Woodson (EP)
| Woodson | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | November 1996 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 27:16 | |||
| Label | Contrast Records, Doghouse | |||
| Producer | Ed Rose | |||
| The Get Up Kids chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Cover for "The EPs: Woodson and Red Letter Day" | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Star Pulse Music |    [1] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
Woodson is the first non-single release by Kansas City, Missouri band The Get Up Kids. It was recorded at Red House Studios in Eudora, Kansas in November 1996. The album was originally released on Contrast Records, shortly before the band was signed to a two-record deal on Doghouse Records.[3] The album was the first to be produced by Ed Rose, who would go on collaborate several other times with the band in the future.
Track listing
[edit]Original track Listing
[edit]All tracks are written by The Get Up Kids
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Woodson" | 4:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Second Place" | 2:21 |
Doghouse track list
[edit]Due to a distribution conflict, Doghouse Records released its own version of Woodson shortly after the Contrast release, combining the songs from the EP with the band's Loveteller EP. It was released on both 7" vinyl and compact disc.[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Woodson" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Second Place" | 2:21 |
| 3. | "Off the Wagon" | 2:35 |
| 4. | "A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts" | 3:31 |
Additional releases
[edit]- The entire EP was later combined with the band's other EP Red Letter Day and re-released on one CD entitled: The EPs: Woodson and Red Letter Day".
- The song "A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts" was later re-arranged and released on the band's Eudora album.
- The song "Second Place" was covered by the hardcore band Coalesce, re-titled "I'm Giving Up on This One" and released on the Coalesce/Get Up Kids Split 7".
- The song "Off the Wagon" was released as a b-side on the single for "A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts".
Personnel
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Production
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Star Pulse Music review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Kelley, Trevor. "Say Goodnight, Mean Goodbye: The Oral History of The Get Up Kids". Alternative Press Issue #204.
- ^ Grubbs, Eric (2008). Post: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore-1985-2007. iUniverse. pp. 224–266. ISBN 978-0-595-51835-7.
