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December 1993 - 3 song tape Wonderment/Dislocated Mind/Fragile -Punkier versions of songs that also showed up on Girlish. Recorded by Rob Christiansen of Eggs. We made 300, I think there might be a couple of copies still left at Vinyl Ink if someone is a rabid Racecar completist.

February 1994 - The version of Wonderment also appears on the Jiffy Boy compilation "Ten Cent Fix". The only place that seems to still have any is Apple-O's personal catalog.

December 1994 - The song "Going Elsewhere" appeared on the Supernova Records compilation "The Art Of Rocketry". This song was recorded as part of the Girlish sessions, but we gave it to Derek instead, because he asked nicely.

In February 1995, we got a cease and desist letter from a NYC band called Paint. We had a huge pile of new name possibilities (the Rainflorists is available, if anyone wants it. Same with The Spock Monkeys), but Racecar was coolest because it's a palindrome.

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June 1995 - Girlish CD on Queenie. 12 songs, 48 minutes. Recorded with Harry Evans from Poole at his mom's church the previous fall. Songs are: Wonderment - Swallow - Corvair - Seymour Wants To Be An Artist - Dislocated Mind - Little Drummer - I Don't Want To - 80% Wrong - Killed A Man - Fragile - Adam Timestable - Saying It's Over.

December 1995 - carpool 7". A christmas collaboration with our buddies Poole. We made 300, we have ten left. Songs: Heatmiser - The Days Will Be Longer Soon (The Christmas Eve Song) -Driving Home For Christmas - Coldmiser

Early 1997 -"Seymour Wants to be an Artist" was released on a indie Darla compilation. Darla is HeartWorms label.

Summer 1997 - We gave the song "Your Kind" to March Records for a compilation CD called "Pop American Style".

Febuary 1998 - The great "We can Still be Friends" compilation put out by Magic Marker Records contained Racecar's "Could've Been" recorded for their upcoming second album.

May 1998 -"LemonLime Volume 2", a new compilation by SpinArt, contains "Shanghaied Messiah". Many people have wee waiting for a CD version of this new Racecar song and SpinArt came though. Witch Hazel, Purple Ivy Shadows, Bunny Grunt, and Holiday are some of the other exceptional bands on this comp.

May 1998 -A one-time-only version of "9th of December" was released by Sandcastle Records. "This is Stereophonic Sunshine", A compilation of somewhat sleepy songs by some great bands the likes of Poundsign, Red Sleeping Beauty, and Coloring Book. This disc should be in everyones collection.