Friday, October 22, 2010

Texas Is The Reason / The Promise Ring 7" Split




Originally recorded to accompany a U.S. tour in 1996, Milwaukee's PROMISE RING team up with the New York City-based TEXAS IS THE REASON for a split 7" that still goes up for serious loot on internet auction sites everywhere.  THE PROMISE RING offer a slightly out-of-character track called "E. Texas Ave" that packs more punch than pop, while TEXAX IS THE REASON contribute a mournful number called "Blue Boy" - the final track they recorded before breaking up, still exclusive to this EP only.


The Promise Ring



1. E. Texas Ave. 

Recorded at Salad Days, MA
Engineered & Mixed by Brian McTernan
Mastered by Michael Sarsfield at Frankford Wayne, NYC
Graphics by John Yates
Live Photo by Justin Borucki

Texas is the Reason

2. Blue Boy

Recorded at Salad Days, MA
Engineered & Mixed by Brian McTernan
Mastered by Michael Sarsfield at Frankford Wayne, NYC
Graphics by John Yates
Live Photo by Justin Borucki

Released by Jade Tree Records (1996)
Split EP - 7" Vinyl




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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Small Brown Bike / Cursive - 7" Split

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1. My Unanswered Whys (Small Brown Bike)
2. Nostalgia (Cursive)

Makoto Recordings - MKR 23
Released June 2001
Issued in fold-out sleeves and on green vinyl.
Hand-numbered limited edition of 2000.