The Beginning (EP)
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| The Beginning EP | ||||
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| Released | March 16, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock, indie | |||
| Length | 15:08 - Original Version 17:16 - Re-Released Version | |||
| Label | Universal Records | |||
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The Beginning EP is the second EP released by the Tennessee-based band The Features.[1] It was originally released independently on 1 September 2001. It was later re-released upon their signing with a major label (first by Fierce Panda Records in the UK on September 22, 2003 and then by Universal Records in the United States on March 16, 2004) with new cover art and the addition of the song "That's The Way It's Meant To Be" which was included as a preview of their debut album Exhibit A.
Original track listing
[edit]- Stark White Stork Approaching – 1:29
- Walk You Home – 3:01
- Bumble Bee – 3:39
- The Beginning (Week One) – 2:41
- Two By Two – 4:23
Standard track listing
[edit]- The Beginning (Week One) – 2:42
- Walk You Home – 3:00
- Bumble Bee – 3:38
- Two By Two – 4:20
- Stark White Stork Approaching – 1:28
- The Way It's Meant to Be – 2:08
Personnel
[edit]- Matt Pelham - Vocals, guitar
- Rollum Haas - Drums
- Roger Dabbs - Bass
- Parrish Yaw - Keyboards
- Written and performed by The Features
- Tracks 1, 2 and 4 produced by Brian Carter
- Track 3 and 5 produced by Brian Owen Bottcher
- Track 6 produced by Craig Krampf
- Track 6 co-produced by Mike McCarthy and The Features
- Recorded and mixed by Mike McCarthy
- Tracks 1-5 mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics
- Track 6 mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk
- Recording assisted by Joshua Hood and John Stinson
- Original version, photography and design by Brian Owe Bottcher
- Universal Records version, design by Jim Valosik
Versions
[edit]- 2001, self release catalogue number 04-2001
- 2003, Fierce Panda, tracks 1-5 of the standard track list above
- UK release, NING146CD, 22 September
- UK promo, catalogue number: ning146cd, 23 September
- UK promo, no catalogue number
- 2004, Universal Records, tracks 1-6 of the standard track list above
- US release, catalogue number: B0002088-02, 16 March
- Club edition of above, same catalogue number
References
[edit]- ^ "Beginning EP: CD maxi single en Features". www.fr.fnac.be (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2024.