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Third studio album from Los Angeles Beck. One Foot In The Grave was originally recorded between October 1993 and January 1994 at Calvin Johnson s Dub Narcotic Studio in Olympia, WA. The album was released on Johnson s K Records and features production, songwriting and the occasional background vocal from him, as well. This is Beck at his most lo-fi and DIY. Less eclectic than Mellow Gold and Odelay, the album features a heavy folk influence. There are strains of blues, including a cover of Skip James Delta Blues classic He s a Mighty Good Leader. Released the same year as Odelay, One Foot In The Grave was sadly eclipsed by it. The album is a standout effort in its own right and this expanded reissue will help shine some much needed light on it. Thirty-two tracks in all. Released by Geffen Records on double vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve.