"Post Marked Stamps No. 4" is a split EP between Kansas City, Missouri band The Get Up Kids and Chicago, Illinois group Braid. The album is the fourth in the "Post Marked Stamps" series, a set of nine split EPs between various bands put out by Tree Records in 1997. There were 2 different pressings of the album; One distributed in the United States, and another sold in Europe during the band's joint European tour.[1] Each song was recorded separately, with "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel" recorded at Red House Studios in Eudora, Kansas, and "Forever Got Shorter" recorded at Private Studios in Urbana, Illinois. The set included a sealed envelope that contained three postcards; One postcard for each song, including recording information and lyrics, and a third featuring poetry by Vigue Martin.
| Post Marked Stamps No. 4 | ||||
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| EP (Split EP) by | ||||
| Released | September 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Red House Studios, Eudora Kansas Private Studios, Urbana Illinois | |||
| Genre | Emo, indie rock | |||
| Length | 5:29 | |||
| Label | Tree | |||
| Producer | Ed Rose, Brendan Gamble | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Alternative cover for the European version of the album | ||||
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel" | 2:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Forever Got Shorter" | 3:34 |
Additional releases
edit- The Get Up Kids re-released this version of "I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel" on their B-Sides collection Eudora, however, for unknown reasons cut out some of the opening drums. They also re-recorded the song for their second full-length studio album Something to Write Home About.
- Braid re-released "Forever Got Shorter" on the "Movie Music, Vol. 1" collection. The song is also included on their live album "Lucky to Be Alive".
- Tree Records released the entire Post Marked Stamps series on Compact Disc in 1999.[2]
Personnel
editThe Get Up Kids
- Matt Pryor - Vocals, Guitar
- Jim Suptic - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Rob Pope - Bass
- Ryan Pope - Drums
Braid
- Bob Nanna - Vocals, Guitar
- Todd Bell - Bass
- Chris Broach - Vocals, Guitar
- Roy Ewing - Drums
References
edit- ^ "Post Marked Stamps #4 | Braid, The Get Up Kids". Dead Format. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Beyond Failure: Tree Records Post-Marked Stamps Singles". Beyondfailure.blogspot.com. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2012-02-17.