''BYO Split Series Volume IV'' is a

split album A split album (or split) is a music album that includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There are also singles and EPs of the same variety, which are often called "split singles" and "split EPs" respectively. Split albums differ from "var ...

released in 2002 as the fourth entry in

BYO Records Better Youth Organization Records (BYO) is a Los Angeles, California based independent punk rock record label created by Shawn and Mark Stern, two of the three brothers of the California punk rock band Youth Brigade (the third being Adam Stern w ...

BYO Split Series The ''BYO Split Series'' is a series of albums put out by BYO Records. Each album is a split album which features two bands, with each band doing a cover of the other bands music on the album. The series started in 1999, and so far contains 5 rele ...

''. The album features twelve tracks by American punk rock bands the Bouncing Souls and

Anti-Flag Anti-Flag is an American punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band is known for its left-wing political activism. Their current members include Justin Sane (vocals, guitar), Chris Head (guitar), Pat Thetic (drums), and Chris Ba ...

. Each band covers one song originally by the other, with The Bouncing Souls performing "That's Youth" and Anti-Flag performing "The Freaks, Nerds & Romantics". Other covers are

Cock Sparrer Cock Sparrer () is an English punk rock band formed in 1972 in the East End of London. Although they have never enjoyed commercial success, they helped pave the way for the early '80s punk scene and the Oi! subgenre., Their songs have been cov ...

's "We're Coming Back" and Sticks and Stones' "Less Than Free" by The Bouncing Souls and the

Buzzcocks Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto. They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene, the independen ...

' "Ever Fallen In Love" by Anti-Flag. The remaining tracks were originally recorded for this album. For the release of this album, The Bouncing Souls and Anti-Flag toured nationally together.

Track listing

Personnel

Tracks 1-6: *

Greg Attonito The Bouncing Souls are an American punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1989. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-he ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Pete Steinkopf –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

* Bryan Kienlen –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

*Michael McDermott –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

*Tim Gilles – engineer *Arun Venkatesh – assistant engineer Tracks 7-12: * Chris Head –

* Chris #2 –

, vocals * Justin Sane – guitar, vocals * Pat Thetic –

*Matt Harrington – engineer *Kevin Facer – assistant engineer *Tommy M. – drum technician *Mark Defiant – vocals on "Smash it to Pieces" * The Code – backing vocals on "Smash it to Pieces" and "Gifts from America: With Love, the U.S.A."

References

External links

''BYO Split Series Volume IV''
on

{{DEFAULTSORT:BYO Split Series Volume 4 BYO Split Series 2002 albums The Bouncing Souls albums Anti-Flag albums