Misplaced Pages

Rural Free Delivery
EP by Whiskeytown
Released	May 6, 1997
Recorded	1995
Genre	Alternative country, country rock
Length	24:05
Label	Mood Food
Whiskeytown chronology
Theme for a Trucker (1997) Rural Free Delivery (1997) In Your Wildest Dreams (1997)

Rural Free Delivery is an EP by the alternative country band Whiskeytown, released by Mood Food Records in 1997. It compiles the four songs from the band's debut EP Angels recorded in a single day, with four additional outtakes from the same session. The music was recorded in 1995, just a few months after Whiskeytown formed, but it was released only two years later. This was part of a deal worked out with Mood Food to release the band from their current contract so that they could sign with Outpost Recordings.

The EP contains a hidden track, an alternate mix of "Nervous Breakdown", at the beginning of the CD. To access it, listeners must scan backwards 3:15 from the beginning of the first listed track.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Adams, Phil Wandscher, Eric Gilmore, Steve Grothman, and Caitlin Cary unless stated otherwise

Personnel and production credits

• Ryan Adams — guitar, vocals
• Caitlin Cary — violin, vocals
• Skillet Gilmore — drums
• Steve Grothman — bass
• Phil Wandscher — guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Jennifer Thomas — design
• Kurt Underhill, Toby Roan — photos
• Recorded at Sonic Wave Studios, Raleigh, NC by Greg Elkins
• Mixed at Sonic Wave Studios, Raleigh, NC by Mark Cimerro & Kurt Underhill
• Mastered at The Kitchen, Chapel Hill, NC by Brent Lambert

References

1. Menconi, David (2012). Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown. University of Texas Press. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-0-292-72584-3.
2. Blackstock, Peter (1997). "Whiskeytown – Falling down, standing up: Americana and Roots Music – No Depression". No Depression. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
3. Menconi, David (2012). Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown. University of Texas Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-292-72584-3.
4. Janbanan (2001-11-11). "Rural Free Delivery (Whiskeytown) Easter Egg – Hidden Track". The Easter Egg Archive. Retrieved 2011-01-03.

v t e Whiskeytown
Ryan Adams Caitlin Cary Ed Crawford Mike Daly Eric "Skillet" Gilmore Steve Grothmann James Iha Bill Ladd Chris Laney Nicholas Petti Brad Rice Jeff Rice Chris Riser Mike Santoro Jenni Snyder Steven Terry Phil Wandscher Jon Wurster
Studio albums	Faithless Street (1995) Strangers Almanac (1997) Pneumonia (2001)
EPs	Angels (1995) Theme for a Trucker (1997) Rural Free Delivery (1997) In Your Wildest Dreams (1997)
Unreleased albums	Those Weren't the Days (1996) The Freightwhaler Sessions (1996) Forever Valentine (1997)
Singles	"16 Days" (1997) "Yesterday's News" (1998) Car Songs (split 7" w/ Neko Case & The Sadies) (1998) "Don't Be Sad" (2001) "San Antone" / "The Great Divide" (2009)
Related articles	Alternative country
Category

• Whiskeytown EPs
• 1997 EPs