Strings (EP)
Strings is an EP recording by Kristin Hersh, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). It peaked at #60 on the Official UK Singles Chart.
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| Released | June 14, 1994 |
| Genre | Alternative Rock |
| Length | 30:39 |
| Label | 4AD/Sire Records |
| Producer | Lenny Kaye and Kristin Hersh |
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Track listing
All songs written by Kristin Hersh except where noted.
- "Beestung" - 3:09
- "A Loon" (strings version) - 4:25
- "Sundrops" (strings version) - 4:11
- "Me and My Charms" (strings version) - 4:31
- "Velvet Days" (strings version) - 3:44
- "The Key" - 3:36
- "Uncle June and Aunt Kiyoti" - 2:33 (Kristin Hersh and W.J. Hersh)
- "When the Levee Breaks" - 4:35 (Memphis Minnie, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham)
The original UK release (4AD BAD 4006 CD) featured only tracks 2, 3, 4 and 5. Tracks 6, 7 and 8 originally featured as extra tracks on the CD and 12 inch Your Ghost single (4AD BAD 4001).
Personnel
- Kristin Hersh - vocals and guitars
- Martin McCarrick - cello and string arrangements
- Jane Scarpantoni - cello
- Wilfred Gibson - violin
- Perry Montague-Mason - violin
- Gavin Wright - violin
- Billy McGee - double bass
Production
- Producer: Lenny Kaye and Kristin Hersh
- Engineer: Paul Q. Kolderie, Steve Rizzo, Phil Brown and John Fryer
- Mixing: Martin McCarrick, Bill O'Connell and John Fryer
- Design: Vaughan Oliver
The Key
'The Key' appeared on Secret Tracks 2, a cassette given away with Select.[2] "I had this instrumental to finish but I wasn't hearing any words," Hersh said in the accompanying notes. "Then I opened this Krazy Kat comic from the '30s and there were all these beautiful words. So I re-wrote the song, took it apart, put it back together – and then I opened up the book again and none of those words were there. Honest to God! It was like this song was just kicking me in the head: 'Goddammit, whaddya need?! Alright, we'll write it in a comic book for ya, dipshit!'"[3]