Kerplunk is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on January 17, 1992 through Lookout! Records. Kerplunk was their last release on an independent label and was also the first album to feature their current band lineup, with Tré Cool on drums. The album has gone on to be among the best selling independently released albums of all time. Major labels took notice of Kerplunk's phenomenal popularity and many approached the band.
Green Day realized that they had outgrown their record distribution capacity with Lookout! and eventually signed with Reprise Records. With Reprise, Green Day would record and release their third album Dookie (1994).
Green Day realized that they had outgrown their record distribution capacity with Lookout! and eventually signed with Reprise Records. With Reprise, Green Day would record and release their third album Dookie (1994).
The album officially includes only 12 tracks, but the versions released on CD and cassette also include the 4 tracks from the Sweet Children EP. One of those 4 tracks is a cover of The Who's "My Generation". Another notable track on the album is "Welcome to Paradise", which the band would re-record for their next album Dookie.
As of August, 2010, Kerplunk had sold 753,000 units in the United States and 1,000,000 units worldwide.
Green Day - Kerplunk front cover
Green Day - Kerplunk back cover
Green Day - Kerplunk CD cover
Songs in the album Kerplunk:
- 2000 Light Years Away
- 80
- Android
- Best Thing in Town
- Christie Road
- Dominated Love Slave
- My Generation
- No One Knows
- One For The Razorbacks
- One of My Lies
- Private Ale
- Strangeland
- Sweet Children
- Welcome To Paradise
- Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?
- Words I Might Have Ate
- All in one
1 comments:
it's funny how wikipedia does not mention the CD issue on Lookout, only vinyl and cassette.
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