Fruitcake (Eraserheads EP)

Fruitcake
EP by Eraserheads
Released	November 1996
Recorded	1996
Studio	Tracks (Pasig)
Genre	Alternative rock indie rock Christmas
Length	11:51
Label	Greater East Asia Music BMG Records (Pilipinas)
Eraserheads chronology
Cutterpillow (1995) Fruitcake (1996) Fruitcake (1996)

Fruitcake is the first extended play by the Philippine alternative rock band Eraserheads, released in November 1996 through BMG Records (Pilipinas), Inc. It serves as promotional material for the band’s fourth album of the same name, which was released the following month.

Composition

The promotional EP contains two tracks from the upcoming Fruitcake album: an edited version of the title track and "Old Fashioned Christmas Carol". The third track is an acoustic cover of the Christmas standard "Christmas Alphabet", recorded live at NU 107 in December 1994.[1]

Music video

The music video for "Fruitcake" was directed by the band with help from American director Mark Gary. Shot at Cubao in Quezon City, it shows the band posing as blind musicians and handing out leaflets in barbershops, markets and a carousel before being arrested by a policeman. The video features cameo appearances from Francis M. playing the policeman and singer/actress Agot Isidro.[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fruitcake"	Ely Buendia	4:35
2.	"Old Fashioned Christmas Carol"	Buendia	4:38
3.	"Christmas Alphabet"	Buddy Kaye Jules Loman Eraserheads	2:38
Total length:			11:51

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes.[3]

Eraserheads Ely Buendia - guitars, vocals, inlay design Buddy Zabala - bass, keyboards, percussion, back-up vocals, attempted printing Marcus Adoro - guitars Raimund Marasigan - drums, percussion, keyboards, back-up vocals, inlay design Additional musicians Bobbit, Robert, Jeng, Dong, Laccay - X-tra filling (track 3)

Production Robin Rivera - production, little drummer boy, percussion, back-up vocals Angee Rozul - mixing, engineering Design Jeng Tan - inlay design Francis M. - additional printing Earnest Mangulabnan - attempted printing

References

1. "Eraserheads' 'Fruitcake'". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. November 11, 1996. p. 33. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
2. Laureano, Lee. "Eraserheads' Directorial Debut (Manila Bulletin, December 14, 1996)". Schizo Archives. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
3. Fruitcake (EP liner notes). Eraserheads. BMG. 1996.