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| Label      = [[Warner Bros. Records]]
| Label      = [[Warner Bros. Records]]
| Producer    = [[Peter Buck]]
| Producer    = [[Peter Buck]]
| Last album  = ''[[60 Watt Silver Lining]]''<br />(1996)
| Last album  = ''[[Lover's Leap USA]]''<br />(1997)
| This album  = '''''West'''''<br />(1997)
| This album  = '''''West'''''<br />(1997)
| Next album  = ''[[Caught In A Trap And I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby]]''<br />(1998)
| Next album  = ''[[Caught In A Trap And I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby]]''<br />(1998)
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[[File:ME-WestPromo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''West'' promotional CD]]
[[File:ME-WestPromo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''West'' promotional CD]]
'''''West''''' is the fourth solo album by [[Mark Eitzel]], released by [[Warner Bros. Records]] in 1997. It includes songs co-written and produced by R.E.M. guitarist [[Peter Buck]] from October 15 to October 17, 1996.
'''''West''''' is the fourth solo album by [[Mark Eitzel]], released by [[Warner Bros. Records]] in 1997. It includes songs co-written and produced by R.E.M. guitarist [[Peter Buck]] from October 15 to October 17, 1996.
In 2009 Buck told ''Pitchfork Magazine'' that he and Eitzel have a new record halfway finished.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/35333-peter-buck-talks-new-rem-album/ | work=Pitchfork | date=May 14, 2009 | author=Tom Breihan | title=Peter Buck Talks New R.E.M. Album | accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#"[[Fresh Screwdriver]]"&nbsp;– 3:59
#"[[Fresh Screwdriver]]"&nbsp;– 3:59
#"[[Live Or Die]]" (Eitzel)&nbsp;– 5:14
#"[[Live Or Die]]" (Eitzel)&nbsp;– 5:14
==Video==
[[Mark Eitzel]] & [[Peter Buck]] interview and acoustic performance ("[[In Your Life]]") on The Spud Goodman Show in 1997.
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07KfvHUFy6w</embedvideo>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*[[Mike McCready]]&nbsp;– guitar on "[[Fresh Screwdriver]]"
*[[Mike McCready]]&nbsp;– guitar on "[[Fresh Screwdriver]]"
*[[Skerik]]&nbsp;– vibes, organ, baritone saxophone
*[[Skerik]]&nbsp;– vibes, organ, baritone saxophone
* Recorded and mixed by [[Ed Brooks]] in Seattle at [[Ironwood]].
* Artwork: [[Minette Lew]] (cover photo), [[Bobby Neel Adams]] (back cover photo), [[Curt Doughty]] (band photos), [[Mark Eitzel]] (inside back photo)


==References==
==References==
*[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r276227|pure_url=yes}} All Music]
*[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r276227|pure_url=yes}} All Music]
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[[Category:Mark Eitzel albums]]
[[Category:Mark Eitzel albums]]
[[Category:Promotional & limited]]

Latest revision as of 22:03, 1 June 2018

West is the fourth solo album by Mark Eitzel, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1997. It includes songs co-written and produced by R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck from October 15 to October 17, 1996.

West
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Studio album by Mark Eitzel
Released May 6, 1997
Recorded December 10–16, 1996 at Ironwood, Seattle, WA, United States
Length 53:33
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer Peter Buck
Mark Eitzel chronology

Lover's Leap USA
(1997)
West
(1997)
Caught In A Trap And I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much, Baby
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars link
Pitchfork Media9.6/10 link
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars 1997
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West promotional CD

In 2009 Buck told Pitchfork Magazine that he and Eitzel have a new record halfway finished.[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Buck and Eitzel, except where noted:

  1. "If You Have To Ask" – 4:20
  2. "Free Of Harm" – 3:21
  3. "Helium" – 5:25
  4. "Stunned & Frozen" – 5:10
  5. "Then It Really Happens" – 4:28
  6. "In Your Life" – 4:04
  7. "Lower Eastside Tourist" – 3:49
  8. "Three Inches Of Wall" – 4:48
  9. "Move Myself Ahead" – 3:35
  10. "Old Photographs" – 5:22
  11. "Fresh Screwdriver" – 3:59
  12. "Live Or Die" (Eitzel) – 5:14

Video

Mark Eitzel & Peter Buck interview and acoustic performance ("In Your Life") on The Spud Goodman Show in 1997.

Personnel

References

  1. Tom Breihan (May 14, 2009). "Peter Buck Talks New R.E.M. Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 16, 2017.