Woodson (EP)

Woodson
Woodson
EP by The Get Up Kids
Released	1997
Recorded	November 1996
Genre	Emo; pop punk; indie rock;
Length	27:16
Label	Contrast Records, Doghouse
Producer	Ed Rose
The Get Up Kids chronology
Alternative cover
	Cover for "The EPs: Woodson and Red Letter Day"

Woodson is the first non-single release by Kansas City, Missouri band The Get Up Kids. It was recorded at Red House Studios in Eudora, Kansas in November 1996. The album was originally released on Contrast Records, shortly before the band was signed to a two-record deal on Doghouse Records.^[3] The album was the first to be produced by Ed Rose, who would go on collaborate several other times with the band in the future.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Star Pulse Music	^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

Original track Listing

All tracks are written by The Get Up Kids

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Woodson"	4:14

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Second Place"	2:21

Doghouse track list

Due to a distribution conflict, Doghouse Records released its own version of Woodson shortly after the Contrast release, combining the songs from the EP with the band's Loveteller EP. It was released on both 7" vinyl and compact disc.^[4]

Woodson Re-Release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Woodson"	4:14
2.	"Second Place"	2:21
3.	"Off the Wagon"	2:35
4.	"A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts"	3:31

Additional releases

The entire EP was later combined with the band's other EP Red Letter Day and re-released on one CD entitled: The EPs: Woodson and Red Letter Day".
The song "A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts" was later re-arranged and released on the band's Eudora album.
The song "Second Place" was covered by the hardcore band Coalesce, re-titled "I'm Giving Up on This One" and released on the Coalesce/Get Up Kids Split 7".
The song "Off the Wagon" was released as a b-side on the single for "A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts".

Personnel

Matt Pryor - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Jim Suptic - Guitar, Vocals
Rob Pope - Bass
Ryan Pope - Drums

Production

Ed Rose - Production

Design

Paul Drake - Photography

Notes

^ Star Pulse Music review
^ Allmusic review
^ Kelley, Trevor. "Say Goodnight, Mean Goodbye: The Oral History of The Get Up Kids". Alternative Press Issue #204.
^ Grubbs, Eric (2008). Post: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore-1985-2007. iUniverse. pp. 224–266. ISBN 978-0-595-51835-7.

[1] Star Pulse Music review

[2] Allmusic review

[history-3] Kelley, Trevor. "Say Goodnight, Mean Goodbye: The Oral History of The Get Up Kids". Alternative Press Issue #204.

[Post-4] Grubbs, Eric (2008). Post: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore-1985-2007. iUniverse. pp. 224–266. ISBN 978-0-595-51835-7.

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