The Beacon Street Collection
The Beacon Street Collection is the second studio album by No Doubt, released in 1995. The band made it themselves in a homemade studio in the garage of their house in Anaheim, California, and the title nods to the street the house stood on. They had piled up far more songs than Interscope Records would ever use, especially after their 1992 debut failed commercially and the label lost interest, so they built their own space and put the music on their own Beacon Street Records. "Squeal" and "Doghouse" were the two singles.
It matters as much for what it led to as for the songs, which mix rock, pop rock and ska. The album sold over 100,000 copies, more than three times the debut's total, and that persuaded Interscope to fund Tragic Kingdom, which went on to sell 16 million copies worldwide. Interscope later reissued this record in 1997 as part of the band's back catalogue.
The Beacon Street Collection: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 41:08Tracklist
- 1Open the GateDumont, Kanal, Stefani, Stefani, Young3:40
- 2Blue in the FaceEric Stefani4:35
- 3Total Hate ’95Gonzalez, Leal, Spence3:18
- 4StrickenDumont, Kanal, Stefani, Stefani4:06
- 5Greener PasturesTony Kanal and Gwen Stefani5:05
- 6By the WayTom Dumont and Gwen Stefani4:29
- 7SnakesTony Kanal and Gwen Stefani4:37
- 8That’s Just MeEric Keyes and Eric Stefani4:09
- 9SquealEric Stefani2:39
- 10DoghouseEric Stefani4:29
- Produced by
- No Doubt
- Recorded at
- Clear Lake Studios, Total Access Recording, York Street Studios, Clear Lake Audio (Los Angeles, CA), Total Access Recording (Redondo Beach, CA), York Street Studios (Auckland, New Zealand), Home Recordings (Fullerton, CA)
- Recorded
- 1993–1994
- Mixed by
- Colin Mitchell, No Doubt
- Engineered by
- Colin Mitchell, Ray Blair, Tom Dumont
- Labels
- Beacon Street Records, Beacon Street, Sea Creature, Interscope (reissue)
- Length
- 41:08
Line-up
- Phil Jordan · trumpet
- Tony Kanal · guitar, bass
- Gabrial McNair · trombone
- Eric Stefani · keyboard
- Adrian Young · drums (drum set)
- Gwen Stefani · vocals
- Bradley Nowell · vocals · guest
- Tom Dumont · guitar · guest
- Eric Carpenter · saxophone · guest
- Gerard Boisse · saxophone · guest
Singles
- “Squeal” · 12 May 1994
- “Doghouse” · Late 1994
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (1995, 1997)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | March 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 March 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 21 October 1997 | |
| US release | March 1995 | earliest US date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Interscope Records | 0606949015626 | other |
| March 1995 | US | Beacon Street Records | original | |
| 1997 | CA | Interscope Records | 606949015626 | other |
| 21 October 1997 | US | Sea Creature Records | 606949015626 | other |
| 21 October 1997 | US | BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. | other | |
| 21 October 1997 | FR | Interscope Records | 606949015626 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |