Trouble "Plastic Green Head"

Trouble is an American doom metal band from Aurora, Illinois, formed in 1979 and considered one of the pioneers of the genre alongside Candlemass and Saint Vitus.

The nucleus of the band had been vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin, and drummer Jeff Olson. The band is also noted for the spiritual nature of their early lyrics; their first record label, Metal Blade Records, marketed the band as "white metal" (in contrast to the rising black metal movement) in the 1980s.

Plastic Green Head was the sixth studio album by the American doom metal band Trouble, released in 1995. First released on the Music for Nations label in Europe, it was distributed in the U.S. by Century Media Records. Soon after the release of this album, Trouble went on an extended hiatus after their European tour was cancelled. The album was re-released with a bonus DVD by Escapi Music in February 2008.

Plastic Green Head also marked the return of original drummer Jeff Olson, who had left Trouble in 1986 and returned in 1993.

Track listing

All songs by Eric Wagner, Bruce Franklin and Rick Wartell, except where noted. Although the tracks are listed as above on the cover, the tracks 9 & 10 are inverted on the disc

1. "Plastic Green Head" – 3:35
2. "The Eye" – 4:20
3. "Flowers" – 4:20
4. "Porpoise Song" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:42
5. "Opium - Eater" – 4:25
6. "Hear the Earth" – 3:59
7. "Another Day" – 4:53
8. "Requiem" – 4:53
9. "Below Me" – 2:44
10. "Long Shadows Fall" – 3:38
11. "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Lennon–McCartney) – 5:23
12. "Till the End of Time" – 4:09 (US edition bonus track)

Original release on Bulletproof Records, later licensed by Century Media for US release with bonus track:

12. Till the End of Time [4:09]

Produced by Trouble and Vincent Wojno.

Re-release:

CD & Bonus DVD (Escapi Music; January 30, 2007) incl. documentary footage and a live concert in Hamburg, Germany, 1996:

1. The Sleeper
2. Fear
3. Plastic Green Head
4. Opium Earter
5. Long Shadows Fall
6. Psychotic Reaction

Recording information:

Recorded at Indigo Ranch, Malibu, California; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California.

Mixed at Scream, Studio City, California.

Mastered at Future Disc Systems.