So Long Before Now

~ Release by The Woods (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Tri-fold card sleeve with 12-page booklet.

Tracks 1 and 9 were released as the Miracles Tonight / Love Me Again This Summer 7" (Justine, 1985)
Tracks 2 to 8 and 10 to 13 are previously unreleased recordings (1986).
Tracks 10 to 13 are CD-only bonus tracks.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: 60834 SO LONG BEFORE NOW F1AMM2 C39697-BD

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-11 08:13 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Miracles Tonight
engineer:
Bill Carey (Songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer.) (task: uncredited)
producer:
Bill Carey (Songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer.)
mixer:
Bill Carey (Songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer.) (task: uncredited), Mark Dumais (task: uncredited) and The Woods (NYC rock band, "Miracles Tonight") (task: uncredited)
recording of:
Miracles Tonight
writer:
Linda Smith (singer songwriter active 1986-)
2:33
2Never Before
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
slide guitar:
Susan Brewster (writing & arrangement)
recording of:
Never Before
writer:
Linda Smith (singer songwriter active 1986-)
3:02
3Any Second
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Susan Brewster (writing & arrangement)
recording of:
Any Second
writer:
Linda Smith (singer songwriter active 1986-)
4:09
4Far Away
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Susan Brewster (writing & arrangement)
recording of:
Far Away
writer:
Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer (member of Y'all, Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
4:12
5The Real Miss Charlotte
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
recording of:
The Real Miss Charlotte
writer:
Linda Smith (singer songwriter active 1986-)
3:34
6Two by Two
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
recording of:
Two by Two
writer:
Brian Bendlin (producer; member of Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
4:22
7So Long Before Now
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
recording of:
So Long Before Now
writer:
Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer (member of Y'all, Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
2:53
8Gorgeous Weather
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
recording of:
Gorgeous Weather
writer:
Linda Smith (singer songwriter active 1986-)
4:48
9Love Me Again This Summer
engineer:
Virgil Moorefield (task: uncredited)
producer:
Bill Carey (Songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer.)
mixer:
Bill Carey (Songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer.) (task: uncredited), Mark Dumais (task: uncredited) and The Woods (NYC rock band, "Miracles Tonight") (task: uncredited)
piano:
Bill Carey (Songwriter, guitarist, engineer and producer.)
recording of:
Love Me Again This Summer
writer:
Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer (member of Y'all, Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
5:46
10Idea
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
3:06
11Armed and Dangerous
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
recording of:
Armed and Dangerous
writer:
Linda Smith (singer songwriter active 1986-)
3:15
12Two Houses
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
recording of:
Two Houses
writer:
Brian Bendlin (producer; member of Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
5:29
13All That I Can Give
recording engineer:
Wharton Tiers (US audio engineer, record producer, drummer & percussionist)
recording of:
All That I Can Give
writer:
Linda Smith (singer songwriter active 1986-)
3:08

Credits

Release

liner notes:Mike Mannix (American radio DJ and label owner currently at Centripetal Force in La Selva Beach, California (USA))
miscellaneous support:Jay Millar (task: project manager)
Brian Thompson (producer) (task: project manager)
Zoe Willard (task: project manager)
mastering:Bob Huff (aka. Bobine; lo-fi albums in 2010s, also audio engineer, guitarist and producer)
acoustic guitar:Brian Bendlin (producer; member of Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer (member of Y'all, Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
bass and guitar [lead guitar]:Peggy Bitzer (photographer; member of Ceramic Madonna Head, The Woods)
cello:Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer (member of Y'all, Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
drums (drum set) and percussion:Brian Bendlin (producer; member of Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:Linda Smith (singer songwriter active 1986-)
vocal:Brian Bendlin (producer; member of Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer (member of Y'all, Trouble Picnic, The Woods, Two Houses)
Linda Smith (singer songwriter active 1986-)
design and artwork:Jon Hunt (Minneapolis based musician, visual artist & writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Dot Matrix Recordings
recorded at:Fun City in New York, New York, United States
Green Studio (appears on release as Green and Green Studio) in New York, New York, United States
Of Sound Mind Recording in Montclair, New Jersey, United States
mixed at:Sorcerer Sound in New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/28211314 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0006081506 [info]