Boogadaboogadaboogada!

Boogadaboogadaboogada! is the second LP by Screeching Weasel, released in 1988 on their own Roadkill Records. It would be the only release to feature bassist Fish and the last release for original drummer Steve Cheese. This is also the first release on which Ben Weasel would be credited with playing guitar, although he later admitted to only playing on some of the songs. Ben and Jughead would point to Boogadaboogadaboogada! as the point where the band's own voice started to emerge and it would be the first time that some songs would feature the melodic "lead" guitar parts that later became a staple of their sound. The album is the first release to feature the iconic Weasel head logo (created by artist and band friend Paul Russel) and all reissues feature some variation on the original cover (except for the original European version which features an entirely different cover of a paperboy flipping off an angry old man). Boogadaboogadaboogada! has been reissued 3 times since it's release and, with over 100,000 copies sold, remains the band's biggest seller.

Details

 * Format: LP (subsequently reissued on LP, CD, cassette, and digitally)


 * Label: Roadkill Records and licensed to Westspots in Europe.  Subsequently reissued by Lookout! Records, Asian Man Records, and Recess Records


 * Studio: Solid Sound, Hoffman Estates


 * Recording Dates: October 8, 9, 15 & 16, 1988


 * Year: 1988.  Subsequently reissued in 1992 (Lookout!), 2005 (Asian Man), and 2009 (Recess)


 * Availability: In Print (CD and digital)

Tracks
Side A

1. Dingbat (Weasel)

2. Love (Weasel)

3. Zombie  (Weasel/Jughead)

4. This Ain't Hawaii (Weasel)

5. We Skate (Weasel/Jughead)

6. Police Insanity (Weasel/Fish)

7. Stupid Over You (Weasel)

8. Runaway (Del Shannon/Max Crook)

9. I Hate Led Zeppelin (Weasel)

10. My Right (Weasel)

11. Nicaragua (Weasel)

12. Sunshine (Weasel)

13. I Wanna Be Naked (Weasel)

14. Boogada

Side B

1. Ashtray (Weasel)

3. American Suicide (Weasel)

3. Psychiatrist (Weasel)

4. Mad At The Paper Boy (Weasel)

5. I Love To Hate (Weasel)

6. More Problems (Fish)

7. Supermarket Fantasy (Weasel)

8. Holy Hardcore (Weasel/Jughead)

9. Professional Distribution (Weasel/Jughead)

10. Used Cars (Weasel)

11. Hunter (Fish)

12. I Believe In UFOs (Weasel)

13. Hey Suburbia (Weasel/Jughead)

Credits

 * Vocals/Guitar - Ben Weasel


 * Guitar/Backing Vocals - Jughead


 * Bass - Fish


 * Drums - Steve Cheese


 * Engineer - Phil Bonnet


 * Production - Screeching Weasel & Phil Bonnet (Ben & Jughead would be solely credited with production on all reissues)


 * Artwork - Paul Russel


 * Photography - Martin Sorrondeguy & Tim Carlson (on the original release only)

Links

 * John Jughead Pierson discusses his memories of 'BoogadaBoogadaBoogada'