Albums & EPs
Note To Self Records / Self-release – Recorded by John Emerson[4]
504 Plan’s first demo was frequently given out at their early shows.[1] Nick Scimeca, the band’s drummer, does not have any copies left as of 2025. Reportedly, Adam Siska came into possession of the original recorded tracks after John Emerson’s house was cleared out in a sale. Contact with Siska and archiving of the demos is a work in progress.[2]
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| 01. Insult To Injury
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| 02. Beating Pillows
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| 03. Classrooms And Hallways
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| 04. Socrates Was A Heretic
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| 05. Morning Sickness
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| 06. I Don’t Bleed, I Just Die
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| 07. Untitled
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Trivia
- Track 7 is an acoustic track.[1]
- A re-recording of “I Don’t Bleed, I Just Die” also allegedly appeared on a lost Note To Self Records compilation. It also may have appeared on a second compilation, also lost to time.[1][3]
Little League Records – Recorded by Dan Wleklinski[6]
504 Plan’s debut album was released in 2001 under the then-named Little League Records (later known as LLR). The record did well in the local scene upon release. Some songs present on the D”Emo” were re-recorded for this album.
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| 01. The Gift Of Slumber
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| 02. Cancer
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| 03. Insult To Injury
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| 04. Kristen Beam
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| 05. Skyward Smiles
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| 06. Fathead
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| 07. Beating Pillows
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| 08. Classrooms And Hallways
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| 09. Morning Sickness
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Trivia
- The album’s producer, Dan Weklinski, was in notable Chicago bands such as 88 Fingers Louie and Rise Against.[7]
Self-released – Recorded by Sean O’Keefe[8]
After success with their first album and a rising fanbase in the local pop-punk scene, 504 Plan followed up their 2001 album with a 2003 EP. Even with features from Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz[8], the EP’s release was overshadowed by the band’s breakup shortly thereafter.
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| 01. Breathing Deep
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| 02. A Friday Night In D Major
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| 03. Winter In Chicago
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| 04. Mall Madness
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| 05. Kissing Old Friends
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| 06. Talking In Circles
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FOBAT extends a big thank you to Nick Scimeca for providing the team with physical copies of Minutia to be scanned and archived on this page.
Trivia
- Three songs off of Minutia were originally recorded for a proposed Fall Out Boy and 504 Plan split record. The first three recorded tracks off of Take This To Your Grave were also initially planned for this split. The split fell through after Nick Scimeca heard Fall Out Boy’s tracks and believed theirs would not compare to Fall Out Boy’s.[2]
- Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz feature on the opening and closing tracks, respectively.
- Jon Walker is credited as the band’s bass player, but Adam Anderson is noted to have played bass on all of the tracks.[8]
Unreleased – Recorded by Sean O’Keefe[2]
These three demos were recorded at the same time as Minutia. The band recorded these in Wisconsin while staying over at a friend’s dorm.[2]
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| 01. Feed Em’
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| 02. Lake Geneva
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| 03. Legend Of Zelda Theme Song
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Trivia
- “Lake Geneva” was recorded as a thank-you to the girl whose dorm they stayed in while recording Minutia. It mentions her name in the lyrics, which seems to be either Leslie or Lizzie.[2]
- Their cover of The Legend Of Zelda’s theme music was entirely driven by Mikey Russell. He was a fan of the video game series, and the band would sometimes open their live shows with this short cover.[2]
- Nick Scimeca is the vocalist/screamer in “Feed Em'”.[2]
Unreleased – Recorded by Jon Walker
These songs were written between June and October of 2003, and recorded that November.[9] Seemingly material for an album that never came, these full instrumentals lack vocals due to Mikey Russell and Nick Scimeca’s disagreements about ending the band.[2]
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| 01. Lay Awake
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| 02. Sinker
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| 03. Apathetic Argument
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| 04. 1987
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| 05. My Life In Music
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| 06. The Sniper Song
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| 07. Track 7
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Trivia
- Despite having finished lyrics for all seven songs, they were never recorded, and they have seemingly been lost to time. Nick Scimeca says that the band is unaware of where written lyrics may be, if they even still have them at all.[2]
- Jon Walker recorded these tracks in the various basements of houses the members lived in.[9]
- “My Life In Music” shares a name with Mikey Russell’s then-active Livejournal account.[10]
Compilations and Other Releases
Note To Self Records CD Compilation (2001)
One Records Compilation (2001)
Drive-Thru Records + LLR Summer Sampler (2002)
Punk Vs. Emo (2003)
Under The Radar – MP3.com (2003)
No Milk / DTR / LLR Sampler CD (2003)
MP3.com “South by SouthWest” CD (2003)
Radio Disaster Volume 5 (????)
Friends And Family Sampler Vol. 2 (????)
References
- 5o4 Plan. https://web.archive.org/web/20010312013328/http://www.notetoselfrecords.com:80/504plan/pages/soundscenter.html.
- Scimeca, N., personal communication, 2025.
- 5o4Plan. https://web.archive.org/web/20010508152502/http://www.notetoselfrecords.com:80/504plan/pages/newscenter.html.
- Official 5o4plan Website : Chicago, IL. https://web.archive.org/web/20021017030222fw_/http://www.infectkids.com/504/pages/disco.html.
- 504 Plan – Demo – CD (EP), 2000. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/29252191-504-Plan-Demo.
- 504 Plan – Treehouse Talk – CD (Album), 2001. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/2843858-504-Plan-Treehouse-Talk.
- Dan Wleklinski Discography: Vinyl, CDs, & More. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/artist/762362-Dan-Wleklinski.
- 504 Plan – Minutia – CD (EP), 2003. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/5222089-504-Plan-Minutia.
- FiVE OH FOUR PLAN Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20040610142158/http://www.504plan.net/demos.htm.
- This Website Is Fuckin Weird.. https://mylifeinmusic.livejournal.com/.