Campfire Punkrock

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Campfire Punkrock
Frank turner campfire.jpg
EP by
ReleasedMay 15, 2006
RecordedFebruary 2006, Tarrant Anderson's house, Oxford, England
Genre Folk punk
Length17:40
Label Xtra Mile Recordings
Good Friends Records
Producer Ben Lloyd
Frank Turner chronology
Frank Turner Demo
(2005)
Campfire Punkrock
(2006)
Sleep Is For The Week
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Campfire Punkrock is the first EP by UK based songwriter Frank Turner. The EP was released via Xtra Mile Recordings on May 15, 2006. The vinyl release includes a live version of "The Ballad of Me and My Friends" and is pressed on a sulfur-yellow 10" vinyl. The EP was recorded at the Oxford home of Frank Turner's bass player (Tarrant Anderson) by his guitarist (Ben Lloyd). It was mixed by Tristan Ivemy who also mixed the Love, Ire and Song album and who helped record and produce Frank Turner's fourth full-length release England Keep My Bones .

Contents

Personnel

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Nashville Tennessee"3:44
2."Thatcher Fucked The Kids"3:19
3."This Town Ain't Big Enough For The One Of Me"3:07
4."Casanova Lament"2:14
5."I Really Don't Care What You Did On Your Gap Year"5:06

Vinyl release track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Nashville Tennessee"3:44
2."Thatcher Fucked The Kids"3:19
3."This Town Ain't Big Enough For The One Of Me"3:07
4."Casanova Lament"2:14
5."I Really Don't Care What You Did With Your Gap Year"5:06
6."The Ballad of Me and My Friends"2:33

Formats

FormatColourNumber
vinyl Yellow700 [1]
Black200
Yellow/Black Splatter100
CD

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