The Tape of Only Linda

The Tape of Only Linda is the second full-length album by The Loud Family, led by guitarist and singer/songwriter Scott Miller. The title of the album is a reference to the notorious tape recording of a live performance of "Hey Jude" by Paul McCartney in which an engineer had isolated Linda McCartney's vocals.

The Tape of Only Linda
Studio album by The Loud Family
Released	October 25, 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Rock, power pop
Length	46:19
Label	Alias Records
Producer	Mitch Easter
The Loud Family chronology
Slouching Towards Liverpool (1993) The Tape of Only Linda (1994) Interbabe Concern (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Soul Drain" (Miller/Smith/Wieneke)– 4:12
2. "My Superior" (Smith/Miller)– 4:49
3. "Marcia and Etrusca" (Miller/Becker/Smith/Wieneke/Poor)– 7:14
4. "Hyde Street Virgins" (Miller)– 4:02
5. "Baby Hard-To-Be-Around" (Miller/Becker/Smith/Wieneke/Poor)– 3:32
6. "It Just Wouldn't Be Christmas" (Miller/Smith/Wieneke/Poor/Becker)– 4:38
7. "Better Nature" (Wieneke)– 3:25
8. "Still Its Own Reward" (Miller)– 4:12
9. "For Beginners Only" (Smith)– 2:41
10. "Ballet Hetero" (Miller/Poor/Smith)– 7:27

Personnel

• Jozef Becker - drums, percussion, drum programming
• Scott Miller - lead vocal (le mis), guitar, serioushouse guitar, classical guitar
• R. Dunbar Poor - bass guitar and backing vocals
• Zachary Smith - lead guitar, funhouse guitar, electromagnetic 12-string guitar, limited-market-appeal pedal effect guitar, controversial sounds
• Paul Wieneke - keyboards, not-all-that-sleighbell-like-sound, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Better Nature" and "For Beginners Only"

with:

• "Waxy" Bill Dupp - harmonica
• Mitch Easter - real time frequency analysis
• Kid Shaline - backing vocals
• Ken Stringfellow - funny-Seattle-tuning-guitar, great and powerful ahs, duet vocal on "Still Its Own Reward"

References

1. Deming, Mark. The Tape of Only Linda at AllMusic