''The Envelope Sessions'' is the second release from Ben Gibbard's solo project

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. The tape was a limited release on Elsinor Records and is now out of print. Tracks from this tape were later taken and put together with the ''¡All-Time Quarterback!'' EP and re-released by

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records on the ¡All-Time Quarterback! ''album''. The tracks "Don't Touch the Tape," "Lullaby, Lullaby," "Dig It!" and "Stark Mobile" were excluded from the re-release. Ben recorded these songs straight to walkman, accompanied only by a toy guitar. The track "Underwater!" went on to become a Death Cab For Cutie song, released on 7" inch as part of the

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in March 2000.

Track listing

# "Don't Touch the Tape" # "Underwater!" # "Sock Hop" # "Lullaby, Lullaby" # "Dig It!" # "Cleveland" # "Stark Mobile" # "Factory Direct" # "Empire State"

Credits

Ben Gibbard: Toy guitar, vocals. ''The Envelope Sessions'' were written June 3–5, & 7, 1999 and recorded live onto a Sony Walkman. ¡All-Time Quarterback! EPs 1999 EPs {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub