Flyswatter (album)
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| Demo album by Blink-182 | |||||
| Released | 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | May 1993 in Scott Raynor's Bedroom (according to the liner notes) | ||||
| Genre | Skate punk Punk rock Pop punk |
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| Length | 20:59 | ||||
| Label | Fags in the Wilderness | ||||
| Producer | Blink-182 | ||||
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Flyswatter is the name of the first demo album recorded in 1993 by the group Blink-182.
The demo was recorded in drummer Scott Raynor's bedroom, and was recorded live on a four-track and involved no mixing. It was released on Fags In The Wilderness records, which wasn't an authentic label and was only used as a joke on this demo.
Tom sold copies of the tape during lunch at school. The artwork was done by Mark, who also came up with the name for the demo.
Coincidently, the album's artwork has an "A" on it. Nearly every album after this would be titled accordingly (B for Buddha, C for Cheshire, D for Dude, E for Enema), after Enema of the State, each album would have the letter hidden in the artwork. (On "The Mark, Tom, & Travis Show" the Famous Stars and Straps logo, which is the letter "F", appears on Travis Barker's Bass drum, and on "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" the letter "G" appears on the green jacket) On their self titled album, the letter H can be seen in the B in Blink 182, and the letter "I" is visible before the "1" (in "182") in their Greatest Hits album.
[edit] Track listing
- "Reebok Commercial" – 2:51
- Lead vocals: Tom DeLonge
- "Time" – 2:27
- Lead vocals: Tom DeLonge
- "Red Skies" – 3:25
- Lead vocals: Tom DeLonge
- "Alone" – 2:44
- Lead vocals: Tom DeLonge
- "Point Of View" – 1:19
- Lead vocals: Tom DeLonge
- "Marlboro Man" – 3:35
- Lead vocals: Tom DeLonge
- "The Longest Line" (NOFX cover) – 2:06
- Lead vocals: Mark Hoppus
- "Freak Scene" (Dinosaur Jr. cover) – 2:38
- Lead vocals: Mark Hoppus
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