
Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (2LP, 45 tours)
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Scott Weiland – lead vocals, percussion on "Press Play"
Dean DeLeo – guitar, bass on "Press Play" and "Big Bang Baby"
Robert DeLeo – bass, guitar on "Press Play", "And So I Know" and "Daisy"; vibraphone and electric harpsichord on "And So I Know"; percussion on "And So I Know"
Eric Kretz – drums, percussion on "Pop's Love Suicide", "Lady Picture Show", "And So I Know", and "Art School Girl"
Brendan O'Brien – piano on "Press Play" and "Big Bang Baby"; percussion on "Pop's Love Suicide", "Lady Picture Show", "Art School Girl" and "Seven Caged Tigers"; organ and clavinet on "Art School Girl"
Dave Ferguson – trumpet on "Adhesive"
All lyrics are written by Scott Weiland
Music by Stone Temple Pilots (A1), Dean DeLeo (A2, D1, D3), Scott Weiland (A3, C2), Robert DeLeo (B1-3, C2-3, D2), Eric Kretz (C1)
2LPs, Gatefold jacket
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Fidelity Record Pressings
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded October 1995 – January 1996 at Westerly Ranch Studio, Santa Ynez, California
Recorded by Nick Didia
Engineered by Chris Goss, Tracy Chisholm
Mixed by Brendan O'Brien at Southern Tracks Studio & Bad Animals Studio
Produced by Brendan O'Brien
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA
Originally released in March 1996
Reissued in 2025
Tracks:
Side A:
- Press Play
- Pop's Love Suicide
- Tumble In The Rough
Side B:
- Big Bang Baby
- Lady Picture Show
- And So I Know
Side C:
- Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
- Art School Girl
- Adhesive
Side D:
- Ride The Cliché
- Daisy
- Seven Caged Tigers
Reviews:
« Purple established that Stone Temple Pilots were not one-album wonders but Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop illustrates that the band aren't content with resting on their laurels. Without abandoning their trademark hard rock, STP have added a new array of sounds that lend depth to their immediately accessible hooks. Dean DeLeo layers his guitar tracks to create distinctive, multi-textured sounds that make his riffs more powerful. Though there are hints of grunge scattered throughout the album, what makes Tiny Music impressive is how the band brings in elements of psychedelia, trancy shoegaze, jangle pop, and other forms of melodic alternative guitar pop. By accentuating their pop tendencies in both their riffs and melodies, they are able to slip in a number of creative arrangements which manage to expand their musical repertoire significantly. Although the lyrics are nearly as ambitious as the music, they simply don't have the same weight. But with a band like Stone Temple Pilots, the music is what matters and Tiny Music showcases the band at their most tuneful and creative. » AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.43 / 5