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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = P
| name = P
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[P (band)|P]]
| artist = [[P (band)|P]]
| Cover = P(albumcover).jpg
| cover = P(albumcover).jpg
| Released = November 21, 1995
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| Recorded =
| released = November 21, 1995
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 57:08
| venue =
| Language =
| studio =
| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| length = 57:08
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| Producer = [[Andrew Weiss (guitarist)|Andrew Weiss]]
| Misc = {{Singles
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| producer = [[Andrew Weiss (musician)|Andrew Weiss]]
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| Single 1 = Michael Stipe
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'''''P''''' is the debut and only album by American [[alternative rock]] band [[P (band)|P]], featuring Bill Carter, [[Johnny Depp]], [[Gibby Haynes]] and Sal Jenco.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, p. 248</ref> It was released on November 21, 1995, through [[Capitol Records]] and was reissued on May 8, 2007, under the Caroline Records label.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stereogum.com/1053871/johnny-depps-8-most-notable-rock-collaborations/franchises/listomania/ | title=Johnny Depp's 8 Most Notable Rock Collaborations | publisher=[[Stereogum]] | date=Jun 4, 2012 | accessdate=April 9, 2014 | author=Nelson, Michael}}</ref> Produced by bassist [[Andrew Weiss (musician)|Andrew Weiss]], the album also featured contributions from [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] bassist [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], [[Sex Pistols]] guitarist [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]], and pianist and [[Music of Los Angeles|Los Angeles scene]] fixture [[Chuck E. Weiss]].<ref name="bio"/>


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The album features a diverse "array of [[alternative rock]], touching on [[funk metal]], [[R.E.M.]]-style [[folk rock|folk-rock]], and [[grunge]]."<ref name="allmusic-review"/> The album also features cover versions of [[Daniel Johnston]]'s "I Save Cigarette Butts"<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o7ocj0Qn2IsC&q=%22johnny+depp%22+p+%22daniel+johnston%22&pg=PA70 | title=Hi, how are You?: The Life, Art & Music of Daniel Johnston | publisher=Last Gasp | author=Yazdani, Tarssa and Don Goede | year=2006 | pages=72 | isbn=086719667X}}</ref> and [[ABBA]]'s "[[Dancing Queen]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686498/johnny-depp-music-mtv-movie-awards.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606012019/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686498/johnny-depp-music-mtv-movie-awards.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 6, 2012 | title=Johnny Depp's Movie Awards Jam Session And His Rock And Roll Life | publisher=[[MTV]] | date=June 4, 2012 | accessdate=April 9, 2014 | author=Montgomery, James}}</ref> The track "Michael Stipe", named after the R.E.M. [[Michael Stipe|frontman]], was released as a single in 1995 and received airplay on [[Modern rock|alternative radio]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p-mn0000898681/biography | title=P – biography | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | date=|author=Deming, Mark | accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref>
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'''''P''''' is the debut album by American [[alternative rock]] band [[P (band)|P]], featuring Bill Carter, [[Johnny Depp]], [[Gibby Haynes]] and Sal Jenco.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, p. 248</ref> It was released on November 21, 1995 through [[Capitol Records]] and was reissued on May 8, 2007, under the Caroline Records label.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stereogum.com/1053871/johnny-depps-8-most-notable-rock-collaborations/franchises/listomania/ | title=Johnny Depp’s 8 Most Notable Rock Collaborations | publisher=[[Stereogum]] | date=Jun 4, 2012 | accessdate=April 9, 2014 | author=Nelson, Michael}}</ref> Produced by bassist [[Andrew Weiss (guitarist)|Andrew Weiss]], the album also featured contributions from [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] bassist [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], [[Sex Pistols]] guitarist [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]], and pianist and [[Music of Los Angeles|Los Angeles scene]] fixture [[Chuck E. Weiss]].<ref name="bio"/>

