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| Released | October 22, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, melodic hardcore, skate punk | |||
| Length | 31:32 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Pennywise | |||
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Pennywise is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Pennywise, released on Epitaph Records on October 22, 1991.
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Writing for the first Pennywise album began around 1989/1990. The band recorded it in 1991 at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California. Epitaph owner/founder Brett Gurewitz actually produced the album. However, constant disagreements with guitarist Fletcher over the album's production and his dislike of the sound of the album prompted him to have his name taken off the credits in the liner notes.
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Pennywise was released on October 22, 1991, and was the band's first album distributed via Epitaph Records. This debut made some impact upon its 1991 release, helping to re-establish the Southern Californian punk rock scene. [ citation needed ]
All tracks are written by Pennywise.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Rules" | 1:25 |
| 3. | "The Secret" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Living For Today" | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Come Out Fighting" | 2:16 |
| 6. | "Homeless" | 2:09 |
| 7. | "Open Door" | 1:40 |
| 8. | "Pennywise" | 1:37 |
| 9. | "Who's to Blame" | 1:35 |
| 10. | "Fun and Games" | 2:32 |
| 11. | "Kodiak" | 1:46 |
| 12. | "Side One" | 2:10 |
| 13. | "No Reason Why" | 2:36 |
| 14. | "Bro Hymn" | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 31:22 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Psycho 89" | 1:53 |
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Land of the Free? is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band Pennywise. Produced by Joe Barresi, the album was released on June 19, 2001. After the commercial success of their previous album, Straight Ahead, Pennywise entered the studio in early 2001 to record a follow-up. Land of the Free? received positive reviews from critics and was well sold worldwide, reaching number 67 on the Billboard Top 200, and number 21 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. "Fuck Authority" was released as a single to promote the album.
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Reason to Believe is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band Pennywise, which was released on March 25, 2008 as a worldwide free digital download on MySpace. MySpace Records released the album within the United States as a standard CD and a limited-edition vinyl version with two bonus tracks not available in any other format. The album was available in Europe on March 24 through Epitaph Records. Originally to be released in 2007 based on the two-year gaps between the last eight studio albums, a tentative title for the album was Free for the People, but the title was scrapped.
Feedback Is Payback is the debut album from 1208. It was released in February, 2002 on Epitaph Records and was followed by Turn of the Screw in 2004. The album was co-produced by Fletcher Dragge of fellow punk band, Pennywise.
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Never Gonna Die is the twelfth studio album by the American punk rock band Pennywise, which was released on April 20, 2018.
