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ARTIST :...: Tiger Army
ALBUM  :...: Early Years EP
LABEL  :...: Hellcat/Epitaph Records
GENRE  :...: Punk Rock

ENJOY ANOTHER HOT TUNE BY YOUR FAVORITE MP3 GROUP, EGO.

List of the Tracks

01   Temptation                                      2:10
02   Jungle Cat                                      1:58
03   Twenty Flight Rock                              1:32
04   American Nightmare                              1:30
05   F.T.W. (Demo Version 1996)                      2:23
06   Nocturnal (Demo Version 1996)                   2:32

Tiger Army
The Early Years EP

"What you hold in your hands is not a “new” Tiger Army
release, not exactly anyway. It’s actually the first stuff
the band ever recorded from 1996 (and a little from early
‘97). One of the main reasons the recording was so sporadic
(with different sessions started and finished in different
months and so on) was just getting the cash together to pay
for studio hours. So why, you may ask, are we releasing it
now?

One reason is that the vinyl “Temptation” EP, on which the
first three tracks of this disc were originally released,
has been out-of-print for years. We’ve had numerous requests
to rerelease it, and with interest increasing steadily by
the year (along with outrageous prices on certain online
auction sites), it seemed like a good idea to put it out
again at a reasonable price.

If I really dig a band/artist, I want everything they've
ever done. It could be a cover song, an alternate take, a
b-side, anything - I want it. If you're like me in this way,
then this EP was put together for you. It may not be
literally everything, but trust me, it's everything worth
hearing. If you've got this EP along with our other two (so
far) albums, you've got the "box set."

The cover of the Misfits' "American Nightmare" was being
saved for a second pre-first album seven inch that never
materialized; the song was a staple of our early live set.
The "F.T.W." here is the first recorded version of the song
(the second, released on the Punk Fiction comp, was done
under deadline pressure and just never sounded as good. I
like the version from II: Power of Moonlite best of all, but
it's interesting to hear how the song's evolved over the
years).

Last but not least, there’s the original “Nocturnal,” which
led off the demo that got us signed to Hellcat Records (most
of the material on this EP was on it as well). It was also
intended for that never-released second seven inch. A
sidenote, this version missed being on the original Give ‘Em
The Boot compilation by just a few days. It all worked out
as the later album version of the song made the sequel a
couple of years later.

So there you have it. Adam, Joel and I practiced for
countless hours in those early days in AFI’s tiny rehearsal
room in Oakland which they kindly let us use. A handful of
shows and the material on this EP is what came out of it. I
don’t think it’s on the same level as what came later, but
I’m still proud of it and think it’s worth a listen. See if
you agree."
- Nick 13
July, 2002

The Early Years EP
Tiger Army
Hellcat
Catalog Number: 80450
Release Date: 10/08/2002
Formats: CD
Type: EP

Enjoy this full retail a few weeks early!

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EGO HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF STRONGLY OVER THE YEARS AND AFTER
A PERIOD OF TIME OF REFLECTION WE NOW KNOW WE HAVE NOTHING
TO PROVE TO THE SCENE. JUST ENJOY OUR RELEASES AND
IF YOU LIKE THE RELEASE THEN PLEASE GO OUT AND BUY
IT! WE ARE NOT HERE TO LINE THE POCKETS OF THE

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THERE THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SCENE
IN A MATURE AND FRIENDLY WAY.