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The 20 year cassette version of Orange Island's The Shape of Calling

Posted by Loren on November 7, 2021

The 20 year cassette version of Orange Island's The Shape of Calling
photo by Loren Green

First release in 2001, Friend Club Records and Iodine Recordings have teamed up for a limited edition 20th anniversary cassette  of The Shape of Calling by Orange Island.

Having released albums on Iodine, Triple Crown Records, and Rise Records, the emo-meets-postpunk-meets blender band's 2001 release has now been remastered by Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden and comes with a bonus song, a "Crimson and Clover" cover.

A split release with Iodine Recordings limited to only 100 copies on an orange cassette. Estimated ship date for preorders is December.

TRACK LIST
01. When it Was New Years Eve Three Times a Week
02. Always Goodbye
03. The Pledge of Allegiance
04. Eyes Closed to Motion
05. Making Her (Walk the Plank)
06. Personal Vendetta
07. Crimson and Clover

ALBUM CREDITS
Orange Island was: Dave Gorman, Chuck Young, Brendan Dickhaut, and David Chouinard
Produced by: Michael Poorman at The Church Studio in Boston, MA 2001
Mastered by: Colin Decker at M-Works, Cambridge, MA
Re-Mastered by: Jack Shirley at Atomic Garden, July 2021
Artwork by: J. Bannon

The 20 year cassette version of Orange Island's The Shape of Calling
photo by Loren Green

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