State Songs (EP)

	State Songs Hello recording by John Linnell
	First released	June 1994 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide	Tracks	5
	Label	Hello <HEL-46>	Length	17:05

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The Hello EP disc

State Songs was the first solo release by John Linnell through the Hello CD Of The Month Club. It acted as a precursor to Linnell's full-length solo album, State Songs, released five years later.

Track listing

#	Title	Length	Lyrics	Guitar Tab
1	South Carolina	3:45		N/A
2	Oregon	1:47		N/A
3	Pennsylvania	1:02		N/A
4	Maine	2:03		N/A
5	Nevada	8:28		N/A

Trivia

• All five tracks differ in some way from the later versions on the full-length State Songs album. Aside from mixing differences, these are the chief differences:
  • "South Carolina" seems to be lacking a few overdubs present in the album version, although it may have just been drastically remixed and re-equalized.
  • "Oregon" lacks the saxophone solo in the final verse.
  • The lead melody of "Pennsylvania" is played on a keyboard instead of a violin.
  • "Maine" contains no low-octave synth bass.
  • "Nevada" contains a 20 second longer lead-in from the marching band. The verses recorded over the band are a different recording. There is no accordion solo before the vocals begin, and the lyrics are extended and set to a slightly different melody.