In the spring of 1999, between tours, Ben Gibbard had some songs buzzing around his head that wouldn’t really work as Death Cab For Cutie songs. Thus, armed with a guitar, some broken keyboards and four-track, he set about documenting them. This process resulted in two releases: the CD EP All-Time Quarterback! (which included a cover of The Magnetic Fields’ Why I Cry), and the “straight to Walkmen” cassette release The Envelope Sessions (which included Underwater, which was later rerecorded by Death Cab For Cutie for a 7” single on Sub Pop). Both were released on Bellingham, WA label Elsinor, and a small mini-tour occurred to support the releases. Ben went back to Death Cab For Cutie to record their second album. In 2002, with both original releases out-of-print, Barsuk Records put out the ¡All-Time Quarterback! CD album. Consisting of the best of both releases, along with an outtake from the original EP sessions and a video for Plans Get Complex, (which was shot in a variety of locations across London, including Regent Street and a London Underground train), this release is currently still available. This has been the most recent action under the ¡All-Time Quarterback! name. Discography|- “¡All-Time Quarterback!” (CD EP, 1999)|- “The Envelope Sessions” (Cassette EP, 1999)|- “¡All-Time Quarterback!” (CD album, 2002) |
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