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The Track Record was an American
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band from
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, United States, that was signed to
Rushmore Records Rushmore Records was formerly a subsidiary of Drive-Thru Records. As of September, 2006, Rushmore became an imprint label due to the project being largely unsuccessful. History In 2002, two years before the label's official establishment, Rushmo ...
. The band consisted of Michael Strackbein (vocals, bass guitar), Rob Elson (guitar), Rob Viti (guitar), and Hasani Martin (drums). Rob Elson was the primary songwriter. Rob Elson and Hasani both attended the
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, until they decided to pursue the band full-time. The band formed in 2003 and soon after recorded what they called "the 2003 EP". The EP had six songs, including "Letters to Summer". "Letters to Summer" was also on their second EP recorded in 2004. This EP was re-released in 2005 after they were signed by Rushmore Records. They were the first band asked to be signed by Rushmore, but due to legal complications they were the fourth band signed after Self Against City, Day at the Fair, and
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. Their first national tour was in the summer of 2005 with Rookie of the Year. They also played select dates of the 2005
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. In September 2006, The Track Record left Rushmore records and entered the studio to record their debut full length titled "The Coolest Kind of Crazy" which would be released by the band, independent of any record label. The title of the album is also the last line of the record. Soon after completion of the album, they left for their second national tour with Southcott and Upper Class Trash. The album was available on their website for pre-sale on Thanksgiving weekend 2006 while the band was in
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. The band has also played with other bands such as
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and
Hellogoodbye Hellogoodbye (sometimes styled as hellogoodbye) is an American pop rock band that was formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline. They were signed to Drive-Thru Records and released their first full-length album '' ...
. The Track Record announced on their MySpace page on May 2, 2007, that they "decided to stop playing music as The Track Record….we are breaking up or going on "indefinite hiatus," if you will." Their final performance as a band was at
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on August 19, 2007, with
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, Gatsby Gets the Green Light, the Spotlight, and
You, Me, and Everyone We Know You, Me, and Everyone We Know is a rock band from Washington, D.C. After a decade-plus of lineup changes and hiatuses, the moniker has become a vehicle for singer-songwriter Ben Liebsch. The band has released ten EPs, one of which is a live E ...
. Guitarist Rob Viti died in February 2011 at the age of 26. In 2016, Strackbein formed the band Mean Sea with Jeremy Hayes and Shane Walsh.


Discography


Albums

*"The Coolest Kind of Crazy" (2006)


EPs

*"The 2003 EP" (2003) *"The Track Record EP" (2005) released on Rushmore Records


Non album tracks

*"
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" on '' Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records'', December, 2004


References


External links


The Track Record at MySpacethetrackrecord.com
Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups disestablished in 2007 Punk rock groups from Maryland Pop punk groups from Maryland Drive-Thru Records artists {{US-punk-band-stub