Managing the Details of an Undertaking is a compilation CD and DVD

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 package by the San Diego, California

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 rock

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 band Counterfit

Counterfit (band)

Counterfit was an American rock band from San Diego, California, formed in September 1999 and disbanded in November 2004. They released two EPs and one album on San Diego label Alphabet Records and San Francisco-based Negative Progression Records. Over the band's lifespan they toured the United...

, released in 2007 by One Bad Landing Records. It was a posthumous release, as the group had disbanded in 2004. The CD portion of the release compiles rare, unreleased, and out-of-print songs from the band's career. The DVD portion includes a 76-minute documentary film of Counterfit's final tour from July 23 to September 15, 2004 in support of Finch and Recover

Recover (band)

-History:Recover comprised Dan Keyes , Robert Mann , Ross Tweedy , and Santiago "Jimmy" Vela . The four first started playing together while in high school, but didn't officially form Recover until 2000. The band recorded a four-song demo in the spring of 2000...

. It also includes their entire farewell show, the music video for "Better Late Than Never," band commentary, and over 40 minutes of additional live footage. The package's title is taken from the title of a song from the band's only full-length album Super Amusement Machine for Your Exciting Heart.

CD track listing

1. "The Short Weekend Begins With Longing"
2. "Untitled 'Dun Dun'"
3. "The Worst Part"
4. "Arriving Where You Will" (alternate version)
5. "Million" (Schwarzenbach
   Blake Schwarzenbach
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   /Bauermeister/Pfahler; originally performed by Jawbreaker
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   )
6. "Ferret" (written and originally performed by Lifetime
   Lifetime (band)
   Lifetime is an American melodic hardcore/emo band from New Jersey. Lifetime was formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1997. In late 2005, they announced their reunion.-History:...
   
   )
7. "Lying in Traffic" (live)
8. "From Finish to Starting Line" (live)
9. "Managing the Details of an Undertaking" (live)
10. "Untitled 'Dun Dun'" (live)
11. "Regarding Regret"
12. "Completely Incomplete"
13. "Perfect for a While"

Performers

• Justin Rodriguez - bass
  Bass guitar
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  , lead vocals (all tracks)
• Adam Allen - guitar
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  , backing vocals (all tracks)
• Marc Allen - drums
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  , backing vocals (all tracks)
• Daniel Reed - guitar, backing vocals (tracks 1-12)
• James Dennis - guitar, backing vocals (tracks 11-13)

CD track information

1. "The Short Weekend Begins With Longing" was recorded and mixed by Ben Moore in February 2004 at Big Fish Studios in Encinitas, California and was intended for the Atticus: Dragging the Lake 3
   Atticus: ...dragging the lake, Vol. 3
   Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake, Vol. 3 was the third in the series of compilation albums created by Atticus Clothing.-Track listing:# Gratitude - "This Is the Part"# Blink-182 - "Not Now"# Taking Back Sunday - "Number Five With a Bullet"...
   
   compilation but was not included on the final release.
2. "Untitled 'Dun Dun'" was recorded in early 2005 by Counterfit and Bill Nephew and mixed by Marc Allen. It was the last song the band ever recorded.
3. "The Worst Part"
4. "Arriving Where You Will" (alternate version): Both tracks 3 and 4 were recorded by Mick Leonard in Winter 2001 at Done By Us Productions in Stamford, Connecticut
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    and mixed by Ben Moore. They were recorded during the original session for the band's album Super Amusement Machine for Your Exciting Heart. "The Worst Part" was replaced on the album by "Better Late Than Never."
5. "Million" was recorded and mixed by Robert Stojak in May 2003 at Revolt Studios in Santee, California
   Santee, California
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   . It is a cover of a Jawbreaker
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    song which originally appeared on the tribute compilation Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault
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   .
6. "Ferret" was recorded by Dan Maier in 2003 at Silent Serpent Studios in San Diego, California
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    and mixed by Ben Moore with additional mixing by Marc Allen. It is a cover of a Lifetime
   Lifetime (band)
   Lifetime is an American melodic hardcore/emo band from New Jersey. Lifetime was formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1997. In late 2005, they announced their reunion.-History:...
   
    song that was recorded for a tribute compilation that was never released.
7. "Lying in Traffic" (live)
8. "From Finish to Starting Line" (live)
9. "Managing the Details of an Undertaking" (live)
10. "Untitled 'Dun Dun'" (live): All four live tracks were recorded by John Tsamis in September 2004 directly from the soundboard during the band's tour. Tracks 7 and 8 were recorded at the Norva Theatre in Norfolk, Virginia
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    . Track 9 was recorded at the El Ray Theatre in Los Angeles, California
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    , and track 10 was recorded at Soma in San Diego, California
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    .
11. "Regarding Regret"
12. "Completely Incomplete": Tracks 11 and 12 were recorded by Adam Allen in February 2000 at Universal Sound Rehearsal Studio in Miramar, California and mixed by Adam and Marc Allen. Both are from the band's demo EP On the Downside which is now out of print.
13. "Perfect for a While" was recorded and mixed by Marc Allen in 1999 in Wilton, Connecticut
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     and appeared on the band's original 1999 four-song demo, before the band relocated to San Diego.

DVD content information

• The 76-minute documentary of the band's final tour is entitled Managing the Details and includes live footage from over 40 performances between July 23 and September 15, 2004. PJ de Villiers served as the Director of Photography and made the illustrations for the packaging and menus. Counterfit drummer Marc Allen edited the video and sound and designed the DVD menus. Live sound engineer John Tsamis recorded all of the performances directly from the mixing board, while Josh Vargo performed additional audio mastering. A portion of the documentary was recorded at the Rolling Rock Town Fair in Latrobe, Pennsylvania
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   and includes photography by Lili Doleh and Joey Santer, and a radio interview with Marc Allen conducted by Mike Lindsey for "The Scoop" on radio station 99.7 The Blitz. This portion documents an onstage fight that took place between members of Finch and Disturbed during Finch's set.
• Counterfit's Farewell Show was filmed December 11, 2004 at Ground Zero in San Diego, California
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   and was shot, directed and cut by Ben Thornley and Chris Jones and mastered by Mike Drohman.
• The "Better Late Than Never" music video was directed by Anne Ortega.
• The Virginia Beach Show live footage was filmed October 24, 2002 at Virginia Beach, Virginia
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  and was shot by Greg Raelson.
• The DVD also includes "end of tour comments" from the band members and a full band commentary track of the Managing the Details documentary.