Takers and Leavers explained

Takers and Leavers
Type:	ep
Artist:	Dr. Dog
Cover:	Takerz.jpg
Released:	September 12, 2006
Genre:	Psychedelic rock, indie rock
Length:	28:23
Label:	Park the Van PTV706
Producer:	Bill Moriarty
Prev Title:	Easy Beat
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	We All Belong
Next Year:	2007

Takers and Leavers is an EP by Dr. Dog. It was released a year before their LP, We All Belong, which re-released "Ain't It Strange" and "Die Die Die".

The first 1000 copies had custom covers, which featured various images and assortments of random art. The standard EP was produced later that month.^[1]

Personnel

Dr. Dog is:

• Toby "Tables" Leaman: bass, vocals
• Scott "Taxi" McMicken: lead guitar, vocals
• Zachery "Text" Miller: keyboards
• Juston "Triumph" Stens: drums, vocals
• Francis "Thanks" McElroy: rhythm guitar, vocals

Additional Musicians:

• Harmonica John: harmonica on Livin' A Dream

Title of EP

The title Takers and Leavers is from a poem recited at the end of Livin' a Dream, the final track of the EP.

Well, I know there's always been greed and green acres, and war and peace makers. And then there's your takers and your leavers, your havers and your needers.

The poem was written by Dr. Dog's Scott McMicken.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Park the van Records STORE . February 27, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080216072347/http://www.jsrdirect.com/webstores/parkthevan/ . February 16, 2008 .
2. Web site: Enjoy being yourself . January 30, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100124115548/http://enjoybeing.net/tumble/2008/10/20/takers-and-leavers/ . January 24, 2010 .