 They enlisted bass player Steve Lack and Gordon's brother Jim Shapiro, a guitarist who joined as the band's drummer as a favor to his sister.Veruca Salt released a self-funded demo tape and shopped it to labels while playing a handful of small club shows.The buzz around the band grew furiously, and after only a few live gigs, the band was signed to Minty Fresh Records and began recording with producer Brad Wood who had recently worked on Liz Phair's critically acclaimed "Exile in Guyville".