The Only Way To Know For Sure

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 2002-07

Labels: Festival Mushroom Records, 2.13.61 Records

'The Only Way to Know for Sure' was recorded live by Clif Norrell at the Metro in Chicago, IL, USA on March 1st & 2nd 2002.

Recorded by Metro Mobile, Glenview IL. Tracks mixed March 2002, Skip Saylor Records, Los Angeles, CA. Mastered at Marcussen Mastering.

Disc two is an enhanced CD which includes three music videos, extensive photo gallery and link to Rollins Band website. "Enhanced Compact Disc has interactive content which can be accessed using a 'multi-session' CD ROM drive on either a Macintosh or Windows98 computer."
The three promotional videos in the enhanced content are MOV files: Video 1 is 320 x 240 pixels at 15fps, while Videos 2 & 3 are 160 x 120 pixels at 15fps.

Marketed & distributed by Festival Mushroom Records under exclusive license for the territories of Australia and New Zealand.

Released (w/c): July 29th 2002 (The ARIA Report Issue #648).
℗ 2002 2.13.61 Records.
© 2002 2.13.61 Records.

The two CDs are housed in a slim double jewel case with a 16-page booklet.

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All songs written by Rollins Band / Be Drinkable Music [BMI].
Except:
Tracks 1-1, 1-11 & 1-15: Men-O-Rok / Archetext Music / Imago Music Inc [BMI].
Track 1-5, plus Tracks 2-5 & 2-7: Rhythm Wreck / Wrack it Jams / Emaciated Music / 2.13.61 Publishing.

Track 2-4, 'Do It': MAM (ASCAP) — a cover of The Pink Fairies song.
Track 2-3, 'Are You Ready?': Universal / Polygram Int. DBA Pippin the friendly Ranger (ASCAP) — a cover of Thin Lizzy song.

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Liner notes from the 16-page booklet:

"All my musical heroes were great live performers. When I joined Black Flag, it was pounded into my head that the live show demands your best. We worked very hard in the practice room getting it together so there would be no "warm up" show. We went out there and wrecked it nightly.

The Rollins Band always prided themselves in being a top shelf live unit.

Andrew, Sim, Chris, Melvin, Theo took all this very seriously and they all delivered magnificently and consistently.

The commitment level to the live show had not diminished in our camp.

Pre-tour practice goes for about a month in a small room with no air conditioning. This tempers the stamina, getting us ready for the usual high quantity of low quality air and overabundance of heat, which is our usual low-ceilinged playing environment. By the time we get out there, we're not wondering if we can do it - we're wondering how you're going to keep up with us.

On the festival circuit and the occasional corny outdoor multi-band radio-sponsored charades, we open for many contemporary, multi-platinum, much lauded groups and we keep seeing the same thing. A lot of these bands can't cut it live. What an insult to a paying audience.

LIVE IS THE PROOF. LIVE IS THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE."
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