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Released
  
August 24, 2004

Length
  
43:56

Artist
  
Saves the Day

Label
  
Vagrant Records

Recorded
  
1997–2004

Ups & Downs Early Recordings and B-Sides (2004)
  
Sound the Alarm (2006)

Release date
  
24 August 2004

Genres
  
Emo, Pop punk, Indie rock

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Similar
  
Saves the Day albums, Emo albums

Ups & Downs: Early Recordings and B-Sides is a B-Side compilation album by Saves the Day, released on Vagrant Records on August 24, 2004.

Contents

As the title suggests, it is a compilation of early recordings and B-sides, recorded between 1997 when they were known as Sefler to the live reworking of "Jessie & My Whetstone" in 2003. The compilation also includes the entire I'm Sorry I'm Leaving, remastered and without the Modern English cover, "I Melt with You", as well as for the first time on CD, the EP's vinyl-only track "The Way His Collar Falls".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Christopher Conley, all songs written by Saves the Day.

  1. "Ups & Downs" – 3:18 (a B-side track from Stay What You Are (2001))
  2. "Sell My Old Clothes, I'm Off to Heaven" – 3:24 (from Another Year on the Streets, a various artist compilation album.)
  3. "A Drag in D Flat" – 2:38 (from Another Year on the Streets, a various artist compilation album.)
  4. "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving" – 2:47 (from I'm Sorry I'm Leaving (1999))
  5. "Hold" – 2:22 (from I'm Sorry I'm Leaving)
  6. "Jessie & My Whetstone" – 2:05 (from I'm Sorry I'm Leaving)
  7. "Take Our Cars Now!" – 2:36 (from I'm Sorry I'm Leaving)
  8. "The Way His Collar Falls" – 2:46 (from I'm Sorry I'm Leaving)
  9. "The Art of Misplacing Firearms" – 2:09 (from Rebirth of Hardcore: 1999, a various artist compilation album.)
  10. "East Coast" – 1:36 (from Saves the Day's demo)
  11. "1:19" – 1:38 (from Saves the Day's demo)
  12. "An Afternoon Laughing" – 2:00 (from Saves the Day's demo)
  13. "Dave Feels Right" – 2:26 (from Saves the Day's demo)
  14. "When It Isn't Like It Should Be" – 1:49 (from Saves the Day's demo)
  15. "1959" – 0:34
  16. "I Think I'll Quit" – 2:14 (mistitled as "Kentucky Parallel Parking" on the album's first pressing. The song was recorded by Chris Conley's previous band, Sefler.)
  17. "Cheer" – 2:39 (Descendents cover)
  18. "Clash City Rockers" – 2:14 (The Clash cover)
  19. "Jessie & My Whetstone" – 2:32 (live 2003)

Songs

1Ups & Downs3:19
2Sell My Old Clothes - I'm Off to Heaven3:24
3A Drag in D Flat2:39

References

Ups & Downs: Early Recordings and B-Sides Wikipedia
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