336 (EP)
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336 is a 10-inch vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 picture disk released by the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band AFI
AFI (band)
AFI is an American alternative rock band from Ukiah, California that formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998: lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute...

 released on December 2, 2002 through DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down...

, and available exclusively at Hot Topic
Hot Topic
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. It contains two songs, "Now the World" and "Reivers Music". It is considered to be the beginning of the Clandestine Mystery that continued in their album Sing the Sorrow
Sing the Sorrow
Sing the Sorrow is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on March 11, 2003 through DreamWorks Records. It debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Platinum in December 2004 by the RIAA. The album was supported by three singles, "Girl's Not Grey", "The Leaving...

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Only 5000 copies were made, but the contents of 336 were later put onto the "Girl's Not Grey
Girl's Not Grey
"Girl's Not Grey" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as the debut single from their sixth studio album Sing the Sorrow in 2003. It is the band's third most successful single, peaking at #7 on the Alternative Songs Chart and #14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart...

" single as B-sides. A newer recording of "Now the World" can be found on the UK release of Sing the Sorrow and was available on the band's website for a limited time.

Track listing

  1. "Now the World" – 4:01
  2. "Reivers Music"* – 3:22


*Although there have been several spellings due to misprints, this is generally considered correct

Etchings

On one side of the record is etched "Nothing from Nowhere" whilst on the other side is etched "I'm No One at All", both of which are lyrics from the song "Miseria Cantare" - the opening track of Sing the Sorrow
Sing the Sorrow
Sing the Sorrow is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on March 11, 2003 through DreamWorks Records. It debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Platinum in December 2004 by the RIAA. The album was supported by three singles, "Girl's Not Grey", "The Leaving...

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Mystery

336 is considered the starting point for the Clandestine Mystery, which revolves around Clandestine, the short film AFI released on DVD, included with Sing the Sorrow's special edition. The administrator of AFI's official message board mentioned that 336 wasn't important, it was simply "what came before".
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