BYO Split Series Volume IV is a split album released in 2002 as the fourth entry in BYO Records BYO Split Series. The album features twelve tracks by American punk rock bands the Bouncing Souls and Anti-Flag. Each band covers one song originally by the other, with The Bouncing Souls performing "That's Youth" and Anti-Flag performing "The Freaks, Nerds & Romantics". Other covers are Cock Sparrer's "We're Coming Back" and Sticks and Stones' "Less Than Free" by The Bouncing Souls and the Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen In Love" by Anti-Flag. The remaining tracks were originally recorded for this album.
| BYO Split Series Volume IV | ||||
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| Released | September 3, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 2002 | |||
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| Length | 33:34 | |||
| Label | BYO (BYO 084) | |||
| Producer | Bryan Kienlen, Pete Steinkopf, Anti-Flag, Matt Harrington | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Punknews.org | [2] |
For the release of this album, The Bouncing Souls and Anti-Flag toured nationally together.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Punks in Vegas" | Greg Attonito, Pete Steinkopf, Bryan Kienlen, Michael McDermott | 2:36 |
| 2. | "No Security" | Attonito, Steinkopf, Keinlen, McDermott | 1:22 |
| 3. | "That's Youth" (originally performed by Anti-Flag) | Justin Sane | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Bryan's Lament" | Attonito, Steinkopf, Keinlen, McDermott | 2:16 |
| 5. | "We're Coming Back" (originally performed by Cock Sparrer) | Colin McFaul, Steve Burgess, Steve Bruce, Mickey Beaufoy, Chris Skepis | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Less Than Free" (originally performed by Sticks and Stones) | Pete Ventantonio | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "America Got It Right" | Sane | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Smash It to Pieces" | Sane | 2:49 |
| 9. | "No Borders, No Nations" | Chris Head, Chris #2, Sane, Pat Thetic | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Gifts from America: With Love, the U.S.A." | Sane | 2:41 |
| 11. | "The Freaks, Nerds, and Romantics" (originally performed by The Bouncing Souls) | Attonito, Steinkopf, Keinlen, Shal Khichi | 2:31 |
| 12. | "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (originally performed by the Buzzcocks) | Pete Shelley | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 33:34 | ||
Personnel edit
Tracks 1-6:
- Greg Attonito – vocals
- Pete Steinkopf – guitar
- Bryan Kienlen – bass
- Michael McDermott – drums
- Tim Gilles – engineer
- Arun Venkatesh – assistant engineer
Tracks 7-12:
- Chris Head – guitar, vocals
- Chris #2 – bass, vocals
- Justin Sane – guitar, vocals
- Pat Thetic – drums
- Matt Harrington – engineer
- Kevin Facer – assistant engineer
- Tommy M. – drum technician
- Mark Defiant – vocals on "Smash it to Pieces"
- The Code – backing vocals on "Smash it to Pieces" and "Gifts from America: With Love, the U.S.A."
References edit
- ^ a b Adam Bregman. "The Bouncing Souls / Anti-Flag – BYO Split Series, Vol. 4". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2006.
- ^ a b c Adam (September 3, 2002). "Bouncing Souls / Anti-Flag – BYO Split Series Volume 4 (2002)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 31, 2013.