Four Minute Mile
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Four Minute Mile is the first full-length album
released by Kansas City
, Missouri
emo
band The Get Up Kids
.
bassist Bob Weston
in Chicago
over the course of two and a half days. It was released by Doghouse Records
on September 30, 1997. The album was released on CD and vinyl. The vinyl release consisted of six pressings on black and colored vinyl, including blue, gold, red and clear. The release brought a great deal of attention to the band, leading to offers from larger labels.
However, the band didn't last long on Mojo Records, as they were dropped when the label merged with Universal Records
in 1996. They were then signed to the then-unknown Vagrant Records
.
, Sub Pop Records and Mojo Records
. The band ended up signing with Mojo, but was quickly disappointed with their choice when the label asked the band to re-record the song "Don't Hate Me", feeling that the label was under-estimating their potential.
The album also had a lasting impact on other musicians. In a 2005 interview with AP Magazine
, Pete Wentz of the Chicago pop-punk group Fall Out Boy
remarked that the album had a major influence on the band as a whole. "The first time I heard [The Get Up Kids] was around Four Minute Mile. I was in high school. There was an honesty and sincerity [to the album]. It seemed more about the fact that this music was "emotional," than an actual sound than labeled them". In the same interview, he remarked that "Fall Out Boy would not be a band if it were not for The Get Up Kids".
Olympia, WA pop-punk band Four Minute Mile have stated that they got their name from this album.
in 2001. This was largely a way of capitalizing on the recent success of the band's second album, 1999's Something to Write Home About
, which rocketed the band to international stardom.
In 2008, Doghouse records announced that it would be re-releasing the album on colored vinyl; One opaque blue, and one opaque pink. The release will be a re-release of the original version of the album and not the 2001 remastered edition. The vinyl was re-pressed and released on December 12, 2008.
Additional Musicians
Production
Design
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
emo
Emo
Emo is a style of rock music and its associated subcultureEmo may also refer to:- Businesses :* Emo , an Irish oil company and filling station chain* Emo Speedway, a racetrack in Emo, Ontario...
band The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids
The Get Up Kids are an American alternative rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-90's emo scene, otherwise known as the "second wave" of emo music...
.
Recording
The album was recorded in April 1997 on a budget of $4,000. It was produced by ShellacShellac (band)
Shellac is an American group composed of Steve Albini , Bob Weston and Todd Trainer...
bassist Bob Weston
Bob Weston
Bob Weston is an American musician, producer, recording engineer, and record mastering engineer. Critic Jason Ankeny declares that "Weston's name and fingerprints are all over the American underground rock of the post-punk era, producing and engineering dates for a seemingly endless number of...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
over the course of two and a half days. It was released by Doghouse Records
Doghouse Records
Doghouse Records is a Toledo, Ohio based record label, now run out of the New York City office. Since 2004 Doghouse has been a part of the Warner Music Group....
on September 30, 1997. The album was released on CD and vinyl. The vinyl release consisted of six pressings on black and colored vinyl, including blue, gold, red and clear. The release brought a great deal of attention to the band, leading to offers from larger labels.
However, the band didn't last long on Mojo Records, as they were dropped when the label merged with Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
in 1996. They were then signed to the then-unknown Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...
.
Legacy
The album was well-received, if not a major commercial success. The album helped the band develop a national fanbase, as well as garnering a bidding war over the band from several major labels, including Geffen RecordsGeffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
, Sub Pop Records and Mojo Records
Mojo Records
Mojo Records was a California-based record label founded in 1995 by producer Jay Rifkin. It became a joint venture with Universal Music Group in 1996 and then sold to the Zomba Group in 2001, who placed it under their subsidiary Jive Records...
. The band ended up signing with Mojo, but was quickly disappointed with their choice when the label asked the band to re-record the song "Don't Hate Me", feeling that the label was under-estimating their potential.
The album also had a lasting impact on other musicians. In a 2005 interview with AP Magazine
Alternative Press (music magazine)
Alternative Press is an American music magazine based in Cleveland, Ohio. It generally provides readers with band interviews, photos, information on upcoming releases, and music charts. It was founded in 1985 by Mike Shea, who is the current president....
, Pete Wentz of the Chicago pop-punk group Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist and composer Patrick Stump, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band released five studio albums from 2003–2008...
remarked that the album had a major influence on the band as a whole. "The first time I heard [The Get Up Kids] was around Four Minute Mile. I was in high school. There was an honesty and sincerity [to the album]. It seemed more about the fact that this music was "emotional," than an actual sound than labeled them". In the same interview, he remarked that "Fall Out Boy would not be a band if it were not for The Get Up Kids".
Olympia, WA pop-punk band Four Minute Mile have stated that they got their name from this album.
Re-releases
A remastered version of the album was released by Doghouse records on Compact DiscCompact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in 2001. This was largely a way of capitalizing on the recent success of the band's second album, 1999's Something to Write Home About
Something to Write Home About
Something to Write Home About is the second full-length studio album by American rock band The Get Up Kids, released on September 21, 1999. The album was produced by The Get Up Kids themselves, with co-producers Chad Blinman and Alex Brahl. Blinman also recorded and mixed the album, with Brahl...
, which rocketed the band to international stardom.
In 2008, Doghouse records announced that it would be re-releasing the album on colored vinyl; One opaque blue, and one opaque pink. The release will be a re-release of the original version of the album and not the 2001 remastered edition. The vinyl was re-pressed and released on December 12, 2008.
Track listing
Personnel
Band- Matt Pryor - Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Jim SupticJim SupticJim Suptic is an American musician and entrepreneur, best known for being the guitarist for Kansas City, Missouri band The Get Up Kids.-The Get Up Kids:...
- Guitar, Vocals - Rob PopeRob Pope-History:Rob Pope grew up in Olathe, Kansas. In the summer of 1994, he was in a band called "Kingpin" with his brother Ryan and future Get Up Kids bandmate Jim Suptic. After the band broke up due to internal conflicts, Rob and Jim re-formed with Matt Pryor, who had been playing with Secular Theme...
- Bass - Ryan PopeRyan PopeRyan Pope is an American musician who lives in Lawrence, Kansas.-History:Ryan Pope grew up in Olathe, Kansas. In the summer of 1994, he was in a band called "Kingpin" with his brother Rob and future The Get Up Kids bandmate Jim Suptic...
- Drums
Additional Musicians
- Robert A.A. Lowe - Vocals
Production
- Bob WestonBob WestonBob Weston is an American musician, producer, recording engineer, and record mastering engineer. Critic Jason Ankeny declares that "Weston's name and fingerprints are all over the American underground rock of the post-punk era, producing and engineering dates for a seemingly endless number of...
- Producer, Engineering, Mixing
Design
- Scott RitcherScott RitcherScott Ritcher is a magazine publisher and graphic designer from Louisville, Kentucky, born September 27, 1969.He is best known as the former proprietor of the Slamdek Record Company which released early recordings by influential punk and indie rock bands including Endpoint, Rodan, Jawbox, and...
- Cover Art