December 5, 2006 — Burbank, CA — Reprise Records will release re-mastered versions of two classic Green Day albums, the Grammy Award winning band’s 1991 debut 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour, and its second full-length, 1992’s Kerplunk, on January 9, 2007.
The reissues capture the best-selling Berkeley, California, trio at the start of its long career, displaying singer Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt’s relentless three-chord power-punk formula that eventually became a blueprint for countless imitators and led to a revival of interest in American punk.
Originally released on Berkeley indie label Lookout! Records, 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour was a compilation of Green Day’s early no-frills EP’s 39/Smooth, Slappy, and 1,000 Hours. In 1992, Lookout! released the more melody-minded Kerplunk, which marked the debut of drummer Tré Cool, who brought an impressive blend of energy, speed, and technique to the mix. The album included the stand-out tracks “Welcome to Paradise” (re-recorded for Green Day’s 1994 Reprise debut Dookie), and the rampaging opener “2,000 Light Years Away.”
The remastered recordings will rock old and new fans alike, and prove once again why Entertainment Weekly has called Green Day “the most influential band of its generation.”
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