''Rural Free Delivery'' is an EP by the

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band

Whiskeytown Whiskeytown was an American alternative country band formed in 1994 from Raleigh, North Carolina. Fronted by Ryan Adams, the group included members Caitlin Cary, Phil Wandscher, Eric "Skillet" Gilmore, and Mike Daly. They disbanded in 2000 wi ...

, released by Mood Food Records in 1997. It compiles the four songs from the band's debut EP ''

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'' recorded in a single day, with four additional outtakes from the same session. The music was recorded in 1995, just a few months after Whiskeytown formed, but it was released only two years later. This was part of a deal worked out with Mood Food to release the band from their current contract so that they could sign with Outpost Recordings. The EP contains a

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, an alternate mix of "Nervous Breakdown", at the beginning of the CD. To access it, listeners must scan backwards 3:15 from the beginning of the first listed track.

Track listing

Personnel and production credits

Ryan Adams David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and poet. He has released 23 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of alt-country band Whiskeytown. In 2000, Adams left ...

— guitar, vocals *

Caitlin Cary Caitlin Cary (born October 28, 1968) is an alternative country musician and visual artist from Seville, Ohio. Early life Caitlin Cary is the youngest of seven siblings (all older brothers). Her entire family was involved in music to some degree ...

— violin, vocals * Skillet Gilmore — drums * Steve Grothman — bass *

Phil Wandscher Phil Wandscher is the former guitarist of the alt-country band Whiskeytown, and is now a member of Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. Wandscher appeared on Death Cab For Cutie's album ''Transatlanticism'', singing backing vocals on the album's ...

— guitar, harmonica, vocals * Jennifer Thomas — design * Kurt Underhill, Toby Roan — photos *Recorded at Sonic Wave Studios,

Raleigh, NC Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the South ...

by Greg Elkins *Mixed at Sonic Wave Studios,

by Mark Cimerro & Kurt Underhill *Mastered at The Kitchen,

Chapel Hill, NC Chapel Hill is a town in Orange, Durham and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 census, making Chapel Hill the 17th-largest municipality in the state. Chapel Hill, Durham, and the state c ...

by Brent Lambert

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rural Free Delivery (Ep) Whiskeytown EPs 1997 EPs