Kerplunk!
Kerplunk! is Green Day's second studio album, released on 17 December 1991 through Lookout! Records. It is the first record to feature drummer Tré Cool, who stepped in after John Kiffmeyer left to go to college following the tour for their debut, 39/Smooth. The band recorded at Art of Ears Studios in San Francisco with Andy Ernst, stopping after six songs to go back on the road, then returning in September 1991 to finish the job.
The songs are pop punk through and through, dealing with love, boredom, alienation and Billie Joe Armstrong's subconscious. Critics welcomed the album, and several singled out what Cool brought to the band's sound. It sold 10,000 copies on its first day in the UK thanks to pre-orders, and became the biggest seller in Lookout's catalogue. After Dookie, it topped the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums chart, and it has since gone platinum in the US and gold in the UK.
Kerplunk!: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 33:57Tracklist
- 12000 Light Years AwayGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:24
- 2One for the RazorbacksGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:30
- 3Welcome to ParadiseArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool3:30
- 4Christie RoadArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool3:33
- 5Private AleGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:26
- 6Dominated Love SlaveArmstrong, Dirnt, Cool1:41
- 7One of My LiesGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:19
- 880Green Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:39
- 9AndroidGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:00
- 10No One KnowsGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong3:39
- 11Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?Armstrong, Dirnt, Cool2:44
- 12Words I Might Have AteGreen Day and Billie Joe Armstrong2:32
- Produced by
- Andy Ernst, Green Day
- Recorded at
- Art of Ears, San Francisco, California
- Recorded
- May and September 1991
- Mixed by
- Andy Ernst
- Engineered by
- Andy Ernst
- Label
- Lookout! Records
- Length
- 33:57
Line-up
- Billie Joe Armstrong · guitar, vocals
- Mike Dirnt · bass, vocals
- Tré Cool · drums (drum set)
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Gold |
| United States | Platinum |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 17 December 1991 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 17 December 1991 (GB) | |
| Wikidata | 1991 | |
| Wikidata | 17 December 1991 | |
| US release | 17 January 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 17 December 1991 | earliest UK or European date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA | Reprise Records | 093624328124 | other |
| — | XW | Epitaph | 0045778686469 | other |
| 17 December 1991 | US | Lookout! Records | original | |
| 7 January 1992 | US | Lookout! Records | 763361004628 | other |
| 1993 | PL | BPMS | other | |
| 24 August 1997 | XE | Epitaph | 8714092651720 | other |
| 11 December 2006 | US | Lookout! Records | other | |
| 9 January 2007 | US | Reprise Records | 093624328124 | other |
| 16 November 2007 | XE | Epitaph Europe | 8714092686425 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |