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American Football, also known retrospectively as LP1, is the debut studio album by the American emo band American Football. It was released on September 14, 1999, on the record label Polyvinyl. At the time of recording, the group comprised Mike Kinsella on vocals and guitar, Steve Holmes on guitar, and Steve Lamos on drums. LP1 was recorded in May 1999 at Private Studios in Urbana, Illinois, with production from Brendan Gamble.
Although LP1 received positive reviews from critics and highly performed at US college radio stations, the band split up soon after its release because the band members no longer lived in the same city. Since then, the album has attained cult status and has received further critical acclaim. It is considered one of the most important emo records of all time. A deluxe edition was released by Polyvinyl in May 2014, shortly after American Football announced their reunion, the demand for which crashed the label's website and peaked at number 68 on the US Billboard 200. A month later, a music video was released for the song "Never Meant", directed by Chris Strong, who created the cover artwork for LP1.
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