{"product_id":"elliot-smith-roman-candle","title":"Elliot Smith-Roman Candle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Elliott Smith - Roman Candle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1994, Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk and Lo-Fi, Portland, Oregon 8\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e N\/A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e VG+ (LM) | Members: Elliott S (69' - 03')\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBasement Recording:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Smith recorded Roman Candle largely by himself on a four-track cassette machine in the basement of girlfriend and manager JJ Gonson’s Portland house, using a cheap microphone placed close enough to capture both his voice and fingers on the guitar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccidental Album:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Smith originally thought of the recordings as demos and hoped a label might choose a song for a 7-inch single. Cavity Search Records heard the cassette and instead released the recordings essentially unchanged as his debut album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly Song Lore:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Condor Ave” dated back to Smith’s teenage songwriting years, showing that material from his obscure pre-Heatmiser home-recording days was still resurfacing when he began his solo career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48304129999035,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/287379150227.jpg?v=1787962470","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/elliot-smith-roman-candle","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}