F-Letter

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F-Letter
F-Letter1996.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 1996
RecordedJanuary 1996 at Salad Days Studios in Boston, MA
Genre Post-hardcore
Length42:17
Label Double Deuce NYC, Magic Bullet, Fan The Flames
Frodus chronology
Fireflies
(1995)
F-Letter
(1996)
Conglomerate International
(1998)
Alternate cover
F-Letter2003.jpg
Magic Bullet reissue (2003)

F-Letter is the third studio album by post-hardcore band Frodus, originally released in 1996 through Double Duece NYC. To fund the recording for the album, Shelby Cinca sold a virtual reality helmet at a Doom tournament held by a now-defunct computer store. [1] The album has been reissued many times on both CD and vinyl formats through a variety of record labels.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frodus.

No.TitleLength
1."The Feelgood Song of the Year"2:34
2."Wardialer"5:12
3."Formula"3:22
4."Factory 6"3:37
5."Cha-Chi"1:48
6."Anthem"3:37
7."Dumb Terminal"3:48
8."Swingset"3:53
9."f-letter"2:55
10."22-d10"2:41
11."Buick Commission"8:50
2003 Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Reign of Emperor Norton 1st"1:39
13."Cha-Chi (English version)"2:02
14."Hit Liquor C."0:13
15."Theme from Loveboat"0:33
Total length:46:44

Personnel

Performers

Artwork

Production

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNotes
United StatesJuly 23, 1996Double Deuce NYC CD DDR10Original version
United StatesAugust 8, 1996Art Monk Construction/Lovitt Records LP AMC 15.5, LOV004First vinyl press
United StatesOctober 23, 2003 Magic Bullet Records CDMBL037First reissue, includes bonus tracks and alternative artwork
United StatesDecember 17, 2013Fan The Flames RecordsLPFtF002First vinyl reissue, limited to 500 copies on translucent red vinyl, comes in a hand pressed sleeve with silk-screened art

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References

  1. Frodus. "F-Letter (Remastered)" . Retrieved April 25, 2015.