Never Play Covers

Never Play Covers
Live album by Starflyer 59
Released	June 2005 [1]
Recorded	February 2004 (Atlanta, GA) [2]
Genre	Alternative rock indie rock
Length	36:26
Label	Badout
Starflyer 59 chronology
Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice (2005) Never Play Covers (2005) I Win (2006)

Never Play Covers is the third live album by American alternative rock band Starflyer 59. ^{[3] [4] [5]} It was released by the independent label Badout in June 2005. ^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Martin.

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Wake Up Early"	I Am the Portuguese Blues	2:56
2.	"New Wife, New Life"	Old	3:40
3.	"Unlucky"	I Am the Portuguese Blues	3:18
4.	"The Big Idea"	I Am the Portuguese Blues	3:55
5.	"Not Funny"	I Am the Portuguese Blues	3:47
6.	"Unbelievers"	Old	5:27
7.	"Birthrite [a] "	The Fashion Focus	3:23
8.	"Teens in Love"	I Am the Portuguese Blues	2:55
9.	"Worth of Labor"	I Am the Portuguese Blues	2:54
10.	"Play the C Chord"	Everybody Makes Mistakes	4:11
Total length:			36:26

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's cover notes. ^[2]

Starflyer 59

• Jason Martin – guitar, vocals
• Frank Lenz – drums

Additional musicians

• Dean Lorenz – guitar
• Eric Collins – bass guitar

Artwork

• Hifashn – photography and design

Notelist

1. The title of this track differs from the studio version by omitting the initial article "The."

References

1. "Starflyer 59, 'Never Play Covers' Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2025. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
2. Never Play Covers (CD cover notes). Starflyer 59. Badout. 2005. #3.
3. Cummings, Tony (February 8, 2009). "Starflyer 59: Creative fixtures of the US Christian underground". Cross Rhythms . Archived from the original on December 30, 2025. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
4. King, Samuel; Anderson, Aaron (November 8, 2021). "Blue Collar Love: A Music Podcast – Episode 27: Never Play Covers". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on December 30, 2025. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
5. Farmer, Michial (October 14, 2016). "A Primer on Christian Alternative Rock: Starflyer 59". The Christian Humanist. Archived from the original on December 30, 2025. Retrieved December 30, 2025.