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released in January 2000 by American

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band

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, comprising non-album tracks from various points in the band's career. Most of the tracks are A- and B-sides from 7" singles, but it also includes three tracks from the ''

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'' EP, and "Baby Blue Sedan" from the vinyl version of ''

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''. All songs were originally released from 1996 to 1998. In 2015, Brock's Glacial Pace re-released the album for CD and Vinyl (with some unmarked random copies containing red vinyl rather than black).

Track listing

All songs written by

. #"Never Ending Math Equation" – 3:23 #* A-side of the 1998 single " Never Ending Math Equation" #"Interstate 8" – 4:39 #* Taken from the " Interstate 8 EP" #"Broke" – 3:19 #* A-side of the 1996 single "Broke" #"Medication" – 5:01 #* B-side of the 1996 single " A Life of Arctic Sounds" #"Workin' on Leavin' the Livin'" – 6:40 #* B-side of the 1998 single " Never Ending Math Equation" #"All Night Diner" (also entitled "All Nite Diner") – 4:44 #* Taken from the " Interstate 8 EP" #"Baby Blue Sedan" – 4:04 #* Bonus track on the LP version of "

" #"A Life of Arctic Sounds" – 2:29 #* A-side of the 1996 single " A Life of Arctic Sounds" #"Sleepwalking" (also entitled "Sleepwalkin'," and "Sleepwalking (Couples Only Dance Prom Night)") – 3:23 #* Melody taken from "

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" by

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#* Taken from the " Interstate 8 EP" #"Grey Ice Water" – 5:05 #* B-side of the 1998 single "

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" #"Whenever You Breathe Out, I Breathe In (Positive Negative)" (also simply called "Positive Negative") – 5:18 #* B-side of the 1996 single "Broke" #"Other People's Lives" – 7:10 #* A-side of the 1998 single "

Vinyl edition

Personnel

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– Guitar, Vocals * Eric Judy – Bass * Jeremiah Green – Drums With: * Nicole Johnson – Vocals on Tracks 2, 9, & 10 *

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– Organ, Engineer, Slide Guitar on Track 4 * Dann Gallucci – Guitar on Track 8 * Joey Bullock – Drawing * Barry Corliss – Mastering * Brian Deck – Drawing * Phil Ek – Engineer * Calvin Johnson – Producer, Engineer

References

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