Recess (2010)
I've been on a real kick of listening to early 90s Lookout records style pop punk lately. I think it's in part because of the Mr. T Experience reissues that have been coming out, but I certainly haven't limited my playlist to their records. I've been listening to a lot of Pinhead Gunpowder and while I do have all of their 7"s and the other 10" and LPs that came out in the 90s and early 2000s, I am missing a few key pieces on vinyl.
I don't have Jump Salty on vinyl. I have all of the singles and comps on vinyl that make up that album, but I only have the CD Lookout put out of Jump Salty. I want this on vinyl bad, but apparently there was some sort of issue when it was pressed and most of the copies were recalled. I'll just say this, if anyone has a copy they'd be willing to sell or trade to me, please get in touch.
In order to fill the gaps a bit, I decided to pick up Kick Over The Traces. This is essentially a Pinhead Gunpowder greatest hits album. It has six songs from Jump Salty on it, so at least that's a start. It's actually a really solid compilation of the band's best songs. All eras are represented and it features tracks from Carry The Banner, Goodbye Ellston Ave, Compulsive Disclosure, Shoot The Moon and more.
I've always loved this band and I even prefer them to early Green Day when push comes to shove. Their songs have that little extra grittiness to them that I like while still managing to cram in all of those wonderful pop hooks that drive me wild. Plus I finally have the electric version of the song "Landlords" on an easy to play format. It's one of my favorite Pinhead Gunpowder songs, but only has existed on a 7" previously. When the Compulsive Disclosure CD was put out, an acoustic version of "Landlords" appeared.
Typically I'm not the biggest fan of greatest hits records. I own very few as I would much rather listen to a band's full album concept. But in this instance, it's kind of a placeholder until I can find my own copy of Jump Salty. Plus, Jump Salty was just a compilation of other previously released Pinhead Gunpowder songs anyway. This will do for now.
Pinhead Gunpowder - "Landlords":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG3oz803RZc
Pinhead Gunpowder - "Losers of the Year":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j5UHfRQrkI
Pinhead Gunpowder - "Swan Song":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6MBvuTR-l0
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