Elliott Smith
Roman Candle
America Canada the 180 gram vinyl comes with coupon inserted for you to download all tracks as mp3s or wavs domino reissue a remastered version of elliott smith's 'roman candle' 'roman candle' was elliott smith's first solo album and was originally released in 1994 'roman candle' has been remastered for the rerelease by larry crane editor of tape op magazine and archivist for elliott's family and roger seibel at sae mastering 'roman candle' was elliott smith's debut album as a solo artist even though he was still a singer and guitarist for the band heatmiser the album has a raw homemade sound with smith playing each instrument and recording it on his fourtrack recorder the album was never intended for release as smith only expected to get a deal for a seveninch record however after manager jj gonson played the album for cavity search records they immediately requested permission to release it in its entirety smith at first hesitated and then allowed permission