45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
| 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records | ||||
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| Compilation album by NOFX | ||||
| Released | May 21, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Various | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 70:06 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
| Producer | Various | |||
| NOFX chronology | ||||
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45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records is a double album released in 2002 by NOFX. There are actually 47 songs on the CD version, and all the songs could easily fit onto one CD.
The band built up a list of songs that did not make it onto any of their albums, or had previously appeared on compilation albums, vinyl singles, or b-sides. Many of these had been dropped originally because of Fat Mike's tendency to not release albums that run for too long.
The first CD contains a collection of songs spanning almost the entirety of the band's career. The oldest track is from the band's first demo, and the newest was recorded just for this album.
The second CD contains the EPs Fuck the Kids and Surfer, each of which contain 13 or so very short songs that were previously available only on 7" vinyl. Fat Mike chose to leave one song off of each of the EPs when compiling this CD, "just to annoy people a bit".
The vinyl release of the album was renamed to 22 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records, but actually includes just the first 21 tracks from the first CD. This was because of all of the second CD being already available on the two vinyl EPs mentioned above.
Song information
| Song | Recorded | Originally appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counting Sheep (CD disc one and vinyl release) | |||
| "Pimps and Hookers" | 2002 | N/A | The only track exclusive to this release. |
| "All of Me" | 1996 | All of Me 7" | A cover of a Tin Pan Alley standard whose best-known versions are by Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and Willie Nelson. |
| "We Threw Gasoline on the Fire and Now We Have Stumps for Arms and No Eyebrows" | 1997 | Punk-O-Rama Vol. 3 Compilation album | The Song Also Appears on The Leftovers For rotting Minds Compilation. |
| "Drugs Are Good" | 1994 | HOFX EP | An outtake from the Punk in Drublic recording sessions. |
| "Lower" | 2000 | Bottles to the Ground EP | An outtake from the Pump Up the Valuum recording sessions. |
| "Forming" | 1996 | A Small Circle of Friends: Germs (Tribute) compilation album | Originally performed by the Germs. |
| "Electricity" | 1999 | Before You Were Punk 2 compilation album | Originally performed by OMD. |
| "Lazy" | 1997 | Happy Meals, Volume 2 compilation album | Originally performed by Bracket. |
| "The Plan" | 1998 | Timmy the Turtle 7" | |
| "Timmy the Turtle" | 1998 | Timmy the Turtle 7" | Features guest vocals by Duncan Redmonds, best known for singing in UK punk band Snuff. |
| "Punk Song" | 1987 | The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This! EP. | |
| "See Her Pee" | 1999 | Short Music For Short People compilation album | |
| "Zyclone B Bathhouse" | 1999 | Fat Club 7" | |
| "Last Caress" | 1996 | Violent World compilation album | Originally performed by The Misfits. |
| "Bath of Least Resistance" | 2000 | Punk-O-Rama Vol. 6 compilation album | An outtake from the Pump Up the Valuum recording sessions, also featured on the hit dancing game DDR Ultramix 3. |
| "We Ain't Shit" | 1994 | HOFX EP. | An outtake from the Punk in Drublic recording sessions. |
| "San Francisco Fat" | 2000 | Live Fat, Die Young compilation album | An outtake from the Pump Up the Valuum recording sessions. |
| "Vincent" | 1996 | Survival Of The Fattest compilation album | Originally performed by Don McLean. |
| "Pump Up the Valium" | 2000 | Punk-O-Rama Vol. 5 compilation album | An outtake from the Pump Up The Valuum recording sessions. It would have been the title track, but it was left off the album in an homage to a similar move that DC punk band Scream did on their first record. |
| "Pods and Gods" | 2000 | Pods and Gods 7" | An outtake from the Pump Up the Valuum recording sessions. |
| "Eat the Meek (dub mix)" | 1998 | Wankin' In The Pit compilation album | Alternate mix of a song that appeared on So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes. |
| "Thalidomide Child" | 1984 | The band's first demo. Also appeared on the Devil Doll Records compilation Pogo, Strut, Slam, Swivel & Mosh. | This is a hidden track, as it is not listed on the outside front cover of the CD. Originally from their demo. |
| Catching Zzz's (CD disc two) | |||
| Tracks 1–13 | 2001 | Surfer EP | The song "Three Shits To The Wind" wasn't included on this disc. |
| Tracks 14–25 | 1996 | Fuck the Kids EP | The song "Stupid Canadians" wasn't included on this disc. |
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
All Music gave the album a 4 out of 5.
Track listing
All tracks written by Mike Burkett and/or NOFX, except where noted.
| Disc One: Counting Sheep | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Pimps and Hookers" | 2:13 |
| 2. | "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) | 2:05 |
| 3. | "We Threw Gasoline on the Fire" | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Drugs Are Good" | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Lower" | 2:47 |
| 6. | "Forming" (Bobby Pyn) | 0:50 |
| 7. | "Electricity" (Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey) | 2:06 |
| 8. | "Lazy" (Marty Gregori) | 3:02 |
| 9. | "The Plan" | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Timmy the Turtle" | 1:39 |
| 11. | "Punk Song" | 0:47 |
| 12. | "See Her Pee" | 0:31 |
| 13. | "Zyclone B Bathouse" | 1:37 |
| 14. | "Last Caress" (Glenn Danzig) | 1:31 |
| 15. | "Bath of Least Resistance" | 1:47 |
| 16. | "We Ain't Shit" | 3:05 |
| 17. | "San Francisco Fat" | 2:44 |
| 18. | "Vincent" (Don McLean) | 3:21 |
| 19. | "Pump Up the Valium" | 1:46 |
| 20. | "Pods and Gods" | 2:57 |
| 21. | "Eat the Meek" (Dub Mix) | 4:33 |
| 22. | "Thalidomide Child" | 1:40 |
| Disc Two: Catching Zzz's | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Fun Things to Fuck (If You're a Winner)" | 1:05 |
| 2. | "Juice Head" (Traditional) | 0:20 |
| 3. | "Three on Speed" | 1:20 |
| 4. | "New Happy Birthday Song?" | 0:44 |
| 5. | "Talking Bout Yo Mama" | 0:32 |
| 6. | "Party Enema" | 1:30 |
| 7. | "Can't Get the Stink Out" | 1:07 |
| 8. | "Go to Work Wasted" | 1:01 |
| 9. | "Fuck the Kids (Revisited)" | 0:33 |
| 10. | "Whoa on the Whoas" | 0:42 |
| 11. | "Puke on Cops" | 0:59 |
| 12. | "I Gotta Pee" | 0:32 |
| 13. | "Totally Fucked" | 2:10 |
| 14. | "Fuck the Kids" | 0:07 |
| 15. | "Fuck the Kids II" | 0:05 |
| 16. | "I'm Telling Tim" | 1:06 |
| 17. | "Reagan Sucks" | 1:24 |
| 18. | "Posuer" | 0:31 |
| 19. | "My Name's Bud" | 0:54 |
| 20. | "Two on Glue" | 1:09 |
| 21. | "Please Stop Fucking My Mom" | 0:55 |
| 22. | "Murder the Government" | 0:42 |
| 23. | "Stranger Than Fishin" | 0:52 |
| 24. | "Eric Melvin vs. PCP" | 0:37 |
| 25. | "Always Hate Hippies" | 0:55 |
References
External links
- 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
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