BYO Split Series Volume IV

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{{Infobox album

| name = BYO Split Series Volume IV

| type = studio

| artist = The Bouncing Souls and Anti-Flag

| cover = BYO Split Series Volume IV cover.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2002|9|3}}

| recorded = April–June 2002

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = * Punk rock

| length = {{Duration|m=33|s=34}}

| label = BYO (BYO 084)

| producer = Bryan Kienlen, Pete Steinkopf, Anti-Flag, Matt Harrington

| chronology = BYO Split Series

| prev_title = Volume III

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Volume V

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = The Bouncing Souls

| type = studio

| prev_title = How I Spent My Summer Vacation

| prev_year = 2001

| title = BYO Split Series Volume IV

| year = 2002

| next_title = The Bad, the Worse, and the Out of Print

| next_year = 2002

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Anti-Flag

| type = studio

| prev_title = Mobilize

| prev_year = 2002

| title = BYO Split Series Volume IV

| year = 2002

| next_title = The Terror State

| next_year = 2003

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bouncing-souls-anti-flag-mw0000223104 |title=The Bouncing Souls / Anti-Flag – BYO Split Series, Vol. 4 |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=May 3, 2006 |author=Adam Bregman}}

| rev2 = Punknews.org

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.punknews.org/review/1203/bouncing-soulsanti-flag-byo-split-series-volume-4 |title=Bouncing Souls / Anti-Flag – BYO Split Series Volume 4 (2002) |publisher=Punknews.org |accessdate=October 31, 2013 |date=September 3, 2002 |author=Adam}}

}}

BYO Split Series Volume IV is a split album released in 2002 as the fourth entry in BYO Records BYO Split Series. The album features twelve tracks by American punk rock bands the Bouncing Souls and Anti-Flag. Each band covers one song originally by the other, with The Bouncing Souls performing "That's Youth" and Anti-Flag performing "The Freaks, Nerds & Romantics". Other covers are Cock Sparrer's "We're Coming Back" and Sticks and Stones' "Less Than Free" by The Bouncing Souls and the Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen In Love" by Anti-Flag. The remaining tracks were originally recorded for this album.

For the release of this album, The Bouncing Souls and Anti-Flag toured nationally together.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = The Bouncing Souls

| title1 = Punks in Vegas

| writer1 = Greg Attonito, Pete Steinkopf, Bryan Kienlen, Michael McDermott

| length1 = 2:36

| title2 = No Security

| writer2 = Attonito, Steinkopf, Keinlen, McDermott

| length2 = 1:22

| title3 = That's Youth

| note3 = originally performed by Anti-Flag

| writer3 = Justin Sane

| length3 = 3:04

| title4 = Bryan's Lament

| writer4 = Attonito, Steinkopf, Keinlen, McDermott

| length4 = 2:16

| title5 = We're Coming Back

| note5 = originally performed by Cock Sparrer

| writer5 = Colin McFaul, Steve Burgess, Steve Bruce, Mickey Beaufoy, Chris Skepis

| length5 = 3:10

| title6 = Less Than Free

| note6 = originally performed by Sticks and Stones

| writer6 = Pete Ventantonio

| length6 = 4:11

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Anti-Flag

| total_length = 33:34

| title7 = America Got It Right

| writer7 = Sane

| length7 = 2:56

| title8 = Smash It to Pieces

| writer8 = Sane

| length8 = 2:49

| title9 = No Borders, No Nations

| writer9 = Chris Head, Chris #2, Sane, Pat Thetic

| length9 = 3:14

| title10 = Gifts from America: With Love, the U.S.A.

| writer10 = Sane

| length10 = 2:41

| title11 = The Freaks, Nerds, and Romantics

| note11 = originally performed by The Bouncing Souls

| writer11 = Attonito, Steinkopf, Keinlen, Shal Khichi

| length11 = 2:31

| title12 = Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

| note12 = originally performed by the Buzzcocks

| writer12 = Pete Shelley

| length12 = 2:44

}}

Personnel

Tracks 1-6:

Tracks 7-12:

  • Chris Headguitar, vocals
  • Chris #2bass, vocals
  • Justin Sane – guitar, vocals
  • Pat Theticdrums
  • Matt Harrington – engineer
  • Kevin Facer – assistant engineer
  • Tommy M. – drum technician
  • Mark Defiant – vocals on "Smash it to Pieces"
  • The Code – backing vocals on "Smash it to Pieces" and "Gifts from America: With Love, the U.S.A."

References

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