tracks 1-5, 2-13 acoustic guitar Robert Pollard tracks 2-1 backing vocals Doug Gillard tracks 2-1 backing vocals Kevin March tracks 1-2, 1-10, 2-10, 2-12 backing vocals Tobin Sprout tracks 2-1 bass Chris Slusarenko tracks 2-1 bass Doug Gillard tracks 1-6, 1-8, 1-12, 1-23, 2-6, 2-19, 2-23 to 2-25 bass Greg Demos tracks 1-21 bass Jim Pollard tracks 1-21 bass Nate Farley tracks 1-13, 1-14 bass Tere Lerma tracks 1-25 bass Todd Tobias tracks 1-4, 1-11, 2-9 choir Bruce Horner tracks 1-4, 1-11, 2-9 choir Jim Pollard tracks 1-4, 1-11, 2-9 choir Matt Davis tracks 1-4, 1-11, 2-9 choir Mike Lipps cover [cover collage] Robert Pollard tracks 1-13, 1-14 drums Jay Madewell tracks 1-6, 1-8, 1-12, 1-23, 2-6, 2-19, 2-23 to 2-25 drums Jim MacPherson tracks 1-21 drums Jim Pollard tracks 1-3, 1-18, 2-11 drums John Richardson tracks 1-3, 1-18, 2-11 drums Jon Wurster tracks 2-1 drums Kevin March tracks 1-21 drums Nate Farley tracks 1-21 drums Robert Pollard tracks 1-25 drums Todd Tobias tracks 1-4, 1-7, 1-11, 1-16, 2-9, 2-15, 2-16, 2-20 engineer Todd Tobias tracks 2-17 engineer [music], recorded by [music] Todd Tobias tracks 1-4, 1-11, 2-9 engineer [vocals] John Shough tracks 2-17 engineer [vocals] John Shough tracks 2-1 guitar Doug Gillard tracks 1-13, 1-14 guitar Gale Bonham tracks 1-21 guitar Jim Pollard tracks 1-21 guitar Nate Farley tracks 1-6 to 1-8, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 1-17, 1-21, 1-23, 1-25, 2-1, 2-5, 2-6, 2-15, 2-16, 2-19, 2-23 to 2-25 guitar Robert Pollard tracks 1-4, 1-11, 2-3, 2-9, 2-17 guitar Tim Tobias tracks 1-2, 1-10, 2-10, 2-12 guitar Tobin Sprout tracks 1-25 guitar Todd Tobias illustration [inside collages] Rich Turiel illustration [inside collages] Robert Pollard tracks 2-2, 2-18 instrumentation by Doug Gillard tracks 1-9, 1-20, 2-21 instrumentation by Mac McCaughan tracks 1-22 instrumentation by Tobin Sprout tracks 1-4, 1-11, 2-3, 2-9, 2-15 to 2-17 instrumentation by Todd Tobias tracks 1-17, 2-5 instruments Chris Slusarenko tracks 1-5, 1-16, 1-20, 2-13 instruments Todd Tobias tracks 1-1, 1-19, 2-4, 2-22 instruments [all], recorded by [instruments] Doug Gillard tracks 1-8, 1-12, 2-23 to 2-25 keyboards Robert Pollard tracks 1-25 keyboards Todd Tobias layout, design [booklet] Mike Jueneman tracks 2-6, 2-19 lead guitar Greg Demos tracks 1-6, 1-23 lead guitar Tony Conley tracks 1-3, 1-18, 2-11 lyrics by, performer [melodies], lead vocals Robert Pollard tracks 2-1 maracas Robert Pollard tracks 1-3, 1-18, 2-11 music by, instruments [all other], recorded by [everything else except bob's vocals] Tommy Keene tracks 1-4, 1-11, 1-16, 2-3, 2-9, 2-17, 2-20 noises Todd Tobias tracks 1-5, 2-13 performer [boombox] Robert Pollard tracks 1-13, 1-14 performer [solid quips] Tere Lerma tracks 1-13, 1-14 performer [with] The Tasties photography by Ann Morales Gillard photography by Ed Kinsella photography by Jason Narducy photography by Matt Davis photography by Mindy Hertzon photography by Rich Turiel photography by Robert Pollard photography by Sarah Zade-Pollard photography by Scott Bennett photography by Scott Ryan photography by Todd Robinson photography by [pollard plane] John Laird tracks 1-21 piano Jim Pollard tracks 1-21 