Before You Were Punk

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Before You Were Punk
Compilation album by various artists
Released	March 11, 1997
Genre	Punk Rock
Label	Vagrant Records
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	Before You Were Punk (1997)	Before You Were Punk 2 (1999)

Before You Were Punk is a compilation album released in 1997 by Vagrant Records. Subtitled "A Punk Rock Tribute to 80's New Wave," it consists of a number of mid-1990s punk rock bands (most of them from southern California) covering songs that were popularized during the 1980s "New Wave" musical movement. It was an ambitious release for the label, which was still in its early stages, and proved to be a success by selling over 70,000 copies.^[1] It was followed by an equally successful sequel, Before You Were Punk 2, in 1999.

Because Vagrant Records did not yet have an extensive roster of artists, the compilation relied mostly on contributions from bands on other record labels. Only face to face and Automatic 7 had previously released records through Vagrant. By contrast, Before You Were Punk 2 would feature more bands that had signed to the label between 1997 and 1999.

[edit] Track listing

1. Good Riddance - "I Melt With You" (originally performed by Modern English)
2. No Use for a Name - "Turning Japanese" (originally performed by The Vapors)
3. face to face - "In Between Days" (originally performed by The Cure)
4. Guttermouth - "Happy Loving Couples" (originally performed by Joe Jackson)
5. Automatic 7 - "Pretty in Pink" (originally performed by The Psychedelic Furs)
6. Unwritten Law - "Goody Two Shoes" (originally performed by Adam Ant)
7. blink-182 - "Dancing With Myself" (originally performed by Billy Idol)
8. The Mr. T Experience - "Crash" (originally performed by The Primitives)
9. Down by Law - "Peace, Love and Understanding" (originally performed by Elvis Costello)
10. Hagfish - "Walking in L.A." (originally performed by Missing Persons)
11. Jughead's Revenge - "Young Turks" (originally performed by Rod Stewart)
12. Bracket - "867-5309/Jenny" (originally performed by Tommy Tutone)

[edit] Album information

• Record label: Vagrant Records
• Art direction by Andrew Lenoski, Rich Egan and Jon Cohen
• Recording and mixing:
  • Tracks 1 and 2 recorded and mixed by Ryan Greene at Razor's Edge Studios in San Francisco, California
  • Track 3 recorded and mixed by Ryan Greene at Razor's Edge Studios in San Francisco, California
  • Tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, and 11 recorded and mixed by Kiley and Dan at Doghouse Studios in Van Nuys, California
  • Track 6 recorded and mixed by Scott Axum and Don Lithgow at DML Studios.
  • Track 8 recorded and mixed by Kevin Army at Roof Bros. Studios in Oakland, California
  • Track 10 recorded and mixed by Jeff Bridges at Big Noise Studios
  • Track 12 recorded and mixed by Jowe Marquez at Prarie Sun Studios
• Horns on track 6 performed by Buck-O-Nine horn section

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