Red Letter Day (EP)

Red Letter Day
EP by The Get Up Kids
Released	July 20, 1999
Recorded	Red House Studios 1997
Genre	Emo pop punk
Length	16:45
Label	Doghouse
Producer	Ed Rose
The Get Up Kids chronology
Four Minute Mile (1997) Red Letter Day (1999) Something to Write Home About (1999)
Alternative cover
Cover for "The EPs: Red Letter Day and Woodson"

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
LAS Magazine	Unfavorable [1]
Star Pulse Music	[2]
Pitchfork Media	[3]

Red Letter Day is an EP by American rock band The Get Up Kids. It was released before their second full-length album Something to Write Home About. It featured James Dewees on the keyboard. Shortly after the album was released, Dewees joined the band full-time.

The album was recorded in 1997 at Red House Studios by Ed Rose, the producer of the band's first EP Woodson.^[4] The album was released only on 10" vinyl. The album was printed on black vinyl, save for two limited pressings, 500 translucent green and 500 clear.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Get Up Kids

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Year Later"	3:05
2.	"Red Letter Day"	2:57
3.	"Forgive and Forget"	3:26

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anne Arbour"	3:33
2.	"Mass Pike"	3:44

Additional releases

• The entire EP was later combined with the band's other EP Woodson and re-released on one CD entitled The EPs: Red Letter Day and Woodson.
• The songs "Forgive and Forget" and "Anne Arbour" were later released on the band's compilation album Eudora.
• The song "Anne Arbour" was released as a b-side on the single for the song "Ten Minutes"
• The song "Red Letter Day" was featured on the band's second studio album Something to Write Home About
• The songs "Mass Pike" and "Red Letter Day" were featured on the band's live album Live! @ the Granada Theater.
• The song "Red Letter Day" was featured on the compilation No-Fi Trash released by Suburban Home Records.

Personnel

Band Matt Pryor: Lead Vocals, Guitar Jim Suptic: Guitar, Vocals Rob Pope: Bass Ryan Pope: Drums Design Scott Ritcher - Cover Design Chris Holland - Cover Design

Additional Musicians James Dewees: Keyboards, Vocals Production Ed Rose - Production

References

1. LAS Magazine review
2. Star Pulse Music review
3. Pitchfork Media review
4. "The Get Up Kids". Lawrence.com. 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
5. "Red Letter Day | The Get Up Kids". Dead Format. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2012-03-06.