Elsewhere for 8 Minutes explained

Elsewhere for 8 Minutes
Type:	Album
Artist:	Something for Kate
Cover:	Elsewhere for 8 Minutes cover.jpg
Released:	4 July 1997
Recorded:	February 1997 at York St Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	57:39
Label:	Murmur
Producer:	Brian Paulson
Prev Title:	....The Answer to Both Your Questions
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Beautiful Sharks
Next Year:	1999

Elsewhere for 8 Minutes is the debut studio album by Australian band Something for Kate. It was released in 1997 on Murmur. The title is a reference to the time it takes light travelling from the Sun to reach Earth. The band recorded the album at York St Studios in Auckland, New Zealand with producer Brian Paulson, whose previous credits included Wilco, Slint and Son Volt. Frontman Paul Dempsey said the band chose to record overseas to avoid being interrupted. "And it was cost-effective as well," he said. "The Australian dollar was better, the studio was fantastic–it just all worked out. And we didn't want to be in Melbourne."^[1] Bassist Julian Carroll, who had already decided to leave the band, remained for the recording but left soon after its completion.

Track listing

CD

1. "Anarchitect" – 3:50
2. "Pinstripe" – 6:10
3. "Captain (Million Miles an Hour)" – 4:42
4. "Paintbrushes" – 4:48
5. "Prick" – 3:37
6. "Glass Timing" – 4:28
7. "Soundczech" – 6:12
8. "Working Against Me" – 4:41
9. "Strategy" – 5:57
10. "Roll Credit" – 4:13
11. "Like Bankrobbers" – 5:26
12. "The Last Minute" – 3:35

Vinyl

Side A

1. "Anarchitect" – 3:50
2. "Pinstripe" – 6:10
3. "Captain (Million Miles an Hour)" – 4:42
4. "Paintbrushes" – 4:48
5. "Prick" – 3:37
6. "Roll Credit" – 4:13

Side B

1. "Soundczech" – 6:12
2. "Working Against Me" – 4:41
3. "Strategy" – 5:57
4. "Like Bankrobbers" – 5:26
5. "The Last Minute" – 3:35

Deluxe edition bonus disc

The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of all the albums B-Sides.

Track listing

1. "Subjected to Change" – 5:11
2. "Floatation" – 4:32
3. "Chapel Street Etc" – 4:34
4. "All the Things That Aren't Good About Scientology" – 3:58
5. "Telescope" – 6:38
6. "The Last Minute - Djinji Brown Remix" – 3:39
7. "Prickly - Eli Janney Remix" – 4:37
8. "3x2" – 6:41
9. "Friendly" – 3:50
10. "Clint" – 5:19
11. "Harpoon (Jebediah Cover)" – 4:20
12. "You Can't Please Everybody, Rockwell" – 4:48
13. "Just a Passenger" – 5:02

Personnel

Something for Kate

• Paul Dempsey – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Julian Carroll – bass guitar
• Clint Hyndman – drums

Additional personnel

• Claudia Price – cello
• Rodd Bamman – viola
• Miranda Adams – violin
• Jocelyn Healy – violin
• Stephen Small – piano/piano accordion
• Strings arranged by Stephen Small

Charts

Chart (1997)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	70

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	July 1997		Standard	Murmur	MATTCD053
	July 2014		Deluxe Edition, Reissue	Murmur, Sony Music Australia	88843074841
	22 August 2022		25th Anniversary Reissue	Sony Music Australia	19658737561

Notes and References

1. Book: Kingsmill, Richard . Richard Kingsmill. The J Files Compendium . ABC Books . 2002 . Sydney . 274 . 0-7333-1066-4.
2. 260.