Vampire Can Mating Oven

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Vampire Can Mating Oven
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EP by
Camper Van Beethoven
Released1987
GenreAlternative rock
Length21:48
LabelPitch-A-Tent[1]
ProducerCamper Van Beethoven, Wally Sound, Harry Parker[2]
Camper Van Beethoven chronology
Camper Van Beethoven
(1986) 		Vampire Can Mating Oven
(1987) 		Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStar[5]
New Musical Express2/10[6]
The New Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[8]

Vampire Can Mating Oven is an EP of rarities and unreleased songs by the alternative rock band Camper Van Beethoven, released in 1987 in the US on their own Pitch-A-Tent Records label.[9][10]

The EP includes satirical liner notes relating false stories behind the songs. "Photograph" and "Never Go Back" were taken from a BBC Radio One session recorded in March 1987 for the Janice Long show. A re-recorded version of "Never Go Back" was included the following year on the band's major label debut, Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart.

The UK edition on Rough Trade Records featured an extra track on Side 1 - "Good Guys & Bad Guys" from their self-titled 1986 album Camper Van Beethoven.

Critical reception

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Billboard called the EP "typically funny and provocative."[2] Trouser Press deemed it "enjoyable odds and ends," and praised the "jolly" cover of "Photograph".[11]

US Track listing

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  1. "Heart" – 3:08
  2. "Never Go Back" – 3:24
  3. "Seven Languages" – 4:11
  4. "Ice Cream Everyday" – 4:03
  5. "Processional" – 3:48
  6. "Photograph" – 3:14

UK Track listing

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  1. "Good Guys & Bad Guys" - 3:55
  2. "Heart" – 3:08
  3. "Never Go Back" – 3:24
  4. "Seven Languages" – 4:11
  5. "Ice Cream Everyday" – 4:03
  6. "Processional" – 3:48
  7. "Photograph" – 3:14

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[12] 24

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