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Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties is the solo project of The Wonder Years frontman Dan "Soupy" Campbell. According to the project's Facebook page, it is defined as "a character study conducted through music". Campbell is taking on the persona o ...

, released on May 20, 2016 through

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Background

The EP was announced on March 25, 2016, with one song, "'67, Cherry Red", being made available for streaming. The release of the EP features vinyl pressings on three different colors, Green, Blue, and Red, attributing to the songs "Green Like the G Train, Green Like Sea Foam", "Goodbye, Carolina Blues", and "'67, Cherry Red" respectively.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits from

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. ;Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties * Dan "Soupy" Campbell – Vocals, Guitar,

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, Layout ;Additional musicians * Arthur "Ace" Enders – Guitar, bass,

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* Dave Heck – Trombone * Mike Kelley – Saxophone, clarinet * Michael Kennedy – Drums * Juan Lopez – Trumpet ;Artwork * Allison Weiss – Artwork (logo) * Mitchell Wojcik – Photography ;Production * Arthur "Ace" Enders – Producer, Mixing * Bill Henderson – Mastering * Ryan Pinkowicz –

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References

{{Reflist 2016 EPs Hopeless Records EPs