Elijah Wyman: Give & Take
1. Sunrise, Sunset Intro
2. Rivers of Babylon
3. Made for Two
4. Girls Should Drive Automantics
5. I Like Cotton Better When It Flies
6. Lines
7. Heartbreaker
8. The Ghost of Santa Anna
9. Shadowlands
10. Moria
11. Dependant
First and second CD pressings
Release date: 2003-07-26
Originally released in July of 2003 and repressed later that same year, Give
& Take is Elijah Wyman's beloved debut release. Give & Take's
simple melodies, idiosyncratic lyrics, and bare-bones production has earned the
album cult status in New England. However, it went out of print not long
after its original release and has since been highly sought after by fans and
collectors. These first two releases total an estimated 500 copies and the jackets
consist of photopied artwork and text on folded cardboard. The jackets
for the original release have a stapled pocket to hold the disc and are each
one of the following colors: brown, dark green, and dark red. Discs from
the second pressing instead had pale yellow jackets and are held in with a metal
brad.
Third CD pressing
Release date: 2006-12-04
This third release of Give & Take consists of 50 hand-assembled and printed copies
of Give & Take, each uniquely numbered and designed as an homage to the
original self-released version. This version can be identified by its elegant silver
and black print on bright red cardboard.
CD & jacket production costs: $2.00
Donation to American Kidney Fund: $1.00
Artist: $7.00
Grinding Tapes Recording Company: $0.00
Subotal: $10.00