''Black Sails EP'' is an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

by the American

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band AFI. It was released on April 27, 1999, through

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. Only 5,000 copies were pressed. It is a sampler of the band's fourth studio album ''

Black Sails in the Sunset ''Black Sails in the Sunset'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on May 18, 1999, through Nitro Records. With the addition of guitarist Jade Puget as a permanent member, it is the first AFI album to feature t ...

''.

Background

The first three tracks can be found on the album ''

''. On the full-length album, "Porphyria" is re-titled "Porphyria Cutanea Tarda" and contains a crossfade into the next track, "Exsanguination". "Who Knew?" is a

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from the full-length album and appears on its

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ese edition. This is the first release with

Jade Puget Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is an American musician and producer, best known as the guitarist for the rock band AFI (joined in 1998), the guitarist/writer for the straight edge hardcore band XTRMST, and the keyboardist/synthesi ...

as an official member of the band.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * AFI – producer, arrangements, backing vocals * Davey Havok - lead vocals, lyrics * Jade Puget - lead guitar, programming, keyboard, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals * Adam Carson - drums, percussion, backing vocals * Hunter Burgan - bass, programming, keyboard, backing vocals * Nick 13 - additional guitars, vocals * Andy Earnst – engineer, mixing * Alan Forbes – cover illustration * Dexter Holland – additional guitar, backing vocals * Thad LaRue – assistant engineer * Gabe Morford – photography * Jamie Reilly – layout ;Studios * Engineered and mixed at The Art of Ears, Hayward, CA

References

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