U.S. Maple Long Hair In Three Stages (Muleta Maroon)

U.S. Maple's first album, before they fell all apart on "Sang Phat Editor". This is the album that "rocks". Disjointed machinations, Poppy locksteps and jarring sideways excursions all leading down a path to nowhere's-ville. Engineered by Jim O'Rourke with a cold.

In high school, the members of U.S. Maple never said a word to anyone. And although this had disastrous results (stolen shoes, constant de-pantsing, gum in the hair, etc...), a fire was burning inside each one of them. A beginning was struck in Chicago, early in 1995. The four met near the corner of Grand and Western Avenues to devise a working method for reorganizing rock and roll, keeping what was felt to be it’s most important core elements.

The mumblings are slick. The melodies are souped-up and soured. The drums are spastic bursts of laughter, rocket fuel and confetti. It is fronted by a singer who reminds one or the other of Kevin Costner's stoner bro.

A 7” single and a version of AC/DC’s Sin City are the first to be recorded.

U.S. Maple’s debut full-length, “Long Hair In Three Stages” was recorded late in 1995 with Jim O'Rourke at Solid Sound Studios in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. This was Jim's first legitimate recording session with a rock and roll band. The album receives critical acclaim. Soon thereafter, U.S. Maple find themselves flying coach to Deutschland for a European tour. The extensive six-week tour spans 12 countries and includes a

Peel Session for the BBC's John Peel Show. More history is made.



"Long Hair In Three Stages" goes on to be ranked #85 on the Alternative Press “90 Greatest Albums of the '90s” list. We all know better.



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Here are some POINTS to better acquaint yourself with U.S. MAPLE and their album:



- U.S. Maple are not Japanese, though two of the members wish that they were and the other two know a lot of Japanese people.



- There is no bass guitar in the band, although if Todd had learned the banjo, it would have been on the album.



- U.S. Maple are made up of former members of Shorty and The Mercury Players. All did poorly on the A.S.V. A. B. test.



- In the lead up to Long Hair In Three Stages’ release, U.S. Maple toured nationally and skinny-dipped regionally with Japan's Melt-Banana. Then they did it again in Europe after the record came out.



- Jim O'Rourke started smoking while recording "Long Hair In Three Stages".



- U.S. Maple did a split 7" with Shellac, Brise-Glace and Big’n. The songs belong to AC/DC's Young brothers but it is believed that if they got to know the band a little, they might think twice about taking legal action.



- This 2025 edition will be the first time the album has been released on colored vinyl. It has been gently redesigned from Jon Malic’s (Table Of The Elements) original work to include a footlong OBI, lyrics and an untethered Rosetta Stone.