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Red Letter Day (EP)

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Red Letter Day
EP by
ReleasedJuly 20, 1999
RecordedRed House Studios 1997
Genre
Length16:45
LabelDoghouse
ProducerEd Rose
The Get Up Kids chronology
Four Minute Mile
(1997)
Red Letter Day
(1999)
Something to Write Home About
(1999)
Alternative cover
Cover for "The EPs: Red Letter Day and Woodson"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
LAS MagazineUnfavorable [1]
Star Pulse Music[2]
Pitchfork Media[3]

Red Letter Day is an EP by American rock 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.[4] 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.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by The Get Up Kids

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."One Year Later"3:05
2."Red Letter Day"2:57
3."Forgive and Forget"3:26
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Anne Arbour"3:33
2."Mass Pike"3:44

Additional releases

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ LAS Magazine review
  2. ^ Star Pulse Music review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ "The Get Up Kids". Lawrence.com. 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  5. ^ "Red Letter Day | The Get Up Kids". Dead Format. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2012-03-06.