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. The album has been reissued many times on both CD and vinyl formats through a variety of record labels.
Reception The Washington Post's Mark Jenkins described the album as "urgent but often one-dimensional" and opined that "the howls of the band's two singers, bassist Howard Pyle and guitarist Shelby Cinca, offer little contrast to the bristling instruments."
Track listing
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
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