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39/Smooth is the debut album by Green Day released in 1990 on Lookout! Records on vinyl (black, green, and clear) and cassette.[1] It would later be combined with the Slappy and 1,000 Hours EPs, plus a track from a compilation, and released later that year as 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours on CD and cassette.

Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy drew the artwork on the album. The inner sleeve of the album shows handwritten lyrics by Billie Joe, and letters by drummer John Kiffmeyer and Lookout! owner Larry Livermore to I.R.S. Records, rejecting an offer to sign to the label and declaring their loyalty to Lookout! Records, even though they later left Lookout! and moved to a major label: Reprise Records. 39/Smooth, as well as its concurrent EPs, remained in print on vinyl until Green Day removed their catalog from Lookout! Records.

39/Smooth was reissued on vinyl by Reprise Records on March 24, 2009 in a package that also contained the EPs 1,000 Hours and Slappy.

Reception

On rateyourmusic.com,[2] the album is rated 3.16 based on 766 ratings. Allmusic gives a 3, and says "1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours isn't a truly great album in the first place. It's not bad, by any means, and quite arguably just about everything on it could be transposed with a slight aural tweak here and there to Kerplunk, Dookie, Insomniac or Nimrod without anyone batting an eye."[3] Pitchfork says that "It's raw stuff, but even at this point Green Day's records were at least halfway decently recorded, unlike most of their peers' tin-can-and-twine set-ups, and songs like "At the Library" and "Don't Leave Me" were downright hummable."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billie Joe Armstrong except "I Was There" by John Kiffmeyer

No.TitleLength
1."At the Library"2:28
2."Don't Leave Me"2:39
3."I Was There"3:36
4."Disappearing Boy"2:52
5."Green Day"3:29
6."Going to Pasalacqua"3:30
7."16"3:24
8."Road to Acceptance"3:35
9."Rest"3:05
10."The Judge's Daughter"2:34
11."Paper Lanterns"2:25
12."Why Do You Want Him?"2:37
13."409 in Your Coffeemaker"2:54
14."Knowledge [Operation Ivy cover]"3:40
15."1,000 Hours"2:24
16."Dry Ice"3:42
Total length:31:13

Notes

  • "Going to Pasalacqua" is named after Passalacqua Funeral Home in Benicia, California in reference to a boy throwing his life away for a girl he loves.
  • 39/Smooth is very commonly confused with 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, which contained the 1,000 Hours, and Slappy EPs, and was less unknown when released. Both albums are still in print.
  • Jesse Michaels provided the cover art for 39/Smooth.


Personnel

  • Billie Joe Armstrong – guitar, vocals
  • Mike Dirnt/Michael Pritchard – bass, backing vocals
  • John Kiffmeyer/Al Sobrante – drums,
  • Andro – producer, engineer
  • Chris Appelgren – artwork, research, construction, video archives
  • Cathy Bauer – research, video archives
  • Murray Bowles – photography
  • Aaron Cometbus – artwork, construction
  • Devil Doll – research, video archives
  • Andy Ernst – producer, engineer
  • Rich Gargano – artwork, construction
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Susie Grant – photography, cover photo
  • Green Day – producer
  • David Hayes – artwork, construction
  • Erika Hynes – research, video archives
  • Patrick Hynes – artwork, design, layout design, construction, enhanced CD audio creation, enhanced CD design, enhanced programming
  • Ted Jensen – remastering
  • Jesse Michaels – artwork, design, cover art, construction
  • Arica Pelino – photography, research, video archives
  • Shane Stacy – research, video archives
  • John Yates – artwork, design, layout design, packaging, construction

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.greenday.com/site/music.php
  2. ^ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/green_day/39_smooth/
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifuxqu5ldse
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