Ferris Wheel on Fire
Ferris Wheel on Fire is the second EP by the American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, released as part of their Walking Wall of Words compilation package. Though not released until December 12, 2011, all the songs were written between 1992 and 1995. Ferris Wheel on Fire includes five songs that up to that point had never been officially released ("Oh Sister", "Home", "Ferris Wheel on Fire", "I Will Bury You in Time", and "My Dream Girl Don't Exist"), two songs originally released on the band's official debut album On Avery Island that were reworked and re-recorded ("April 8th" and "A Baby for Pree / Glow into You"), and one song that was released as the B-side of the "Holland, 1945" single ("Engine"), an outtake from the In the Aeroplane Over the Sea sessions.[1]
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| Released | December 12, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2000s at various Elephant Six recording studios, except "My Dreamgirl Don't Exist", which was recorded anonymously live at Aquarius Records in 1996 | |||
| Genre | Folk punk, indie folk | |||
| Length | 23:46 | |||
| Label | Neutral Milk Hotel Records | |||
| Producer | Robert Schneider | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Oh Sister" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Ferris Wheel on Fire" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Home" | 2:04 |
| 4. | "April 8th" | 2:32 |
| 5. | "I Will Bury You in Time" | 2:12 |
| 6. | "Engine" | 2:55 |
| 7. | "A Baby for Pree / Glow into You" | 2:46 |
| 8. | "My Dream Girl Don't Exist" | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 23:46 | |
Personnel
- Jeff Mangum – guitar, vocals, album design, back cover collage
- Robert Schneider – melodica (track 3)
- Julian Koster – singing saw (track 6)
- Craig Morris – engineering
- Veronica Trow – production (exec.)
- Marke Ohe – album design, back cover collage