piano Nate Farley tracks 1-3, 1-18, 2-11 piano R. Walt Vincent tracks 1-21 piano Robert Pollard tracks 1-8, 1-12, 2-3, 2-23 to 2-25 producer John Shough tracks 1-8, 1-12, 2-23 to 2-25 producer The Chemically-Dependent Pollard Brothers tracks 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-11, 2-3, 2-9, 2-15, 2-16, 2-20 producer Todd Tobias tracks 1-17, 2-5 producer [music], recorded by [music] Brian Berg tracks 1-17, 2-5 producer [music], recorded by [music] Charlie Campbell tracks 1-17, 2-5 producer [music], recorded by [music] Chris Slusarenko tracks 1-17, 2-5 producer [music], recorded by [music] Robert Pollard tracks 1-17, 2-5 producer [music], recorded by [music] Steve Hathaway tracks 1-17, 2-5 producer [vocals] Todd Tobias tracks 2-1 recorded by Chris Slusarenko tracks 1-2, 1-10, 1-13, 1-14, 2-6, 2-10, 2-12, 2-19 recorded by John Shough tracks 1-2, 1-10, 2-10, 2-12 recorded by Tobin Sprout tracks 1-5, 1-16, 1-20, 2-13 recorded by Todd Tobias tracks 2-1 recorded by Tony Conley tracks 1-1, 1-9, 1-19, 1-20, 1-22, 2-2, 2-4, 2-18, 2-21, 2-22 recorded by [vocals] John Shough tracks 1-3, 1-17, 1-18, 2-5, 2-11 recorded by [vocals] Todd Tobias tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-4 to 1-14, 1-16, 1-17, 1-19 to 1-23, 1-25, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13, 2-15 to 2-25 vocals Robert Pollard tracks 1-2, 1-10, 2-10, 2-12 whistle Tobin Sprout Recorded At Cro-Magnon Studios Recorded At Petrified Fish Recorded At Burlysound Studios Recorded At Harpoon House, Cleveland, Ohio Engineered At Cro-Magnon Studios Produced At Waterloo Studios Engineered At Waterloo Studios Contains 48-page booklet listing (credits + art work) of the first 43 releases in the Fading Captain Series.
Tracks 1-1, 1-19, 2-4 & 2-22 instruments recorded on Doug Gillard's 4-track in Doug's attic in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, Ohio. Vocals recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio. Tracks 1-2, 1-10, 2-10 & 2-12 recorded live at Petrified Fish in Northport, Michigan and Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio. Tracks 1-3, 1-18 & 2-11 Bob's vocals recorded at Waterloo Studios in Kent, Ohio. Everything else was recorded at Tommy Keene's home. Tracks 1-6 & 1-23 recorded at Waterloo Studios, Kent, Ohio. Tracks 1-7, 1-16, 2-15, 2-16 & 2-20 produced and engineered at Waterloo Studios. Tracks 1-9, 1-20 & 2-21 instrument recorded at Burlysound Studios in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Vocals recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio. Tracks 1-13 & 1-14 recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio on April 7, 1999. Tracks 1-17 & 2-5 vocals produced and recorded at Waterloo Studios. Track 1-22 instrumentation recorded at Petrified Fish in Leland, Michigan. Vocals recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio. Tracks 2-2 & 2-18 all instrumentation recorded at Harpoon House in Cleveland, Ohio. All vocals recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, OH. Tracks 2-6 & 2-19 recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio. Track 2-17 vocals engineered at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio.