One Foot in the Grave

Personnel: Beck (vocals, guitar, bass, drums); Calvin Johnson, Sam Jayne (vocals); Chris Ballew (guitar, bass); James Bertram (bass); Scott Plouf (drums); Mario Prietto (bongos).
Recorded at Dub Narcotic, Olympia, Washington in October 1993 and January 1994.
Personnel: Beck (vocals, guitar, drums); Sam Jayne, Calvin Johnson (vocals); Chris Ballew (guitar); Scott Plouf (drums); Mario Prietto (bongos).
Recording information: Dub Narcotic (10/1993-01/1994).
Just prior to MELLOW GOLD, Beck and future Built To Spill/then-Spinanes drummer Scott Plouf recorded this collection of low-key slacker-blues cuts that immediately became a cult sensation. The two-disc reissue precisely doubles the available material, most notably including a long-out-print K Records seven-inch, which features a particularly noteworthy original take on SEA CHANGE's moving "It's All In Your Mind." Elsewhere, it's mostly alternate takes of tracks from the ONE FOOT sessions, although they receive a boost in value from having never been released. Perhaps most importantly, the existing ONE FOOT benefits enormously from an overhaul of its humble 8-track beginnings.