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The album features a diverse "array of [[alternative rock]], touching on [[funk metal]], [[R.E.M.]]-style [[folk rock|folk-rock]], and [[grunge]]."<ref name="allmusic-review"/> The album also features cover versions of [[Daniel Johnston]]'s "I Save Cigarette Butts"<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o7ocj0Qn2IsC&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=%22johnny+depp%22+p+%22daniel+johnston%22&source=bl&ots=YuofnZGcI0&sig=3VIZhW_PUbX7uxdbeNytvKNy5CY&hl=tr&sa=X&ei=CTBFU6frLq6p7AbxhoH4Ag&ved=0CF8Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22johnny%20depp%22%20p%20%22daniel%20johnston%22&f=false | title=Hi, how are You?: The Life, Art & Music of Daniel Johnston | publisher=Last Gasp | author=Yazdani, Tarssa and Don Goede | year=2006 | pages=72 | isbn=086719667X}}</ref> and [[ABBA]]'s "[[Dancing Queen]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686498/johnny-depp-music-mtv-movie-awards.jhtml | title=Johnny Depp's Movie Awards Jam Session And His Rock And Roll Life | publisher=[[MTV]] | date=June 4, 2012 | accessdate=April 9, 2014 | author=Montgomery, James}}</ref> The track "[[Michael Stipe]]" was released as a single in 1995 and received airplay on [[Modern rock|alternative radio]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p-mn0000898681/biography | title=P - biography | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | date=Deming, Mark | accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic-review">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/p-mw0000175487 | title=P Review | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | accessdate=April 9, 2014 | author=[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine|Erlewine, Stephen Thomas]]}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic-review">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/p-mw0000175487 | title=P Review | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | accessdate=April 9, 2014 | author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas | author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine }}</ref>
| rev2= [[Los Angeles Times]]
| rev2= [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2score={{rating|3|4}}<ref name=lat>{{cite web | url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-12-02/entertainment/ca-9431_1_album-reviews | title=P Review | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=2 December 1995 | accessdate=19 July 2016 | author=Masuo, Sandy}}</ref>
| rev2score= {{rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=p | title=Consumer Guide: P | accessdate=19 July 2016 | author=Christgau, Robert}}</ref>
| rev3= [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev3= ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev3score= {{rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=p | title=Consumer Guide: P | accessdate=19 July 2016 | author=Christgau, Robert}}</ref>
| rev3score={{rating|3|4}}<ref name=lat>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-02-ca-9431-story.html | title=P Review | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=2 December 1995 | access-date=19 July 2016 | author=Masuo, Sandy}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|1|5}}<ref name="quantick">{{cite journal|last=Quantick|first=David|date=March 1996|title=P: ''P''|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|pages=101}}</ref>
}}
}}
[[AllMusic]] senior editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] notes the band's [[Eclecticism in music|eclectic]] musical style. He stated: "While they are musically proficient, some of their songs aren't quite up to par. Nevertheless, their debut album is a surprisingly enjoyable effort."<ref name="allmusic-review"/> Nevertheless, ''CD Review'' magazine panned the album, stating: "Though the group aims to be something other than a [[Generation X|Gen X]] conversation piece, much of this debut is pointless dross."<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ly49AQAAIAAJ&q=P%27s+chief+guitarist+is+a+certain+Mr.+Johnny+Depp&dq=P%27s+chief+guitarist+is+a+certain+Mr.+Johnny+Depp&hl=tr&sa=X&ei=1i1FU6-hNNDT7AbM2YGYBA&ved=0CC4Q6wEwAA | title=P - P album review | journal=CD Review | year=1995 | volume=12 | issue=1-9}}</ref> Sandy Masuo of the [[Los Angeles Times]] gave the album three out of four stars, describing it as "a surreal blend of rough-hewn rock, Gothic Western twang and psychedelic dub."<ref name=lat/>
''[[CD Review]]'' panned the album, stating, "Though the group aims to be something other than a [[Generation X|Gen X]] conversation piece, much of this debut is pointless dross."<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ly49AQAAIAAJ&q=P%27s+chief+guitarist+is+a+certain+Mr.+Johnny+Depp | title=P – P album review | magazine=CD Review | year=1995 | volume=12 | issue=1–9}}</ref> In ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'', David Quantick awarded the album one out of five stars. He wrote, "Records made by actors are dreadful (there are no exceptions)... The result makes the phrase 'self-indulgence' seem puny and not up to the job."<ref name="quantick"/> Sandy Masuo of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave the album three out of four stars, describing it as "a surreal blend of rough-hewn rock, Gothic Western twang and psychedelic dub."<ref name=lat/>

In a retrospective review, [[AllMusic]] senior editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] noted the band's [[Eclecticism in music|eclectic]] musical style. He stated: "While they are musically proficient, some of their songs aren't quite up to par. Nevertheless, their debut album is a surprisingly enjoyable effort."<ref name="allmusic-review"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
|all_writing = P, unless otherwise noted
|all_writing = P, unless otherwise noted
|writing_credits = yes
|total_length = 57:08
|total_length = 57:08
|title1 = I Save Cigarette Butts
|title1 = I Save Cigarette Butts
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;P
;P
* Bill Carter - [[guitar]], [[bass guitar|bass]]
* Bill Carter – guitar, bass
* [[Johnny Depp]] - [[guitar]], [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[Johnny Depp]] – guitar, bass
* [[Gibby Haynes]] - [[vocals]], artwork
* [[Gibby Haynes]] – vocals, artwork
* Sal Jenco - [[percussion]]
* Sal Jenco – drums, percussion


