| BYO Split Series Volume I | ||||
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| Released | April 20, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | March 5–23, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Melodic Hardcore, Emocore | |||
| Length | 33:12 | |||
| Label | BYO (BYO 060) | |||
| BYO Split Series chronology | ||||
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| Leatherface chronology | ||||
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| Hot Water Music chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
BYO Split Series Volume I is an album by Leatherface and Hot Water Music,the first entry in the BYO Split Series . [3] [4] It was released in 1999. [5]
The bands recorded the album after a joint 1998 tour of America. [6] They embarked on a second joint tour,in 2000,to support the album. [7]
"Andy" is about former Leatherface bass player Andy Crighton,who had committed suicide before the band reformed. [2]
Trouser Press called "Andy" "a blistering return," writing that Leatherface's half of the album "picks up where The Last left off,obliterating the five-year gap between studio recordings." [8]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Andy" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Eat Her Face" | 2:01 |
| 3. | "Wax Lyrical" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Punch" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Deep Green Beautiful Levelling" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Gangparty" | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 7. | "Caught Up" | 2:11 |
| 8. | "Wrong and Righteous" | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Take It As It Comes" | 1:54 |
| 10. | "Dead End Streets" | 2:51 |
| 11. | "The Bitter End" | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 33:12 | |