The Dollyrots vs. Bowling for Soup explained

The Dollyrots vs. Bowling for Soup
Type:EP
Artist:The Dollyrots / Bowling for Soup
Cover:The Dollyrots vs. Bowling for Soup.jpg
Released:August 5, 2011
Genre:Pop punk
Length:6:51 (Vinyl)
13:23 (Digital download)
Label:Que-so Records, Brando Records
Producer:Linus of Hollywood[1]
Chronology:Bowling for Soup
Prev Title:Fishin' for Woos
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Lunch. Drunk. Love.
Next Year:2013

The Dollyrots vs. Bowling for Soup is a 7" split EP released by pop punk bands The Dollyrots and Bowling for Soup, in which the bands cover each other's songs,[2] [3] with The Dollyrots covering Bowling for Soup's "High School Never Ends" and Bowling for Soup covering The Dollyrots' "Because I'm Awesome."[1] It was limited to 1,000 copies that were signed by both bands[2] [3] and sold through Bowling for Soup's online store as well as during Bowling for Soup and The Dollyrots West Coast U.S. tour in August 2011.[1] A digital version was released at a later date with two additional bonus tracks.[1] [2] [3] The digital version was released in November 2011 and included a Bowling for Soup cover of The Dollyrots' "Rollercoaster" and a Dollyrots cover of Bowling for Soup's "Almost."[4] [5]

Track listing

7" Vinyl Edition

Personnel

The Dollyrots

Bowling for Soup

Release history

FormatDate
7" vinylAugust 5, 2011
Digital downloadNovember 27, 2011 (United Kingdom)
November 29, 2011 (Worldwide)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morton. Ken. THE DOLLYROTS ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR/SPLIT 7" WITH BOWLING FOR SOUP/NEW EP. highwiredaze.com. August 10, 2011. August 4, 2011.
  2. Web site: Ableson. Jon. Bowling For Soup/The Dollyrots To Release 7" Split. alterthepress.com. August 10, 2011. July 2011.
  3. Web site: Faulkner, Cole. Bowling Four Soup And The Dollyrots Announce 7" Split. July 11, 2011. thepunksite.com. August 10, 2011.
  4. Web site: iTunes - Music - The Dollyrots vs. Bowling For Soup - EP by The Dollyrots & Bowling for Soup. iTunes. November 30, 2011. November 29, 2011.
  5. Web site: Amazon.com: The Dollyrots Vs. Bowling For Soup: The Dollyrots / Bowling For Soup: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. November 30, 2011. November 29, 2011.
  6. Web site: Dave Pearson on Twitter.