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. It was released on the

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label in 1994."Discogs.com"
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by John Flansburgh of

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and Marjorie Galen (at that time the wife of TMBG's manager, Jamie Kitman). Members would receive EPs of original recordings by original artists. "Slant Roof" and "Flat Roof" are both instrumental tracks that would later appear on the Some Small History Bonus Tracks release (bonus download from

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). Both were recorded to 4-track cassette. "A Bear That Chokes" and "Why Pinch Yourself" would later appear on the Scrapbook EP. Both were recorded at Duck Kee Studios by

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plays on all tracks.

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played drums and Jennifer Walker played bass on "A Bear That Chokes." Ash Bowie played drums on "Why Pinch Yourself."

Track listing

# "Slant Roof" # "A Bear That Chokes" # "Why Pinch Yourself" # "Flat Roof"

References

{{Reflist 1994 EPs Portastatic albums