The Early Year: Pine Box & Dance the Night Away (1997)

About this title: Pine Box and Dance the Night Away were the Scud Mountain Boys' first two albums. Released on the tiny indie Chunk Records, neither album received wide distribution, so when the group signed with Sub Pop in 1997, the label negotiated for the release of the double-disc set The Early Year, which featured both albums plus a handful of rarities. While Massachusetts remains their most accomplished album, the music on The Early Year isn't much weaker, and most alt-country fans will find the collection necessary listening. Thom Owens, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Silo [Pernice]
2. Reservoir [Pernice]
3. Glacier Bay [Desaulniers/Pernice]
4. Peter Graves' Anatomy [Pernice]
5. Freight of Fire [Pernice]
6. Sweet Sally [Pernice]
7. Oklahoma! [Pernice]
8. Don't Know How to Tell Her [Pernice]
9. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves [Stone]
10. There Is No Hell (Like the Hell on This Earth) [Desaulniers/Pernice]
11. Wichita Lineman [Webb]
12. Please Mr. Please [Augustus]
13. Down in Writing [Pernice]
14. Closing Time [Pernice]
15. Freight of Fire [Pernice]
16. One Hand [Pernice]
17. Letter to Bread [Pernice]
18. Television [Pernice]
19. (She Took His) Picture [Pernice]
20. Where's the Playground Susie? [Webb]
21. Combine [Pernice]
22. Blood and Bones [Pernice]
23. Silo [Pernice]
24. Sangré de Cristo [Pernice]
25. Kneeling [Pernice]
26. Fiery Coffin [Pernice]
27. Helen [Bonanno]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.