Wasted Days

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Wasted Days
Studio album by The Slackers
Released	February 20, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Ska
Length	1:07:00
Label	Hellcat Records
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The Slackers chronology
Live at Ernesto's (2000)	Wasted Days (2001)	The Slackers and Friends (2002)

Wasted Days is an album by the ska/reggae band The Slackers, released on February 21, 2001 (see 2001 in music) on Hell-Cat Records. Unlike other releases by the Slackers, the songs on the vinyl LP version of the album differ significantly from their counterparts on the CD release; additionally, there are several tracks unique to the vinyl release. The track "Wanted Dead or Alive" is a cover of the Bon Jovi track.

[edit] Artwork

The album concept here is that of a comic book. The girl on the cover (Miki Stroman) is reading a comic entitled "Wasted Days" (issue #4) (the character on the comic is saying "Here's what really happened" and the sign says "Henderson Swamp"). The band is featured on the inside jacket with dialog boxes like that of a comic book. The photos look to be taken in NYC. It is rumored the girl on the cover is the daughter of Q Maxx. Artwork stays the same for both the cd and vinyl versions (except the titles, of course). Photocredits: Denny Renshaw (Dennis). "Wasted Days" comic by: Adrianne Van Der Ploeg. Appearence by "Fisk" the dog.

[edit] CD tracks

1. "Wasted Days" – 4:08
2. "Henderson Swamp" – 2:42
3. "Please Decide" – 3:11
4. "Pets Of The World" – 4:18
5. "Dave's Friend" – 4:54
6. "So This Is The Night" – 3:49
7. "Made Up My Mind" – 3:54
8. "Sermon" – 2:31
9. "The Nurse" – 3:25
10. "Old Days" – 5:40
11. "Midnight Rendezvous" – 4:44
12. "Tales Of The Mongoose" – 3:54
13. "Easy" – 3:55
14. "Walking On" – 6:11
15. "Wanted Dead Or Alive" – 3:53
16. "Information Error" – 6:12

[edit] Vinyl tracks

1. "This Is The Night" (alternate version) – 3:29
2. "Don't Break My Heart" – 4:01
3. "Fifteen" – 3:20
4. "Information Error" (alternate version) – 4:51
5. "Wasted Days" (extended version with dub) – 6:35
6. "Tales of the Rugaroo" (remix of "Tales of the Mongoose") – 7:09
7. "A Fifth of Slack" (remix of "Made Up My Mind") – 3:57
8. "Old Days" (alternate version) – 5:44
9. "Remember When" – 5:02

The Slackers
Albums Better Late Than Never · Redlight · The Question · Before There Were Slackers There Were... · Wasted Days · The Slackers and Friends · Close My Eyes · An Afternoon in Dub · Peculiar
Live Albums Live at Ernesto's · Upsettin' Ernesto's · Slack in Japan
Other The Slackers · International War Criminal · The Slackers/Pulley Split · Slackness