Purple Blue


Purple Blue is the third and final studio recorded album by the Canadian indie band Eric's Trip. The album marked a turn to a heavier, more psychedelic sound, which Rick [White |Rick White] would further explore with Elevator.
A music video for "Sun Coming Up" was shot on Super8 film in Autumn 1995 by White, and fellow friend and artist, Peter Holt, and released to MuchMusic in 1996.
A tribute to the album can be found in the song "Eric Sleeps," by Australian indie band Youth Group, from their debut album Urban and Eastern.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "An assured slip of a record that favors full-on distorted rocketry over airy folk-pop and dinky minimalism, Purple Blue merely lacks the tunes that would defer tedium."

Track listing

  1. "Introduction Into The..., Pt. 1-4" – 8:13
  • a) "Hurt II"
  • b) "Grammy"
  • c) "Rib Bones"
  • d) "Purple Blue"
  1. "Hourly" – 2:47
  2. "Sixteen Hours" – 3:05
  3. "Universe" – 3:08
  4. "Eyes Shut" – 1:37
  5. "Alone and Annoyed" – 2:12
  6. "Lighthouse" – 2:09
  7. "Spaceship Opening" – 2:18
  8. "Universal Dawn" – 3:32
  9. "One Floor Below" – 1:40
  10. "Now a Friend" – 1:54
  11. "Soon, Coming Closer" – 3:37
  12. "Not Yours" – 2:26
  13. "Sun Coming Up" – 2:20
  14. "Beach" – 4:14

    Personnel

  • Julie Doiron – bass, vocals
  • Mark Gaudet – drums
  • Chris Thompson – guitar, vocals
  • Rick White – guitar, vocals