Hell Paso

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Recorded live to 2-track, the EP was funded with Jim Ward's college savings and released on 7-inch vinyl through Western Breed Records.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Later releases were done in 1995 and 2000 through Offtime Records. The EP was recorded by Mike Major in Rosewood Studios and saw a limited release. The band would play its first live show on October 14, 1994, at The Attic, a venue in El Paso, Texas, followed up by a show on the 15th at the Loretto High School Fair.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Desperate to book live shows, the band pretended to be a polka chapel band in order to appear on the local El Paso television broadcast Let's Get Real which proved to be successful.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On November 23, 1994 they played Grand Mox Turkin from the EP as well another as-of-yet unidentified song on the local broadcast. The program was hosted by Bill Lowery and featured interviews from Jarrett Wrenn, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and Jim Ward.

The title "Hell Paso" refers to the historical nickname of El Paso, Texas which was known for its lawless past.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Track listing

1. "Grand Mox Turkin" – 2:45
2. "Red Planet" – 2:37
3. "Emptiness Is A Mule" – 5:21

Personnel

• Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
• Jim Ward – guitar, vocals
• Jarrett Wrenn – guitar
• Kenny Hopper – bass
• Bernie Rincon – drums