MEZZOTINT LABEL ANNOUNCES DELUXE REISSUE OF POLARIS’ ‘MUSIC FROM THE ADVENTURES OF PETE AND PETE: 21ST CENTURY EDITION’
Attention: Little Vikings, Kreb Scouts, and bona fide Sludgecicle men!
The Mezzotint Label is proud and happy to finally announce the release of ultimate & deluxe package of Polaris: Music from the Adventures of Pete and Pete: 21st Century Edition. It’s been an interstellar journey, but it’s really coming out on September 18 2020. The pre-sale begins September 1st. This record has been a labor of love and is the most complete document of this legendary soundtrack. It looks and sounds amazing. The demo CD is random selections of demos, including the demo for ‘Hey Sandy’ and more. PRE-ORDER
The re-release of the fabled music from the legendary Nickelodeon TV series is pressed on silver vinyl and packaged in a sprawling gatefold sleeve chock full of new photos and rare images. The inner sleeve has liner notes written by show creator Will McRobb and for the first time ever….Polaris lyrics! No more guessing. 21st Century Polaris also includes a CD of the original Muggy demos of some of the songs on the record. The definitive edition for the millennium and the galaxies and beyond! As far as we know……..
The pre-sale bundle includes a new Polaris shirt designed by the great Luke Cavagnac (choose from sizes S, M, L, XL). The first 300 will be autographed by Muggy. All pre-sale participants will be entered in a drawing for the Polaris record on white vinyl, the original CD, a Polaris hat, a Muggy handwritten lyric sheet and a genuine Petunia tattoo. 2 runners up will receive the Great Big Happy Moonface cassingle with an autographed Mezzotint old school brand new walkman! Wow.
You can now prove to friends without a doubt they are actually singing "Doncha talk back" and not "Does you dog bite?" in the chorus of "Hey Sandy."
The TV show’s Mr. Tastee returned to help promote the upcoming album in a video the band released along with the album announcement. Mr. Tastee had a recurring role in the show as a mysterious ice cream vendor who always wore his mascot costume. The show once aired an episode centering around Mr. Tastee, and how he symbolized summer for the kids. The character had been an enigma during the show, with the kids never being able to learn much about Mr. Tastee because he preferred his privacy.
Vinyl
Side A
Hey Sandy
She is Staggering
Waiting For October
As Usual
Everywhere
Ivy Boy
Side B
Summerbaby
Coronado II
Ashamed Of The Story I Told
Saturnine
Recently
The Monster’s Loose
POLARIS 2020 CD
Polaris in the 21st Century!
Demos of Space and Time and The Unknown
Most songs recorded at The Back Room except 4 & 7 recorded in London at Warners
Written & mostly played by MM somewhere in the 90’s.
CD Sequence-
1. The Monsters Loose
2. CORONADO II
3. Holy Holly
4. Waiting for October
5. 21st Century Space Walk
6. Hey Sandy
7. As Usual
8. Ashamed of the Story I told
9. Recently
10. Waiting for October electric guitar
11. Saturnine instrumental
12. As Usual w/drums
13. Waiting for October acoustic instrumental
14. Coronado II instrumental
15. Look at the Rocket Go!
Polaris had formed as a one-off musical project for the television show, however the band is made up of the members who form Miracle Legion. As Polaris, the group released numerous songs for the television show, including the show’s theme song, “Hey Sandy” and “Summerbaby.” All of the songs that Polaris had released for the show will be included on Music from the Adventures of Pete and Pete.
The band had initially planned on touring this year in support of the album’s release, however the show has been put on hold until after the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Hopefully that will happen as soon as the world gets back to normal. Polaris first performed outside of The Adventures of Pete & Pete after the series ended in 1996 during a reunion event in 2012. The band then did a tour around the United States in 2014.
Update (9/13) - Polaris will be visiting the Bay Area to perform for all of their Bay Arean fans at The Chapel in San Francisco on February 17th in the year 2021. This is an event not to be missed[...].
Location: The Chapel
Address: 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Tickets available from $20+
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Originally published: Wednesday, September 02, 2020.
H/T: Glide Magazine; Additional sources: mxdwn.com, Brooklyn Vegan.
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