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. Produced by fellow Vancouver indie act Jonathan Anderson, it was originally self-released on July 8, 2003 and sold out of its initial 1,000 copies within a year and a half. ''Of What Was'' was then picked up by Anniedale Records and re-released on May 24, 2005. The album was preceded by two EPs, ''Demos'' and ''Intimacy''.

Track listing

# "Idée Fixe" - 2:57 # "Radio Friendly" - 2:41^a # "Shakeher" - 3:46 # "A Cause For Concern" - 5:41 # "You Know You Don't Know" - 5:47 # "Best Kept Secret" - 4:20 # "Assembly Lines" - 5:35 # "Annadonia" - 5:24 # "Tail End of a Car Crash" - 0:55 # "Of What Was" — 7:31 # "Silence Calls" - 6:24 # "Silence Calls" - 22:13^b ^a Originally titled "Wise Investors" in the self-released version.
^b Added in the Anniedale Records re-release.

References

External links

''Of What Was'' on Anniedale Records''Of What Was'' on CD Baby
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