''The White EP'' is the recording debut of
San Francisco punk rock group
Pop-O-Pies
The Pop-O-Pies were an American punk rock band from San Francisco, California founded by Joe Callahan (aka Joe Pop-O-Pie) that got their start by repeatedly playing a cover of The Grateful Dead's "Truckin'". Though the band went through many li ...
. It was released by 415 Records in 1982.
The six-song
EP includes their
cover
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Packaging
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* Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package
* Album cover, the front of the packaging
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of the
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...
classic "
Truckin'," which for several months in late 1981 became the most requested song on the San Francisco college radio station
KUSF.
In 1982,
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...
heard "Truckin'" and immediately became a big fan of the band.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:White EP, The
Pop-O-Pies albums
1982 EPs
Albums produced by David Kahne
415 Records EPs