Status

Elliott Smith Song

Alternative Title/Version

Tom’s Start
Back in the Day

Written By

Elliott Smith

Recording Sessions

June 1998 (Sonoma Recorders - Los Angeles, CA - XO “B-Sides” Session)
June 1998 (Smith Residence - New York, NY - Strange Parallel)
July 8, 1998 (KBOO Community Radio Studios - Portland, OR - Drinking from Puddles) - unofficially circulating
August 19, 1998 (Edge 102 FM Studios - Toronto, ON, Canada - Edge 102)
September 1, 1998 (BBC Studios - London, UK - BBC Radio) - unofficially circulating
March 29, 1999 (WBCN Studios, Boston, MA - WBCN) - unofficially circulating
April 8, 1999 (WXRT Studios, Chicago, IL - WXRT) - unofficially circulating
May 13, 1999 (WXPN Studios, Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live) - unofficially circulating
July-August 1999 (Capitol Recording Studios - Los Angeles, CA - Primary Figure 8 Sessions)
August 1999 (Sunset Sound Recorders - Los Angeles, CA - Figure 8 B-Sides Sessions)
Late 2000 (Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA - The Jon Brion Show) - unofficially circulating

Availability of Official Release

A 97-second clip of Elliott playing this song on a ukelele is featured in the documentary about Elliott entitled Strange Parallel.
3 Titres Inedits
Figure 8

Lyrics