Tales Told by Dead Friends

Tales Told by Dead Friends
EP by Mayday Parade
Released	June 13, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop punk
Length	26:58
Label	Self-released
Producer	Lee Dyess
Mayday Parade chronology
Tales Told by Dead Friends (2006) A Lesson in Romantics (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]

Tales Told by Dead Friends is the debut EP from Tallahassee rock band Mayday Parade, released on June 13, 2006.^[3]

Music

• "When I Get Home, You're So Dead" is the only song from this EP to be re-recorded with an electric guitar for their debut album, A Lesson in Romantics (2007).
• "Your Song" was later re-recorded acoustically for the band's Valdosta (2011) EP, with Jake Bundrick taking over Jason Lancaster's vocal parts.
• "Three Cheers for Five Years" was also re-recorded acoustically, but for Punk Goes Acoustic 2. It was later released as a bonus track for A Lesson in Romantics.

Release

It was originally self-released by the band, but has since been re-released by Fearless. To support the album, the band followed the Warped Tour and sold copies to people standing in line.^[4] The Fearless-released edition was released on November 7, 2006.^{[nb 1][6]} The band signed to Fearless in August 2006.^[7] The EP sold over 20,000 copies to date.^[4] A vinyl version was released on December 2, 2013, limited to 1,000 copies.^{[nb 2][9]}

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jason Lancaster unless noted; all music written by Mayday Parade.

1. "Just Say You're Not into It" – 4:21
2. "When I Get Home, You're So Dead" – 3:29
3. "One Man Drinking Games" – 4:39
4. "Your Song" – 3:57
5. "Three Cheers for Five Years" (Jake Bundrick) – 5:39
6. "The Last Something That Meant Anything" – 4:53

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[10]

Mayday Parade

• Derek Sanders – lead vocals
• Jason Lancaster – guitar, lead vocals
• Alex Garcia – lead guitar
• Jeremy Lenzo – bass guitar, vocals
• Brooks Betts – rhythm guitar
• Jake Bundrick – drums

Production

• Lee Dyess – producer
• Jerrod Landon Porter - cover art

References

Footnotes

1. U.S. Fearless FRL 30095-2^[5]
2. U.S. Fearless MDP0TALE00-DL^[8]

Citations

1. Apar, Corey (2006-11-07). "Tales Told by Dead Friends - Mayday Parade | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic.
2. MacNeil, Jason (January 31, 2007). "Tales Told by Dead Friends". PopMatters. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20061015174915/http://www.fearlessrecords.com/viewband.php?band_id=31&rel_id=47
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20070606133615/http://www.fearlessrecords.com/viewband.php?band_id=31#self
5. "Mayday Parade - Tales Told By Dead Friends (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
6. "Mayday Parade – Tales Told By Dead Friends". Fearless Records. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
7. http://web.archive.org/web/20061018083635/http://www.fearlessrecords.com/viewband.php?band_id=31
8. "Mayday Parade - Tales Told By Dead Friends (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
9. "Mayday Parade – Tales Told By Dead Friends (Yellow/Black Vinyl)". Fearless Records. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
10. Tales Told by Dead Friends (Booklet). Mayday Parade. Mayday Parade (self-released). 2006.

External links

• Tales Told by Dead Friends at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
• Story about the cover art at iheartjlp.