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Buck Naked

Buck Naked
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Demo album by Barenaked Ladies
Released 1988-1989
Recorded 1988-1989
Genre Indie rock, folk rock, lo-fi
Length various
Label John King Artist Consultants
Alternative cover
First edition of the Buck Naked tape.
First edition of the Buck Naked tape.
Barenaked Lunch
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EP by Barenaked Ladies
Released 1990
Recorded 1990
Genre Indie rock, folk rock, lo-fi
Length 14:17
Label Page Publications
Producer Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Recess
EP by Barenaked Ladies
Released Unreleased
Recorded Early 1990
Genre Indie rock, folk rock, lo-fi
Length 28:35
Label Page Publications
Producer Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
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EP by Barenaked Ladies
Released 1991
Recorded 1991
Genre College rock, indie rock
Length 16:59
Label Page Publications
Producer Barenaked Ladies
Alternative cover
UK re-release of The Yellow Tape.
UK re-release of The Yellow Tape.
Variety Recordings: Barenaked Ladies
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EP by Barenaked Ladies
Released 1991
Recorded August 1991
Genre College rock, indie rock
Length 25:31
Label Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer Barenaked Ladies

The Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies released five demo tapes before being signed to Reprise Records.

Buck Naked is the Barenaked Ladies' first indie tape release, and featured only Ed Robertson and Steven Page. The first known tape was released in 1988 (though most were released in 1989).

There are four editions of this tape, each with different track listings. The earliest version, dating from "Fall 1988", features five songs different from future editions, as well as a cover that is different from later versions: it is green with the faces of Page and Robertson pasted onto photos of Terence Trent D'Arby. This edition of the tape is very rare, with fewer than 100 copies of it existing. The second, third and fourth editions feature a white cover with a black-and-white photo of Page and Robertson. Each of these editions have essentially the same track listing, but with a few more songs added every edition. There were more copies of these editions made, with 150-600 copies made. It was recorded on a four-track recorder. The tapes were sold by the band off the stage.

The different editions feature songs which the band would eventually re-record for later releases. "Be My Yoko Ono" and "If I Had $1000000" would appear on The Yellow Tape and their first album Gordon (both eventually becoming hits). Also recorded for Gordon (as the so-called "naked track") was "The King Of Bedside Manor". "The Great Provider" would be recorded again for the second album, Maybe You Should Drive, and the Bucknaked recording would appear on the "Jane" CD single in 1994. "Night Photographs" would be recorded for The Pink Tape and that recording, with the pitch corrected, would appear on The Ladies Room, Vol. 1 fan club CD single in 1997. "Trouble With Tracy" was performed live, with a live recording appearing as the B-side to the "Brian Wilson" single in 1993. "Road Runner" would be performed live as well, with a live version appearing on The Ladies Room, Vol. 7 fan club CD single in 2003.


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