Kerplunk by punk rock band Green Day is the second full-length album. It was released on January 17, 1992 on 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 went on to become one of the bestselling independent albums ever, selling 10,000 units on the day of its release.  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), which would become a landmark album of the 1990s with over 14 million units sold in the U.S. alone and 39 million units worldwide.In December 2007, Blender magazine ranked Kerplunk! #47 on their list, “The 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums Ever”. (more…)

1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours is a collection of early recordings by American punk rock band Green Day, released in 1991. Although it is often referred to as the group’s first album, this is not factually correct. Their first album was 39/Smooth, whereas 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours includes that album in its entirety as well as two complete EPs and a track from a previous compilation album.

The album included one cover, “Knowledge“, which was originally by influential California punk band Operation Ivy.

The album was re-released in 2007 with special limited packaging and all new CD-rom features, incl. live performances and pictures.

Track listing

1. “At the Library” by  Billie Joe Armstrong

2. “Don’t Leave Me” by B. J. Armstrong

3. “I Was There” by John Kiffmeyer

4. “Disappearing Boy” by B. J. Armstrong

5. “Green Day” by  B. J. Armstrong

6. “Going to Pasalacqua” by  B. J. Armstrong

7. “16″ by B. J. Armstrong

8. “Road to Acceptance” by B. J. Armstrong

9. “Rest” by B. J. Armstrong

10. “The Judge’s Daughter” by B. J. Armstrong

11. “Paper Lanterns” by B. J. Armstrong

12. “Why Do You Want Him?”  byB. J. Armstrong

13. “409 in Your Coffeemaker” by B. J. Armstrong

14. “Knowledge [A]“ by Jesse Michaels

15. “1,000 Hours” by B. J. Armstrong

16. “Dry Ice” by B. J. Armstrong

17. “Only of You” by B. J. Armstrong

18. “The One I Want” by B. J. Armstrong

19. “I Want to Be Alone” by B. J. Armstrong