Red Letter Day (EP)
| Red Letter Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| EP by The Get Up Kids | ||||
| Released | July 20, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Red House Studios | |||
| Genre | Emo | |||
| Length | 16:45 | |||
| Label | Doghouse Records | |||
| Producer | Ed Rose | |||
| The Get Up Kids chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Cover for "The EPs: Red Letter Day and Woodson" |
||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Star Pulse Music |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | [2] |
Red Letter Day is a five-track EP by the Kansas City, Missouri band The Get Up Kids. It was released before their second full-length album Something to Write Home About. It featured James Dewees on the keyboard. Shortly after the album was released, Dewees joined the band full-time.
The album was recorded in 1997 at Red House Studios by Ed Rose, the producer of the band's first EP Woodson.[3] The album was released only on 10" vinyl. The album was printed on black vinyl, save for two limited pressings, 500 translucent green and 500 clear.[4]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Get Up Kids.
| Side A | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "One Year Later" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Red Letter Day" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Forgive and Forget" | 3:26 |
| Side B | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Anne Arbour" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Mass Pike" | 3:44 |
Additional releases
- The entire EP was later combined with the band's other EP Woodson and re-released on one CD entitled The EPs: Red Letter Day and Woodson.
- The songs "Forgive and Forget" and "Anne Arbour" were later released on the band's compilation album Eudora.
- The song "Anne Arbour" was released as a b-side on the single for the song "Ten Minutes"
- The song "Red Letter Day" was featured on the band's second studio album Something to Write Home About
- The songs "Mass Pike" and "Red Letter Day" were featured on the band's live album Live! @ the Granada Theater.
- The song "Red Letter Day" was featured on the compilation No-Fi Trash released by Suburban Home Records.
Personnel
|
Band
Design
|
Additional Musicians
Production
|
References
- ↑ Star Pulse Music review
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ "The Get Up Kids". Lawrence.com. 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Red Letter Day | The Get Up Kids". Dead Format. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, January 20, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.