The Early Year

Tracklist

Pine Box
1-01	Silo	3:45
1-02	Reservoir	5:52
1-03	Glacier Bay	3:56
1-04	Peter Graves' Anatomy	5:20
1-05	Freight Of Fire	4:06
1-06	Sweet Sally	4:24
1-07	Oklahoma	4:56
1-08	Don't Know How To Tell Her	4:06
1-09	Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves	6:18
1-10	There Is No Hell (Like The Hell On This Earth)	4:41
1-11	Wichita Lineman	4:01
1-12	Please, Mr. Please	3:26
1-13	Down In Writing	4:47
1-14	Closing Time	4:59
Dance The Night Away
2-01	Freight Of Fire	3:49
2-02	One Hand	3:36
2-03	Letter To Bread	3:26
2-04	Television	4:33
2-05	(She Took His) Picture	3:00
2-06	Where's The Playground, Susie	4:24
2-07	Combine	4:24
2-08	Blood And Bones	3:44
2-09	Silo	3:41
2-10	Sangré De Cristo	4:32
2-11	Kneeling	3:50
2-12	Fiery Coffin	1:45
2-13	Helen	2:51

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Stephen Desaulniers
• Drums – Keith Levreault (tracks: 2-05, 2-13)
• Lead Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Vocals – Bruce Tull
• Mandolin – Tom Shea
• Recorded By, Producer – Thom Monahan
• Vocals, Guitar – Joe Pernice

Notes

This release comprises the first two albums by Scud Mountain Boys, whose vocalist and songwriter, Joe Pernice, later formed Pernice Brothers. Both were recorded in Bruce Tull's kitchen with one microphone. All of the tracks were originally released on Chunk Records in Northampton, MA. There are a few songs which appear both albums, re-recorded, and re-produced. This compilation was reissued by Ashmont Records in 2011.

Publishing: all songs Joe Pernice/Bony Gap (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 34457 55612 6

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SPCD389	Scud Mountain Boys	The Early Year ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Sub Pop	SPCD389	US	1997
TPLP1204CD	Scud Mountain Boys	The Early Year ‎(2xCD, Comp, RE)	One Little Indian	TPLP1204CD	UK	2013