Either / Or: Expanded Edition

Mail order edition of 1,000 Expanded edition. Gatefold sleeve. Each LP is in a printed inner sleeve and a printed insert is also included. "Obi" type card wraps around spine. © and (P) 2017 successors in interest to the Estate of Elliott Smith, under license to Kill Rock Stars Either/Or was recorded at: Elliott Smith's houses (initially SE 19th Ave. near Alder St., then SE 16th Ave. near Fremont St. in Portland, OR) The Shop (an old barn on Tom Rothrock's family's property near Arcata, CA) Undercover Inc. (an extra room at JJ Gonson's record label offices, in the Oak Street Building on SE Oak at 3rd Ave. in Portland, OR) The Heatmiser House (a rented home used to record in on SE Ankeny at 20th Ave. in Portland, OR) Joanna Bolme's apartment (on SE 34th Ave. at Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland, OR) - used by Eliott Smith to track "Speed Trials" Laundry Rules Recording (Larry Crane's home studio, SE 32nd Ave. at Yamhill St. in Portland, OE) - vocals on "Pictures of Me" were tracked by Larry Crane in July or August, 1996 Waterfront Studios (Hoboken, NJ) - part of the organ on "Angeles" was lifted from a version tracked by Greg DiGesu on April 7, 1996 Mixed at The Shop by Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf, exceptions below "No Name #5," "Rose Parade," and "2:45 AM" mixed by Elliott Smith at Undercover Inc. "Alameda" mixed at Undercover Inc. by Joanna Bolme and Elliott Smith Mastered for CD and vinyl at Telegraph Mastering by Adam Gonsalves, June 1-3, 2016, with supervision by Larry Crane "Pictures of Me", "Punch and Judy", and "Angeles" sourced from the original masters by Don Tyler Research, archiving, bonus disc mixing, file prepping, sequencing, and liner notes and credits by Larry Crane for the family of Steven Paul Smith and Kill Rock Stars Originally mastered December 3, 1996, by Don Tyler at Precision mastering Design by Benjamin Parrish for Kill Rock Stars Songs C1-C5 were recorded July 15, 1997, live at YoYo A Go Go [Festival], Capitol Theater, Olympia, Washington. Mixed by Larry Crane, May 2016, at Jackpot! Recording Studio. An earlier mix of "Rose Parade" was released in 1999 on YoYo A Go Go - Another Live Compilation - July 15-20 1997. Also performed at this date was the first song of the set, "Division Day" (the recording equipment was started halfway through this song), and "Say Yes" was played after "Some Song" (it appears on the Heaven Adores You Soundtrack) Thanks to Pat Maley and YoYo Recordings for the generous archival gift and use of these recordings. Studio Outtakes: New Monkey (Keys) Recorded and mixed by Elliott Smith at Elliott's house in either 1995 or 1996. I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out This song was one of two B-Sides for the "Speed Trials" 7-inch (KRS-266), the other being a slightly different mix of "Angeles" (with no organ at the top of the song). Recorded by Elliott Smith at Elliott's house in either 1995 or 1996. New mix by Larry Crane, May 2016, at Jackpot! Recording Studio. I Figured You Out Recorded by Elliott Smith at Heatmiser House in 1995. Mixed by Larry Crane, May 2010, at Jackpot! Recording Studio. Bottle Up And Explode! (Alternate Version) From the 8-track sessions for Either/Or. Recorded by Elliott Smith at Elliott's house, Undercover, Inc., and/or the Heatmiser House in 1995 or 1996. Mixed by Larry Crane, May 2016, at Jackpot! Recording Studio. From insert: copyright 1997 spent bullets/careers-bmg music publishing, inc. (BMI)