Guided By Voices – Vampire On Titus

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Label:	Scat Records (2) – Scat31
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country:	US
Released:	1994
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Lo-Fi, Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1		"Wished I Was A Giant" Written-By – R. Pollard*
A2		#2 In The Model Home Series Written-By – R. Pollard, Sprout
A3		Expecting Brainchild Written-By – J. Pollard, R. Pollard
A4		Superior Sector Janitor X Written-By – J. Pollard, R. Pollard, Sprout*
A5		Donkey School Written-By – Sprout*
A6		Dusted Written-By – R. Pollard*
A7		Marchers In Orange Written-By – J. Pollard, R. Pollard
A8		Sot Written-By – R. Pollard, Sprout
A9		World Of Fun Written-By – R. Pollard*
B1		Jar Of Cardinals Written-By – R. Pollard*
B2		Unstable Journey Written-By – R. Pollard*
B3		E-5 Written-By – J. Pollard, R. Pollard, Sprout*
B4		Cool Off Kid Kilowatt Written-By – J. Pollard, R. Pollard, Sprout*
B5		Gleemer (The Deeds Of Fertile Jim) Written-By – Sprout*
B6		Wondering Boy Poet Written-By – R. Pollard, Sprout
B7		What About It? Written-By – R. Pollard*
B8		Perhaps Now The Vultures Written-By – R. Pollard*
B9		Non-Absorbing Written-By – R. Pollard*

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Scat Records (2)
Copyright © – Needmore Songs
Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L-43376

Credits

Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Tobin Sprout
Guitar, Noises [Amp Noise] – Jim Pollard
Photography By – Bruce*
Vocals, Guitar, Drums – Robert Pollard

Notes

There are 2 different sleeves for the 1st press scat 31.
The first variant is a textured sleeve and the second variant is a smooth sleeve.
Recorded at Steve's 8-Track & Tobe's 4-Track.
Title - Jim Shepard
Includes a lyric sheet insert.
Identical to Guided By Voices - Vampire On Titus except this one includes L-43376 (mastering number) in the runout

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A): SCAT-31-A L-43376
Matrix / Runout (Side B): SCAT-31-B L-43376-X

Other Versions (5 of 15)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Vampire On Titus (Cassette, Advance, Album, Promo)	Scat Records (2)	SCAT 31	US	1993
New Submission	Vampire On Titus (LP, Album)	Scat Records (2)	Scat31	US	1993
Recently Edited	Vampire On Titus (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue)	Matador	OLE 083-1	US	1994
Recently Edited	Vampire On Titus (CD, Album)	Scat Records (2)	scat50	US	1996
Recently Edited	Vampire On Titus (LP, Album, Reissue, Yellow/Brown Swirl)	Scat Records (2)	Scat50	US	1996

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Reviews

heyheylogan Feb 28, 2023
Does the spine of anybody else's just read "Guided By Voices - Vampire" or has mine just faded? Hahah
cliffhays37 Aug 5, 2021
Hands down my favorite GBV release, Vampire On Titus is awash in raw emotion, charming strangeness, epic rockers, and overall feels like a magical lo-fi dream. I can't help but think that if more "popular" artists would release some of these songs that they would absolutely dominate the airwaves (i.e. Expecting Brainchild, Sot, Unstable Journey, Perhaps Now The Vultures). Admittedly this is probably one of the lowest fidelity recordings you will hear anywhere, but it is not the fidelity that makes this album great - even though after repeated listens it becomes an indispensable part of the experience - it is the amazing songwriting and performance. This album is Pollard (w/the occasional Sprout) just doing what he/they want(s) with little or no concern about who will hear it or care, and the result is unmatched.

I would not recommend this album for GBV newbies (use Mag Earwhig! for that); but for anyone who likes Pollard's songwriting, Vampire On Titus is a must-have.
martinobeat Apr 13, 2021
I have a Scat31 version I found that was a cutout, with some other weird things:
- The cover looks kind of bootleggy, slightly pixelated, looks like a not-terrific scan of the original
- Runout groove has SCAT-31-A and SCAT-31-B on it, but none of the L-43376 or L-43376-X

Is this an entirely other Scat 31 version to submit? Or is this actually a weird bootleg?
n33ths Jul 25, 2020
My copy has an off-centre hole - really impacts the sound, so unplayable - anyone else have this problem?