San Antone / The Great Divide

"San Antone" / "The Great Divide"
Single by Whiskeytown
Released April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18)
Format 7" single
Recorded 1996
Genre Alternative country
Length 07:56
Label Geffen Records
Producer Chris Stamey
Whiskeytown singles chronology
"Don't Be Sad"
(2001)		 "San Antone" / "The Great Divide"
(2009)

"San Antone" / "The Great Divide" is a limited edition 7" vinyl single by alternative country band Whiskeytown, released by Geffen Records in 2009 for Record Store Day. Both tracks are previously unreleased recordings from the band's 1996 "Baseball Park" sessions,[1] which served as pre-production for their Strangers Almanac album.[2]

A live version of "The Great Divide" was previously issued on the Power of Tower: Live from the WXDU Lounge benefit compilation CD in 1996.[3][4]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "San Antone"   David Ryan Adams/Philip Wandscher 4:34
2. "The Great Divide"   David Ryan Adams 3:22

References

  1. ^ "Record Store Day Releases - 2009". Record Store Day. 2009. http://www.recordstoreday.com/Page/642. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
  2. ^ Doe, John (2008). Album notes for Strangers Almanac Deluxe Edition by Whiskeytown, p. 13 [booklet]. Santa Monica, CA: Geffen (B0009410-02).
  3. ^ (1996) Album notes for Power of Tower - Live from the WXDU Lounge by Various Artists. Chapel Hill, NC: Cred Factory Records (CRED 008).
  4. ^ "Power of Tower: A Benefit Compilation To Help Rebuild The Storm-Tossed WXDU Broadcast Tower" (Press release). Cred Factory Records. 1996-11-20. http://www.ryanadamsarchive.com/bertk/Miscellanious.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-02.