The Fat Tape
Chin Ho!, Hover, Guppyboy - Three Bands from Burlington, Vermont
(Cassette Only)

Featuring the Guppyboy songs: Fall, Chopper, Number Four

Fat Chance: Three area bands, Chin Ho!, Hover and Guppyboy- share the spotlight on "The Fat Tape," a new collection that bills itself as a "Burlington, VT Musical Sampler." While a few other area bands might dispute their exclusion (where's Do It Now Foundation?), it's a tuneful assortment of songs nonetheless; for the uninitiated, it's the place to start. Guppyboy boasts the most idiosyncratic, experimental sound of the three. Their cuts, "Fall," "Chopper" and "Number Four," have a coyly psychedelic grind. For what it's worth, imagine a cruder They Might Be Giants mixed with some of Trip Shakespeare's inspired dreaminess. "The Fat Tape" can be found at area record stores. You've got to start somewhere.
- Dwight Garner, VT Times

Released 8/14/92 on Club Fub Records