LP Front Cover
LP Back Cover
* Re-issue of the limited edition release from book records.
The album has 4 extra tracks, but lost two(which where picked up on the vinyl release)
* A:
* B:
The Minus 5 In Rock: Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, John Ramberg, Bill Rieflin
with: Chris Ballew, John Wesley Harding, Ben Gibbard, Kurt Bloch
* Historical Note: A sinking bargeload of time passed between the completion of Let The War Against Music Begin and its eventual release in Feb. 2001. In January 2000 Wilco foolishly volunteered to be my Thee Minus 5 during the closing ceremonies of our beloved Lounge Ax in Chicago. I brought a bunch of hastlily scribbled songs for the occasion, which were performed if not rehearsed. Upon returning home, the "Seattle M5" absorbed drummer Bill Rieflin and many of the songs into our live set. A few months later we went into the studio for a day -- a 1000 CDs soon appeared on the mysterious Book Records label, and were summarily dispatched to drunk people who could be relieved of a ten dollar bill as they staggered out of the Crocodile door. For this deluxe version we dropped two wildly worthy songs, and added four new complomentary numbers and a bar code. We Always thought it was a real record; now it really is. Scott McCaughey, Seattle, Nov. 2003
* Recorded by Martin Feveryear at Jupiter March 13, 2000; assistant Jon Ervie
Mixed by Martin with Scott at Jupiter.
Tracks1,4,8,11 recorded by Kurt Bloch at Litho November 19, 2003; assistant Floyd Rietsma.
Mixed by Kurt with Scott at Avast; assistant Troy Tietjen.