other Gepetto [Remix] EP, the one I've got. It shares one B-side with the US Feed The Tree EP- Sexy S. It ends with Sweet Ride, but the important song here is Hot Burrito #1. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Juliana Hatfield sings along on this track, a Flying Burrito Brothers cover. I don't normally go for slow songs but this one is amazing. I hate to put Belly down, but so many of their best songs are covers: "HB#1", "It's Not Unusual", "Think About Your Troubles", and "Are You Experienced?".

For now we'll set aside the front and back cover and talk about the inside. The package opens up and there are three main squares instead of the usual one. There is one that is a collage of Belly logos and record labels from the 45 records versions over some kind of spinning laser picture that reminds me of the short film that HBO used to use in the 1980s right before they played their 8pm movie.

Then there is the song title/band member square: on all pre-Moon singles there's a square inside. Half is always a group of Belly logos with one color for the logos and another color for the background. Then the other half will be divided between a photo that takes 1/3 of the space and the text which takes up the rest.

The final square is one picture- wrenches with a red & green background. I had seen this picture earlier- it was the back cover to the Gepetto cassingle. It's a great picture, but I like it better on the tape; in that version the track listing, band line-up, and credits are printed over it in white and altogether it looks great. It would've been a great back cover to the Breeders Last Splash album as the photo colors and the lettering are similar.