The First Crusade is the first and only studio album

Studio album

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 by the Iceland

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ic band Jakobinarina

Jakobínarína

Jakobínarína were an Icelandic six-piece indie-punk band, signed to record label Regal Recordings, through Parlophone Records. All members of the band are aged between 17 and 21 years old and originate from the town of Hafnarfjörður...

. It was released on October 1, 2007 on 12 Tónar

12 Tónar

12 Tónar is a small record shop in Reykjavík, Iceland, and also a record label for Icelandic indie bands. It is located on Skólavörðustígur 15, in downtown Reykjavík....

 in Europe, and on Regal

Regal

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/EMI

EMI

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 in the UK. The First Crusade was released on CD  and LP

LP album

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. The original track listing listed "I've Got A Date With My Television" and "So, Spit Me In The Eye" as "(I've Got A Date With) My Television" and "Spit Me In The Eye". Jakobinarina disbanded shortly after the album's release on March 8, 2008.

Track listing

1. "Monday I'm In Vain" – 3:04
2. "His Lyrics Are Disastrous" – 2:17
3. "17" – 2:43
4. "Jesus
   Jesus (single)
   "Jesus" is Jakobínarína's second release, and the first single from the album The First Crusade. Jesus was released by Regal as part of their Singles Club on May 21, 2007...
   
   " – 2:46
5. "Call For Advice" – 4:13
6. "End Of Transmission No.6" – 1:32
7. "Sleeping In Seattle" – 2:24
8. "I've Got A Date With My Television" – 2:51
9. "This Is An Advertisement
   This Is An Advertisement
   This Is an Advertisement is the third Jakobínarína single, which was released on Regal on July 23, 2007. The Single was released on CD and 7" vinyl...
   
   " – 4:01
10. "I'm A Villain" – 2:58
11. "Nice Guys Don't Play Good Music" – 3:08
12. "So, Spit Me In The Eye" – 5:29

Personnel

• Gunnar Ragnarsson – vocals
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• Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson – guitar
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   and backing vocals
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• Ágúst Fannar Ásgeirsson – keyboard
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• Björgvin Ingi Pétursson – bass
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• Heimir Gestur Valdimarsson – guitar
• Sigurður Möller Sívertsen – drums
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• Marteinn Knaran Ómarsson - piano
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   on "Jesus
  Jesus (single)
  "Jesus" is Jakobínarína's second release, and the first single from the album The First Crusade. Jesus was released by Regal as part of their Singles Club on May 21, 2007...
  
  "
• Eric Yip, Collette Hazen, Jack Duckett and Nick Fry - Strings
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   on "I've Got A Date With My Television, "This Is An Advertisement
  This Is An Advertisement
  This Is an Advertisement is the third Jakobínarína single, which was released on Regal on July 23, 2007. The Single was released on CD and 7" vinyl...
  
  ", "I'm A Villain", "Nice Guys Don't Play Good Music" and "So, Spit Me In The Eye"
• Stan Kybert - producer
• Mike Crossley - mixer
• Roy Merchant and Jim Anderson - engineers