10" vinyl pressing of the Painters' previous album Ocean Beach. A music video, directed by Phil Harder, was produced for the song "All Mixed Up". The video features all four members of Red House Painters—Mark Kozelek on lead guitar, Phil Carney on guitar, Jerry Vessel on banjo, and Anthony Koutsos on drums. Nearly 13 years after its initial release, Plain Recordings issued Songs for a Blue Guitar on double 12" heavyweight vinyl for the first time in June 2009. A limited number of 500 copies pressed on heavyweight blue-colored vinyl were made available exclusively to Aural Exploits. Track listing Release history Personnel Performed and produced by Mark Kozelek. Backing vocals on "Song for a Blue Guitar" and "All Mixed Up" performed by Stephanie Finch. Recorded at: Record Two Studios, Mendocino County, Comptche, California. Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco. Polk Street Recording, San Francisco. Mixed at Madhatter Studios, Los Angeles. "Another Song for a Blue Guitar" recorded and mixed at Polk Street Recording. Mark Needham – recording engineer. Billy Anderson – engineer. Darren Mora and Dale Lawton – second engineers at Madhatter. Mastered by John Golden at John Golden Mastering, Newbury Park, California. Photography by Michele Turriani. Art direction and design by Paul McMenamin at v23. Singles Although no commercial singles were ever released from the album, two promotional-only CD singles were issued for "All Mixed Up" in July 1996, and for "Make Like Paper" in February 1997. "All Mixed Up" was also featured in the 1997 film Excess Baggage, and a promo single was issued featuring a clip from the film as its artwork. Supreme Recordings/Island Records, PRCD 7354-2 (alternately titled Red House Painters Sampler): "All Mixed Up" (Edit) – 4:20 "All Mixed Up" (Album Version) – 5:50 "Make Like Paper" (Album Version) – 12:03 Supreme Recordings/Island Records, PRCD-7459-2: "Make Like Paper" (Edit) – 5:26 Supreme Recordings/Island Records, PRCD 7642-2: "All Mixed Up" (Edit) – 4:20 References Red House Painters albums 1996 albums Albums produced by Mark Kozelek