''The Pingry EP'' is an extended play by American indie band

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. It was specially recorded for a show played at

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in Martinsville, New Jersey, on May 13, 2005. The band made the long trip from Michigan to New Jersey because member

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is a Pingry alumnus. The EP features various rough demos of songs that would later be featured on their first full-length album, ''

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'', as well as two live tracks recorded at The Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Michigan (one of which was merely a banter track), and one recorded live on the ''

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Show'' on WJR in Detroit, Michigan. The only completely polished studio track featured on the EP is "The Bidding". The discs were burned on CD-Rs by the band and packaged in plain white CD envelopes with a clear, circular window on the front. Inside the envelope there was an insert with the liner notes for the EP.

Track listing

#"The Bidding" – 2:32 #"Taken For A Ride" (acoustic) – 4:30 #"Be Born" (acoustic) – 3:24 #"The Whole World and You" (acoustic) – 1:42 #"All of My Friends" (acoustic) – 2:46 #" Good Day" (live on the ''Mitch Albom Show'') – 0:45 #"Yearbook" (demo) – 2:32 #"Just A Friend" (

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cover) (live at The Blind Pig) – 4:06 #"Cell Phone Call" (banter track) – 1:18 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pingry EP 2005 EPs Tally Hall albums