The Tape of Only Linda

The Tape of Only Linda is the second full-length album by The Loud Family, released in 1994. The title of the album is a reference to the notorious tape recording of a live performance of "Hey Jude," by Paul McCartney, in which an engineer had isolated Linda McCartney's vocals.

Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "the sound is sharp, and the quintet rocks out with an epic mélange of amped-up guitars, odd rhythms and insinuating keyboard riffs, but the disappointing end result is neither particularly inventive nor especially tuneful."

Track listing

 * 1) "Soul Drain" (Miller, Smith, Wieneke) – 4:12
 * 2) "My Superior" (Smith, Miller) – 4:49
 * 3) "Marcia and Etrusca" (Miller, Becker, Smith, Wieneke, Poor) – 7:14
 * 4) "Hyde Street Virgins" (Miller) – 4:02
 * 5) "Baby Hard-To-Be-Around" (Miller, Becker, Smith, Wieneke, Poor) – 3:32
 * 6) "It Just Wouldn't Be Christmas" (Miller, Smith, Wieneke, Poor, Becker) – 4:38
 * 7) "Better Nature" (Wieneke) – 3:25
 * 8) "Still Its Own Reward" (Miller) – 4:12
 * 9) "For Beginners Only" (Smith) – 2:41
 * 10) "Ballet Hetero" (Miller, Poor, Smith) – 7:27

Personnel

 * Jozef Becker - drums, percussion, drum programming
 * Scott Miller - lead vocal, guitar, classical guitar
 * R. Dunbar Poor - bass guitar and backing vocals
 * Zachary Smith - lead guitar, electromagnetic 12-string guitar, pedal effect guitar
 * Paul Wieneke - keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Better Nature" and "For Beginners Only"

with:
 * "Waxy" Bill Dupp - harmonica
 * Mitch Easter - producer
 * Kid Shaline - backing vocals
 * Ken Stringfellow - guitar, duet vocal on "Still Its Own Reward"