Description
Puppethead – Lizard Land | Alternative Rock CD Album
Product Information
- UPC: 4012109002928
- Product Type: Music CD, Album
- Genre: Rock Style: Alternative Rock
- Format: Compact Disc (CD)
- Label: Zuma Records – ZR 0029/2
- Country of Release: Germany
- Release Year: 1996
- Duration: Approximately 42 minutes 03 seconds
- Production: Produced by Puppethead
- Recording: Recorded on 8-track analogue in various bedrooms, Adelaide
- Mixing: Mixed at Agrofish Studios, Adelaide
- Engineering: Puppethead and Andrew Bayfield
- Mastering: Steve Fieldhouse at Disk Edits
- Guest Musician: Andy Spy – drums on “Court Jester”
Overview
"Lizard Land" is an evocative alternative rock album by Australian band Puppethead, released in 1996 on Germany’s Zuma Records. Created with a raw, intimate feel from recordings made in bedrooms across Adelaide on analogue 8-track, this album fuses gritty rock textures with poetic lyricism. Puppethead’s members Greg Vincent and Peter Long combine vocals, guitars, and multi-instrumental talents to deliver an immersive listening experience. Themes of introspection, conflict, and emotional complexity permeate the 11-track journey, making "Lizard Land" a distinctive piece in the alternative rock landscape of the 1990s.
Product Features
- Format & Dimensions: Compact Disc (CD), Digital Audio
- Total Tracks: 11
- Total Duration: Approximately 42 minutes and 3 seconds
- Genre & Style: Rock, Alternative Rock
- Label & Catalog Number: Zuma Records – ZR 0029/2
- Produced By: Puppethead
- Recorded: In various bedrooms, Adelaide, on 8-track analogue
- Mixed At: Agrofish Studios, Adelaide (Digital hard disk)
- Engineered By: Puppethead and Andrew Bayfield
- Mastered By: Steve Fieldhouse at Disk Edits
- Guest Musician: Andy Spy (drums on “Court Jester”)
- UPC Code: 4012109002928
- Release Year: 1996
- Country of Release: Germany
Interesting Facts
- Band Members: Puppethead is composed of Greg Vincent (vocals, harmony vocals, bass, 12-string guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar) and Peter Long (lead vocals on “Reduction” and “Ride,” harmony vocals, electric guitar, drums, percussion, mandolin, bass, and drum programming).
- Recording Approach: The album was uniquely recorded in bedrooms using analogue 8-track tape, lending a warm, authentic sound that contrasts with more polished studio albums.
- Lyrical Themes: The album explores themes of personal conflict, emotional struggle, and social observation, with poetic and reflective lyrics woven throughout.
- Songwriting Credits: All songs written by Puppethead except “Steel Voodoo,” written by Rodney (Baxter Stone) Tyler.
- Visual Elements: Photography was done by Peter Long, and the cover design was created by Miss Amy M, complementing the album’s artistic vision.
- Release Context: Released by German label Zuma Records, "Lizard Land" gained attention in the alternative rock circles for its DIY production ethos and heartfelt songwriting.
Track Listing
- Cradle – 3:10
- Between The Shadows – 3:37
- Reduction – 4:12
- Chime – 4:04
- Steel Voodoo – 3:06
- Court Jester – 3:35
- Eclipse – 2:49
- Faces In The Dark – 3:07
- Ride – 4:24
- Out Of This World – 4:03
- Cellar – 4:56
Publishers
Published by Zuma Records, Jägerweg 18, 82110 Germering, Germany © 1996 Puppethead All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performance, and broadcasting prohibited.
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