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ous debut EP from

Hellogoodbye Hellogoodbye (sometimes styled as hellogoodbye) is an American pop rock band that was formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline. They were signed to Drive-Thru Records and released their first full-length album ''Zom ...

. It was released on August 17, 2004 by

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. All the vocals and instruments were recorded solely by Forrest Kline, except for the lead vocals on track 4, which were performed by Jesse Kurvink.

Album artwork

The cover is a spoof on

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. Instead of featuring a banana with the words "peel slowly and see", it instead depicts an

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with the accompanying phrase "mush slowly and guac."

Release

On March 18, 2004, shortly after the band were signed to Drive-Thru, the first five tracks of the EP were released digitally, as the second of two free downloadable EPs (the first one being Jenoah's '' Morning Is When Jenoah Wakes Up'') on the label's homepage. The ''Hellogoodbye'' EP was downloaded about 300,000 times, while the physical release issued 5 months later has sold over 80,000 copies to date. With the physical release, which featured the sixth track, the download offer was discontinued.

Track listing

#"Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn (Take It Back To Square One)" (

Forrest Kline Forrest Scott Kline (born November 7, 1983, in Ashland, Oregon) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye. Early life He is of German descent and spent most of his ...

, Jesse Kurvink) – 3:13 #"Call N' Return (Say That You're Into Me)" (Kline) – 2:17 #"Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K1" (Kurvink) – 2:33 #"Jesse Buy Nothing... Go to Prom Anyways" (Kurvink) – 2:50 #"Dear Jamie... Sincerely Me" (Kline) – 8:34 #"Bonnie Taylor Shakedown 2K4" (Kurvink) – 2:32 Re-issue Bonus Tracks

"Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn (Take It Back To Square One)" (Demo) – 3:01
"Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn (Take It Back To Square One)" (Gm Og Mix) – 3:03
"Call N' Return (Say That You're Into Me)" (Demo) – 2:18
"Bonnie Taylor Shakedown... 2K1" (Demo) – 2:35
"Bonnie Taylor Shakedown... 2K1" (Gm Og Mix) – 2:37
"Asking Jessica To Be Official" – 1:16
"Jesse Buy Corsage" (Prequel To Jesse Buy Nothing) – 2:21
"In Da Club" (Promo For Chain Show) – 0:46
"Welcome To My Record" (Gm Og Mix) – 1:59
"One Armed Scissor" (Voicemail By: Turtle) – 0:54
"Trevor Roolz (A Lot)" (Gm Og Mix) – 0:32
"Lindsay Pai Ala Mode" (Or Songs For Lindsay Pai) – 4:19
"Oh Karissa, How I Miss Ya" (Gm Og Mix) – 0:40
"Oh, Angie" (Demo) – 1:13
"Oh, Angie" (Gm Og Mix) – 0:54

References

{{Authority control 2004 debut EPs Hellogoodbye albums Drive-Thru Records EPs