A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight

A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight is the debut independent EP by the American musician Beck, released on 10" vinyl by Fingerpaint Records in 1994.

A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight
EP by Beck
Released	January 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Anti-folk lo-fi country
Length	22:46
Label	Fingerpaint
Beck chronology
Golden Feelings (1993) A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight (1994) Stereopathetic Soulmanure (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Beck.

BIC SIDE

1. "Totally Confused" – 3:23
2. "Mayonaise Salad" – 1:08
3. "Gettin' Home" – 1:56
4. "Blackfire Choked Our Death" – 1:46
5. "Feel Like a Piece of Shit (Mind Control)" – 1:27
6. "She Is All (Gimme Something to Eat)" – 1:15

BEEK SIDE

1. "Pinefresh" – 1:23
2. "Lampshade" – 4:04
3. "Feel Like a Piece of Shit (Crossover Potential)" – 1:34
4. "Mango (Vader Rocks!)" – 2:49
5. "Feel Like a Piece of Shit (Cheetos Time)" – 0:58
6. "Styrofoam Chicken (Quality Time)" – ∞
   • This track ends with a locked groove sound loop[3]

Notes

The album has been pressed 4 times:[3]

1994 – 3000 copies (included fingerpaintings made by Beck and his friends)

1995 – 2000 copies

1997 – 1000 copies

1998 – 1000 copies

All pressings have the album title misprinted on the spine as A Western Harvest Moon by Moonlight.[3]

Members of the Los Angeles band that dog., including violinist Petra Haden and her sister Rachel, feature on the first song "Totally Confused" />

"Sexydeath Soda" is scratched on the vinyl on the Bic Side, and "Cherry Cupcake" is scratched on the Beek Side.[3]

References

1. A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight at AllMusic
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
3. "A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight". diskobox.org. Retrieved 2014-04-17.