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in 2006. It was Helix' first official EP, and their 18th official release. It was released independently by Brian Vollmer's Dirty Dog Records. All 7 tracks would be re-released internationally on the 2007 full-length album The Power of Rock and Roll. The track "Heavy Metal Love", originally from '' No Rest for the Wicked'', was re-recorded here due to a dispute with

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. The song was to be featured on the soundtrack for the

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movie " The Big Dirty", however the track was pulled by Dean Cameron, president of EMI Canada. The reason given was that distribution of the soundtrack was being handled by

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, and not EMI who owns the track. The band instead chose to re-record it and include it on ''Get Up!'' ''Get Up!'' itself was hyped by Vollmer as "...very reminiscent of the ''No Rest For The Wicked'' album," after the

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stylings of their previous studio album, '' Rockin' in My Outer Space'', from 2004.

Track listing

# Get Up! # Boomerang Lover # Cyberspace Girl # Baby Likes To Ride # The Past Is Back (To Kick Your Ass) # Heavy Metal Love # Do You Believe In Rock And Roll? All songs written by Gord Prior, Steve Georgakopoulos and Brian Vollmer except "Heavy Metal Love" by

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and Brian Vollmer.

Credits

Produced by Gord Prior
Mixed and mastered Dan Brodbeck and Aaron Murray
Engineered by Rainer Wiechmann Recorded at Mole Studios,

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except "Heavy Metal Love" recorded at EMAC Recording Studios, London, Ontario.

Helix live band members

* Brian Vollmer - lead vocals * Rick VanDyk - lead guitar * Jim Lawson - lead guitar * Brent "Ned" Niemi - drums * Paul Fonseca - bass guitar

CD Musicians

* Brian Vollmer - vocals * Steve Georgakopoulos - guitar, background vocals * Rob MacEachern - drums * Jeff Fountain - bass, background vocals * Barry Donaghy, Gord Prior, Doug Weir, Dan Brodbeck - background vocalsCD Booklet

References

{{Helix Helix (band) albums 2006 EPs