I'd Rather Be Flag-Burning

I'd Rather Be Flag-Burning is a 1994 split release between Propagandhi and I Spy. It was released on 10" vinyl by Recess Records, with two pressings of 1000 copies each.[1] A CD version was also released by G7 Welcoming Committee Records that concluded with an unlisted track by Last Man on Earth, a short-lived band which included members of both bands.[2]

I'd Rather Be Flag-Burning
Propagandhi side of CD release
EP by
Released1994
RecordedFebruary 19, 1994 at God Of Thunder Studios, Winnipeg
GenrePunk rock, hardcore punk
Length24:18 (10" edition)
28:29 (CD edition)
LabelRecess Records, G7 Welcoming Committee Records
Propagandhi and I Spy chronology
Where Quality Is Job #1
(1994)
I'd Rather Be Flag-Burning
(1994)
Propagandhi/F.Y.P.
(1995)

Each band's songs were compiled in 1998, without the CD-only bonus track, by G7 Welcoming Committee Records on two separate compilation albums: Propagandhi's Where Quantity Is Job #1 and I Spy's Perversity Is Spreading ...It's About Time!!!

The liner notes between all of the releases include various versions of the song titles.

Track listing

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Propagandhi side
No.TitleLength
1."The Overtly-Political-But-Oh-So-Intensely-Personal-Song" (a.k.a. "Mutual Friend")0:47
2."...Little Ditty" (unlisted track)0:33
3."...And We Thought Nation-States Were a Bad Idea"2:28
4."The Woe-Is-Me-I'm-So-Misunderstood-Song" (a.k.a. "The About-as-Close-to-Emo-as-We'll-Ever-Get Song" & "Utter Crap Song")1:29
5."(I Want to See) Oka Everywhere" (a.k.a. "I Would Very Much Like to See What Happened at Oka in 1990 Happen Everywhere")2:21
6."Noam Chomsky - On Violence" (unlisted track, a.k.a. "Chomsky Being Smart")0:35
7."Haillie Does Hebron" (a.k.a. "Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass")3:35

Tracks 3 and 7 are alternate versions from those on Less Talk, More Rock and How to Clean Everything.

I Spy side
No.TitleLength
1."Remain"1:30
2."Just Between Friends"2:06
3."No Exchange"1:27
4."T.I.Y (Title It Yourself)"0:30
5."Falling Down" (a.k.a. "Digging a Grave" & "De-Titled")1:08
6."Ever Wonder Why?" (a.k.a. "Because They Can't Speak for Themselves, Fucker" & "Regrettably Titled")0:37
7."Sixty Billion Served"2:18
8."Appliances and Cars"2:54

References

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  1. ^ "Disco | Recess Records". Recess Records. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "WR624: Todd Kowalski of Propagandhi". Witchpolice Radio. Retrieved 18 October 2024. Okay, well, my name is Todd Kowalski. I play in Propagandhi. [...] And before that, I Spy. And then kind of between that, a band called Last Man on Earth with [...] Chris from Propagandhi and James from I Spy.