| Cursive/Small Brown Bike Split | |
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| Released | March 2001 |
| Genre | Indie rock, Emo |
| Label | Makoto Recordings |
Cursive/Small Brown Bike Split is a split album between Cursive and Small Brown Bike. It was released in March 2001 on Makoto Recordings. [1] The 7" was pressed on lime green vinyl that matched the cover and was limited to 2,000 copies. [2] The Cursive song "Nostalgia" later made its way onto their compilation, The Difference Between Houses and Homes.
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