Music from The Adventures of Pete & Pete

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| name = Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete

| type = Album

| artist = Polaris

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| released = April 6, 1999

| recorded = 1992–1995

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| length = 49:33

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| producer = Drew Maddy Waters
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Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete is a studio album by the band Polaris, a one-off project involving members of the late 1980s and early 1990s band Miracle Legion, released on April 6, 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/music-from-the-adventures-of-pete-pete-mw0000666951|title=Polaris – Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete: Review |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2016-07-23}} It features twelve songs composed by the band between 1992 and 1995 for the Nickelodeon television series, The Adventures of Pete & Pete. The album remains the only full-length release by Polaris.

The album was reissued on April 19, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://thebandpolaris.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-the-adventures-of-pete-pete|title=Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete {{pipe}} Polaris|publisher=thebandpolaris.bandcamp.com|access-date=2016-07-23}} A deluxe edition was released in September 2020 via Mezzotint Records on vinyl and CD, containing unreleased demos, a lyric sheet and other additional material.{{Cite web|last=Pearis|first=Bill|date=September 2, 2020|title=Polaris detail deluxe 'Adventures of Pete & Pete' vinyl reissue, share new Mr Tastee video|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/polaris-detail-deluxe-adventures-of-pete-pete-vinyl-reissue-share-new-mr-tastee-video/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=Brooklyn Vegan}}

The final track on the album contains a hidden section that begins at 5:29. This hidden track is composed of a number of sound clips concerning the Apollo 11 mission.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mark Mulcahy.

  1. "Hey Sandy" – 2:36
  2. "She Is Staggering" – 3:08
  3. "Waiting for October" – 3:52
  4. "Saturnine" – 3:13
  5. "Everywhere" – 3:37
  6. "Ivy Boy" – 3:51
  7. "Summerbaby" – 3:24
  8. "Coronado II" – 4:19
  9. "Ashamed of the Story I Told" – 4:29
  10. "As Usual" – 5:22
  11. "Recently" – 2:40
  12. "The Monster's Loose" – 9:01

The 2020 "21st Century Edition" contains:

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Side A:

  1. Hey Sandy
  2. She is Staggering
  3. Waiting For October
  4. As Usual
  5. Everywhere
  6. Ivy Boy

Side B:

  1. Summerbaby
  2. Coronado II
  3. Ashamed Of The Story I Told
  4. Saturnine
  5. Recently
  6. The Monster's Loose

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CD Tracklist:

  1. The Monsters Loose
  2. CORONADO II
  3. Holy Holly
  4. Waiting for October
  5. 21st Century Space Walk
  6. Hey Sandy
  7. As Usual
  8. Ashamed of the Story I told
  9. Recently
  10. Waiting for October electric guitar
  11. Saturnine instrumental
  12. As Usual w/drums
  13. Waiting for October acoustic instrumental
  14. Coronado II instrumental
  15. Look at the Rocket Go!

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Personnel

=Polaris=

  • Muggy – vocals and guitar
  • Jersey – bass
  • Harris Polaris – drums

=Additional performers=

  • Tom Chase – organ and piano
  • Buel Thomas – trumpet
  • Dennis Kelly – pedal steel guitar
  • Joyce Raskin – vocals on "Ashamed of the Story I Told"

References