Electro Glide in Blue explained

Electro Glide in Blue
Type:	Album
Artist:	Apollo 440
Cover:	Electroglideinblue.jpg
Released:	3 March 1997
Studio:	Apollo Control, Camden, London
Length:	71:55
Producer:	Apollo 440
Prev Title:	Millennium Fever
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Gettin' High on Your Own Supply
Next Year:	1999

Electro Glide in Blue is the second studio album by English electronic music group Apollo 440. It was first released on 3 March 1997 in the United Kingdom by Stealth Sonic Recordings and Epic Records and on 9 September 1997 in the United States by 550 Music. The album features Charles Bukowski, Billy Mackenzie, and a tribute to Gene Krupa; all three of whom had died by the time of the album's release. Its title is a reference to the 1973 film Electra Glide in Blue.

In popular culture

"Stealth Mass in F#m" was played several times on BBC Radio 1 on 31 August 1997, when their regular schedule was suspended due to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

The title track was featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 film Homegrown,^[1] and in episode 1 of Blue Jam.

Track listing

1. "Stealth Overture" – 1:00 (Trevor Gray, Elizabeth Gray, Noko)
2. "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" – 4:30 (Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Noko)
3. "Altamont Super-Highway Revisited" – 6:33 (Noko)
4. "Electro Glide in Blue" – 8:36 (Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ewan MacFarlane)
5. "Vanishing Point" – 7:27 (Noko)
6. "Tears of the Gods" – 6:18
   Dialogue: Charles Bukowski (Noko, Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Dr. John Creaux)
7. "Carrera Rapida" (Theme from "Rapid Racer") – 6:48 (Noko, Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley)
8. "Krupa" – 6:15 (Noko, Trevor Gray, Howard Gray)
9. "White Man's Throat" – 4:54 (Noko, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley)
10. "Pain in Any Language" – 8:40
    Vocals: Billy Mackenzie (Noko, Billy MacKenzie)
11. "Stealth Mass in F#m" – 6:35 (Trevor Gray, E.Gray)
12. "Raw Power" - 3:50 Not available on some releases. (Noko, Trevor Gray, Howard Gray, Ian Hoxley)

Release history

Region	Release date	Label	Format	Catalogue	Notes
UK	3 March 1997	Stealth Sonic Recordings	CD	SSX2440CD	Does not include "Raw Power"
				SSX2440LP
				SSX2440C
	30 June 1997	Stealth Sonic Recordings/Epic	CD	SSX2440CDR
			MC	SSX2440CR
				SSX2440MDR
USA	9 September 1997	550 Music	CD	BK 68513

Notes and References

1. Web site: The SoundtrackInfoProject: Homegrown (1998).