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If You Can Hold Your Breath

Karate

2025 · Rock

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If You Can Hold Your Breath by Karate

If You Can Hold Your Breath is a Rock album by Karate, originally released in 2025. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Gasoline
  2. A2If You Can Hold Your Breath
  3. A3Trophy
  4. A4What Is Sleep?
  5. A5- - -

Side B

  1. B1Bad Tattoo
  2. B2Every Sister
  3. B3Bodies
  4. B4Caffeine Or Me?

Side C

  1. C1This, Plus Slow Song
  2. C2New Martini
  3. C3Wake Up, Decide
  4. C4It's 98 Stop

Side D

  1. D1New New
  2. D2The New Hangout Condition
  3. D3On Cutting
  4. D4Die Die
  5. D5Today Or Tomorrow

Side E

  1. E1There Are Ghosts
  2. E2The Same Stars
  3. E3Diazapam
  4. E4The Last Wars
  5. E5Bass Sounds

Side F

  1. F1Up Nights
  2. F2Fatal Strategies
  3. F3Outside Is The Drama
  4. F4Not To Call The Police

Side G

  1. G1Cherry Coke
  2. G2Remembering To Forget
  3. G3Hard Song
  4. G4First Time

Side H

  1. H1Dating Is Stupid
  2. H2Starfish
  3. H3Schwinn
  4. H4Remembering Reprise

Side I

  1. I1Death Kit
  2. I2Nerve
  3. I3Cherry Coke (7" Version)

Side J

  1. J1The Schwinn (7" Version)
  2. J2Operation: Sand
  3. J3Empty There

Sound DNA

  • Rock

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Black-and-white multicolored "Today Or Tomorrow Vinyl" variant. Numero Group exclusive.
A1 to B4 recorded and mixed at Fort Apache, Cambridge, MA. Originally released in 1995 on.
C1 to D5 recorded and mixed at Fort Apache, Cambridge, MA. Originally released in 1997 on.
E1 to F4 recorded and mixed Spring 1998 at Salad Days, Norwood, MA. Originally released in 1998 on.
G1 to H4 recorded at 2 Aldie St in Allston, MA in November 1993. Originally self-released in small quantities in 1993 as Sometimes You're A Radio (US 1993) (opens in a new tab).
I1, I2 recorded at Bird Dog Studio, Allston, MA in November 1994. Originally released in 1995 on as Death Kit (US 1995) (opens in a new tab) on.
I3 recorded at Pirate House, Washington, D.C. in spring 1995. Originally issued in 1996 on Visit From Mars / Cherry Coke (US 1996) (opens in a new tab) on.
J1 recorded at Bird Dog Studio, Allston, MA in November 1994. Originally issued in 1996 on The Lune / Karate (US 1996) (opens in a new tab) on.
J2, J3 recorded and mixed in Andy's Living Room, Somerville, MA in November, 1997. Originally issued in 1997 as Operation: Sand / Empty There (US 1997) (opens in a new tab) on.
A1 to F4 mastered at Abbey Road, London.
E3 title misspelled (as above) on original issue and labels here. Title is corrected in the liner notes and in the tracklist for LP3 which appears in the booklet.
H1 title is misspelled in the tracklist in the booklet. Title above appears on the inner panels of the gatefold for the compilation (and on the original release.)
Runouts are machine-etched.
Vinyl pressing company derived from runouts.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Gavin McCarthyPERFORMER , DRUMS
  • Geoff FarinaPERFORMER , GUITAR, VOCALS
  • Eamonn VittGUITAR PERFORMER , BASS VOCALS
  • Jeff GoddardPERFORMER , BASS

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