Shinola, Vol. 1

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Shinola, Vol. 1
Studio album by Ween
Released	19 July 2005
Recorded	1990-2005
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	47:34
Label	Chocodog
Producer(s)	Andrew Weiss
Professional reviews
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Ween chronology
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Shinola, Vol. 1 is the ninth studio album by the band Ween. Released by Chocodog on July 19, 2005, Shinola is a collection of odds and ends that the band put together over the years. It can only be purchased on the internet or at select independent records stores.

Its title is likely a reference to The Jerk in which it is implied that "shit" and shinola, while superficially similar, are quite different in effect when applied to shoes or carelessly stepped in.

Most of the songs on this album were released in a demo form in some way or another. The only ones that were brand new were "I Fell In Love Today", "Israel", and "Someday". Most of the demo versions were on various bootleg demo compilations, but "Big Fat Fuck", "How High Can You Fly", and "Monique the Freak" were on the band's self released internet album "Craters of the Sac". All of those songs were changed somewhat dramaticly for this release. "How High Can You Fly" went from a runtime of 1:47 on Craters to a runtime of 2:41 on this album. "Big Fat Fuck" went from a runtime of 7:09 on Craters to a surprising runtime of 2:57 on this album. Last, "Monique the Freak" went from the surprising runtime of 10:17 on Craters, to 5:49 on Shinola. Not many lyrics were are different between the two releases, just longer instrumental parts.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Tastes Good On Th' Bun"
2. "Boys Club"
3. "I Fell In Love Today"
4. "Big Fat Fuck"
5. "Gabrielle"
6. "Did You See Me?"
7. "How High Can You Fly"
8. "Transitions"
9. "Israel"
10. "The Rift"
11. "Monique The Freak"
12. "Someday"

[edit] Personnel

Produced/mixed by Andrew Weiss and Ween.
Written and performed by Dean and Gene Ween.
Mastered by Emily Lazar.