Everclear - Factoids

1. The World of Noise album was originally never meant to be released, but rather a demo. After finishing the initial sessions, the band compiled a cassette and sold it at shows. Once more material was complete, the band swapped out a couple of songs and issued the album on Tim/Kerr. (These 4 songs can be found on the Nervous & Weird EP.)
2. The song "Loser Makes Good" was written about an insane homeless man that shot and killed Art's friend, Phillip Bury, better known by his stage name "Buck Naked" of "Buck Naked and the Barebottom Boys", who released their only album on Art's label, Shindig Records.
3. The Sparkle & Fade cover features childhood pictures of the three members of the band, with bassist Craig Montoya on the left, guitarist/singer Art Alexakis in the middle, and drummer Greg Eklund on the right.
4. White Trash Hell EP: is a collection (see the first five rarities) of demos recorded with drummer Scott Cuthbert in 1994 in preparation for Sparkle and Fade. The band turned over the recordings to their UK label, Fire Records, expecting them to be released sometime in 1995. However, the label stalled on releasing the EP, and it remained unissued until 1997. The disc was available exclusively as a UK import until 2000, when it was issued by US label Atomic Pop. However, Atomic Pop went bankrupt within a few months, pushing its version out of print. Fire eventually re-issued the disc (without the band's involvement or permission) in 2002 with a slipcover and slightly modified artwork. The original artwork was designed by Steve Birch, who Art Alexakis met during the Colorfinger days while Steve was in Portland band Sprinkler. Birch later became a touring guitarist for Everclear during the tours in support of So Much for the Afterglow.
5. Songs From an American Movie is a loose concept album based around lead singer Art Alexakis' second divorce..