Less Deep Inside Keeps

{{Infobox album

| name = Less Deep Inside Keeps

| type = Studio Album

| artist = Soulside

| cover = Soulside debut.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1987

| recorded = August 1986 at Inner Ear Studios

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| studio =

| genre = skate punk, post-punk, post-hardcore, melodic hardcore

| length = 28:08

| label = Sammich/Dischord Records

| producer = Ian MacKaye, Don Zientara, Eli Janney

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Trigger

| next_year = 1988

}}

Less Deep Inside Keeps is the first full-length studio album recorded by Soulside as a Sammich/Dischord (sr02/DIS22½) joint release.[http://www.dischord.com/release/sr02/less-deep-inside-keeps Dischord Records: Soul Side - Less Deep Inside Keeps] It was recorded at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Va. by Don Zientara and produced by Ian MacKaye in 1986. Originally released on vinyl, it was rereleased by Dischord Records (sr02CD) in 2003 on cd.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-side-r672887 Soul Side - Soul Side | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic] Actually untitled, the artwork on either side of the spine is often used to identify it. Full spine title "Becoming Less Less Deep To Be Inside Nothing Keeps." The original release featured a grey cover. Repressings included green, blue and yellow. The artwork was created by Cynthia Connolly, illustrations by Chris Thomson and cover photo by Scott McCloud.[http://www.discogs.com/Soul-Side-Less-Deep-Inside-Keeps/release/1126451 Soul Side* - Less Deep Inside Keeps (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs] It is the only Soulside release to feature Chris Thomson on bass.