The Tape of Only Linda is the second full-length album by The Loud Family, released in 1994.[5][6] The title of the album is a reference to the notorious tape recording of a live performance of "Hey Jude," by Paul McCartney, in which an engineer had isolated Linda McCartney's vocals.[7]

The Tape of Only Linda
Studio album by The Loud Family
Released	October 25, 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Rock, power pop
Length	46:19
Label	Alias Records[1]
Producer	Mitch Easter
The Loud Family chronology
Slouching Towards Liverpool (1993) The Tape of Only Linda (1994) Interbabe Concern (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "the sound is sharp, and the quintet rocks out with an epic mélange of amped-up guitars, odd rhythms and insinuating keyboard riffs, but the disappointing end result is neither particularly inventive nor especially tuneful."[8]

Track listing

1. "Soul Drain" (Miller, Smith, Wieneke)– 4:12
2. "My Superior" (Smith, Miller)– 4:49
3. "Marcia and Etrusca" (Miller, Becker, Smith, Wieneke, Poor)– 7:14
4. "Hyde Street Virgins" (Miller)– 4:02
5. "Baby Hard-To-Be-Around" (Miller, Becker, Smith, Wieneke, Poor)– 3:32
6. "It Just Wouldn't Be Christmas" (Miller, Smith, Wieneke, Poor, Becker)– 4:38
7. "Better Nature" (Wieneke)– 3:25
8. "Still Its Own Reward" (Miller)– 4:12
9. "For Beginners Only" (Smith)– 2:41
10. "Ballet Hetero" (Miller, Poor, Smith)– 7:27

Personnel

• Jozef Becker - drums, percussion, drum programming
• Scott Miller - lead vocal, guitar, classical guitar
• R. Dunbar Poor - bass guitar and backing vocals
• Zachary Smith - lead guitar, electromagnetic 12-string guitar, pedal effect guitar
• Paul Wieneke - keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Better Nature" and "For Beginners Only"

with:

• "Waxy" Bill Dupp - harmonica
• Mitch Easter - producer
• Kid Shaline - backing vocals
• Ken Stringfellow - guitar, duet vocal on "Still Its Own Reward"

References