''Seedy'' is a compilation album by the American
ska punk
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band
Operation Ivy
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. The album was released in 1996 through
Karma Kredit Records. Karma Kredit was a pseudonym for David Hayes' Very Small Records. The compilation collects studio outtakes, live tracks, and demo recordings. The tracks in this compilation were recorded on a mono speaker
tape deck
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recorder.
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.
Track listing
#"Healthy Body" (Uncut Version)
#"Someday"
#"Plea for Peace"
#"Trouble Bound"
#"Uncertain"
#"Hangin' Out"
#"Left Behind"
#"Old Friendships"
#"Hedgecore"
#"Steppin' Out"
#"The End" (outro)
Personnel
*
Jesse Michaels
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- lead vocals
*
Lint - guitar, backing vocals
*
Matt McCall - bass, backing vocals
*
Dave Mello - drums
Notes
* Intro recorded in Manhattan
* Tracks 1-3 recorded November 27, 1987. Rough Mixes from "
Hectic
''Hectic'' is the debut EP by the American ska punk band Operation Ivy. It was released in January 1988 through Lookout! Records (LK 003). ''Hectic'' is credited as one of the first ska-core records.
In 1991, all 6 tracks from ''Hectic'' were l ...
" Session.
* Tracks 4-7 and 10 recorded August 24, 1987. Gilman Demo
* Track 8 recorded March 17, 1988. Live on FM 88.7 KSPC Radio Station in Claremont, CA.
* Track 9 recorded April 21, 1988. Live on WFMU Radio Station
* Track 11 recorded in Kansas
References
External links
Seedy
1996 compilation albums
Operation Ivy (band) albums
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