;Additional musicians
;Additional musicians
* Ruth Ellsworth-Carter - [[keyboards]]
* Ruth Ellsworth-Carter – keyboards
* [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] - bass
* [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] – bass
* [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] - guitar
* [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] – guitar
* [[Chuck E. Weiss]] - [[washboard (musical instrument)|washboard]]
* [[Chuck E. Weiss]] – [[washboard (musical instrument)|washboard]]


;Technical personnel
;Technical personnel
* [[Andrew Weiss (guitarist)|Andrew Weiss]] - production, bass, mellotron, [[Moog synthesizer|Moog]], guitar
* [[Andrew Weiss (musician)|Andrew Weiss]] – production, bass, mellotron, [[Moog synthesizer|Moog]], guitar
* [[Tim Devine]] - [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]]
* [[Tim Devine]] – [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]]
* Tommy Steele - art direction
* Tommy Steele – art direction
* Wendy Dougan - art direction, design
* Wendy Dougan – art direction, design
* Christina Bookman - artwork (print production)
* Christina Bookman – artwork (print production)
* Richard Huredia - additional engineering
* Richard Huredia – additional engineering
* Tom Bunch - management


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Discogs release|4923413|type=album}}
* {{Discogs release|4923413|type=album}}

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[[Category:1995 debut albums]]
[[Category:1995 debut albums]]

Latest revision as of 09:16, 15 August 2024

P
Studio album by
P
ReleasedNovember 21, 1995
GenreAlternative rock
Length57:08
LabelCapitol
ProducerAndrew Weiss
Singles from P
  1. "Michael Stipe"
    Released: 1995

P is the debut and only album by American alternative rock band P, featuring Bill Carter, Johnny Depp, Gibby Haynes and Sal Jenco.[1] It was released on November 21, 1995, through Capitol Records and was reissued on May 8, 2007, under the Caroline Records label.[2] Produced by bassist Andrew Weiss, the album also featured contributions from Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, and pianist and Los Angeles scene fixture Chuck E. Weiss.[3]

The album features a diverse "array of alternative rock, touching on funk metal, R.E.M.-style folk-rock, and grunge."[4] The album also features cover versions of Daniel Johnston's "I Save Cigarette Butts"[5] and ABBA's "Dancing Queen".[6] The track "Michael Stipe", named after the R.E.M. frontman, was released as a single in 1995 and received airplay on alternative radio.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
Q[9]

CD Review panned the album, stating, "Though the group aims to be something other than a Gen X conversation piece, much of this debut is pointless dross."[10] In Q, David Quantick awarded the album one out of five stars. He wrote, "Records made by actors are dreadful (there are no exceptions)... The result makes the phrase 'self-indulgence' seem puny and not up to the job."[9] Sandy Masuo of the Los Angeles Times gave the album three out of four stars, describing it as "a surreal blend of rough-hewn rock, Gothic Western twang and psychedelic dub."[8]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted the band's eclectic musical style. He stated: "While they are musically proficient, some of their songs aren't quite up to par. Nevertheless, their debut album is a surprisingly enjoyable effort."[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by P, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Save Cigarette Butts" (Daniel Johnston cover)Daniel Johnston3:43
2."Zing Splash" 3:16
3."Michael Stipe" 4:25
4."Oklahoma" 3:38
5."Dancing Queen" (ABBA cover)Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson3:47
6."Jon Glenn (Mega Mix)" 9:00
7."Mr. Officer" 3:43
8."White Man Sings the Blues" 6:40
9."Die Anne" 4:43
10."Scrapings from Ring" 7:51
11."The Deal" 6:05
Total length:57:08

Personnel

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P
  • Bill Carter – guitar, bass
  • Johnny Depp – guitar, bass
  • Gibby Haynes – vocals, artwork
  • Sal Jenco – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
  • Andrew Weiss – production, bass, mellotron, Moog, guitar
  • Tim Devine – A&R
  • Tommy Steele – art direction
  • Wendy Dougan – art direction, design
  • Christina Bookman – artwork (print production)
  • Richard Huredia – additional engineering

References

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 248
  2. ^ Nelson, Michael (Jun 4, 2012). "Johnny Depp's 8 Most Notable Rock Collaborations". Stereogum. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "P – biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "P Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  5. ^ Yazdani, Tarssa and Don Goede (2006). Hi, how are You?: The Life, Art & Music of Daniel Johnston. Last Gasp. p. 72. ISBN 086719667X.
  6. ^ Montgomery, James (June 4, 2012). "Johnny Depp's Movie Awards Jam Session And His Rock And Roll Life". MTV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: P". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  8. ^ a b Masuo, Sandy (2 December 1995). "P Review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b Quantick, David (March 1996). "P: P". Q: 101.
  10. ^ "P – P album review". CD Review. Vol. 12, no. 1–9. 1995.
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