F-Letter Explained

F-Letter
Type:	studio
Artist:	Frodus
Cover:	F-Letter1996.jpg
Released:	July 23, 1996
Recorded:	January 1996 at Salad Days Studios in Boston, MA
Genre:	Post-hardcore
Length:	42:17
Label:	Double Deuce NYC, Magic Bullet, Fan The Flames
Prev Title:	Fireflies
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Conglomerate International
Next Year:	1998

F-Letter is the third studio album by post-hardcore band Frodus, originally released in 1996 through Double Duece NYC. To fund the recording for the album, Shelby Cinca sold a virtual reality helmet at a Doom tournament held by a now-defunct computer store.^[1] The album has been reissued many times on both CD and vinyl formats through a variety of record labels.

Personnel

Performers

• Shelby Cinca - Vocals, guitar, percussion on "Factory Six"
• Jason Hamacher - Drums, percussion on "Factory Six"
• Howard Pyle - Bass, vocals
• Brian McTernan - Screams and cymbals on "Buick Commission", percussion on "Factory Six"

Artwork

• Will Weems - Artwork, photography, layout (original 1996 version)
• Chapplle Conant - Photography (original 1996 version)
• Prof. Yaya - Design, art direction (2003 version)
• David S. Holloway - Photography (2003 version)
• Shelby Cinca - Layout (2013 version)

Production

• Brian McTernan - Recording
• Howard Pyle - Mixing (original 1996 version)
• Chad Clark - Mixing (2003 reissue)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Notes
United States	July 23, 1996	Double Deuce NYC	CD	DDR10	Original version
United States	August 8, 1996	Art Monk Construction/Lovitt Records	LP	AMC 15.5, LOV004	First vinyl press
United States	October 23, 2003	Magic Bullet Records	CD	MBL037	First reissue, includes bonus tracks and alternative artwork
United States	December 17, 2013	Fan The Flames Records	LP	FtF002	First vinyl reissue, limited to 500 copies on translucent red vinyl, comes in a hand pressed sleeve with silk-screened art

Notes and References

1. Web site: F-Letter (Remastered). Frodus. April 25, 2015.