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Overview

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. . pp. 208-209. The song was originally written by Ian MacKaye for his band

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, whose other members rejected it. Although seemingly a small release in comparison to Dischord's significant catalog, this record is still a notable sample of MacKaye and Jeff Nelson's songwriting abilities, as well as their chemistry together as artists. The single features MacKaye's recording debut as a guitarist and his final collaboration with Nelson.

Background

Egg Hunt

Egg Hunt was a one-off musical experiment of long time friends and musicians

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and Jeff Nelson, former singer and drummer, respectively, of the

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label co-founders. In the spring of 1986, during a MacKaye and Nelson trip to

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of Dischord releases with local company Southern Record Distributors, Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (

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weekend. Just after returning to Washington, D.C., MacKaye's then band, Embrace, was suddenly and unexpectedly dissolved, Andersen, Mark; Jenkins, Mark (

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and Geoff Turner, but the project never surpassed the

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in the summer of 1986. For his part, MacKaye eventually directed his energy and creativity toward the forming of

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in 1987. The Southern session ended up being the last time MacKaye and Nelson would record together.

Production and release

"Me and You" was recorded with

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John Loder at

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in London, England, on March 27, 28 and 30, 1986. It was released on

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Reissues

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Track listing

Personnel

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, bass * Jeff Nelson –

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Additional performers

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A1) *Tos Nieuwenhuizen – backing vocals (A1)

Production

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, photography (front cover) *Tomas Squip – photography (back cover) *

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Notes

References

External links

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Overview

Background

Egg Hunt

Production and release

Reissues

Track listing

Personnel

Additional performers

Production

See also

Notes

References

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