| Black Sails EP | ||||
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| Released | April 27, 1999[1] | |||
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| Length | 11:50 | |||
| Label | Nitro | |||
| Producer | AFI | |||
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Black Sails EP is an extended play by the American rock band AFI. It was released on April 27, 1999, through Nitro Records. Only 5,000 copies were pressed. It is a sampler of the band's fourth studio album Black Sails in the Sunset.
Background
[edit]The first three tracks can be found on the album Black Sails in the Sunset. On the full-length album, "Porphyria" is re-titled "Porphyria Cutanea Tarda" and contains a crossfade into the next track, "Exsanguination". "Who Knew?" is a B-side from the full-length album and appears on its Japanese edition. This is the first release with Jade Puget as an official member of the band.
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Davey Havok; all music is composed by AFI
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Porphyria" | 2:09 |
| 2. | "Malleus Maleficarum" | 4:04 |
| 3. | "The Prayer Position" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Who Knew?" | 2:14 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.[2]
- AFI – producer, arrangements, backing vocals
- Davey Havok - lead vocals, lyrics
- Jade Puget - lead guitar, programming, keyboard, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Adam Carson - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Hunter Burgan - bass, programming, keyboard, backing vocals
- Andy Earnst – engineer, mixing
- Alan Forbes – cover illustration
- Dexter Holland – additional guitar, backing vocals
- Thad LaRue – assistant engineer
- Gabe Morford – photography
- Jamie Reilly – layout
- Studios
- Engineered and mixed at The Art of Ears, Hayward, CA
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Black Sails EP". All Media Network. AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Black Sails EP (Liner notes). AFI. Nitro Records. 1999. 15828-2.
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