Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop is the third studio album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on March 26, 1996, through Atlantic Records. After a brief hiatus throughout 1995, the band regrouped to record the album together at Westerly Ranch in Santa Ynez, California, where they also lived at the time. Like all of the band’s albums up to that point, production was handled by Brendan O’Brien. The album saw the band deviate from the grunge sound present on their first two records and incorporate a wider variety of different influences, including psychedelic rock and glam rock. Lead vocalist Scott Weiland opted for a higher and raspier tone for much of the album’s material, as opposed to the deeper vocals present on their previous albums. The album also features a wider array of instrumentation, including organ, vibraphone, and trumpet. Tiny Music… initially received mixed reviews, similar to the band’s earlier work, but has since received acclaim for radically reinventing the band’s sound and image. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and all three of its singles—“Big Bang Baby”, “Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart”, and “Lady Picture Show”—reached the top of the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album has been certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The band promoted the album with a tour throughout 1996 and 1997, although it had to be cut short due to Weiland’s ongoing battles with substance abuse.
Tracklisting
- Press Play (4:22)
- Pop’s Love Suicide (3:40)
- Tumble In The Rough (3:18)
- Big Bang Baby (3:21)
- Lady Picture Show (4:06)
- And So I Know (3:56)
- Trippin’ On A Hole In A Paper Heart (2:54)
- Art School Girl (3:32)
- Adhesive (5:31)
- Ride The Cliché (3:15)
- Daisy (2:13)
- Seven Caged Tigers (4:17)
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Videos
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby Official Music Video
More Videos
- Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart Official Music Video
- Stone Temple Pilots - Lady Picture Show Official Music Video
- Stone Temple Pilots - And So I Know Official Music Video
- Seven Caged Tigers
- Adhesive
- Tumble in the Rough
- Press Play
- Daisy
- Ride the Cliché
- And so I Know
Release Images
Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Music..._Songs_from_the_Vatican_Gift_Shop |
| Format | Vinyl LP Album Reissue (180 Gram) |
| Label | Music On Vinyl |
| Catalog Number | MOVLP935 |
| Notes | 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Includes a printed insert. First track is extended on this release. Originally 1.22, this version is 4.22. Originally released ℗ & © 1996 Atlantic Records. This release ℗ & © 2013 Warner Music. Manufactured & distributed by Music On Vinyl B.V. for Warner Music. Recorded at Westerly Ranch, Santa Ynez, CA Mixed at Southern Tracks, Atlanta, GA B9 Mixed at Bad Animals, Seattle, WA B10, B12 Vocals recorded at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles, CA All songs ©1996 EMI Virgin Music, Inc./Floated Music, ASCAP Art Direction & Design: Stone Temple Pilots and John Heiden for S.M.O.G. Los Angeles, CA Made in the EU. BIEM/STEMRA Pressed By information is not listed. Information derived from runouts. |
| Discogs URL | Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop |