Screeching Weasel was the eponymous debut album by the American punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel

Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...

. It was originally released with 27 tracks in 1987 through Underdog Records. According to Ben Weasel

Ben Weasel

Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...

, Underdog's pressing of 1,000 copies sold out in 3 months, but the label was not interested in re-pressing the album. The album was pressed on vinyl again in 1988 on What Goes On Records. The album remained out of print for a decade, but was finally reissued on CD in 1997 by VML Records in order to combat bootlegging (tracks 28-39 were added for the reissue), the song "Murder in the Brady House" was covered by The Queers

The Queers

The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...

 on their My Old Man's a Fatso EP

Extended play

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 and was later featured on their compilation album Later Days and Better Lays

Later Days and Better Lays

Later Days And Better Lays is compilation album of demo versions, alternate versions, and unreleased songs by pop punk band The Queers.-Track listing:All tracks written by Joe Queer, except as noted.# "Granola Head"# "I Hate Everything"...

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Track listing

All songs by Ben Weasel

Ben Weasel

Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...

 except where noted.

1. "Say No! to Authority" - 0:55
2. "Wanna Die" - 1:03
3. "Society" - 1:22
4. "California Sucks" (Ben Weasel/John Jughead
   John Pierson (musician)
   John Pierson, commonly known by the stage name "John Jughead" or simply "Jughead", founded the pop-punk band Screeching Weasel in Chicago, Illinois with Ben Weasel in 1986. He played guitar for the band until its disbanding in 2001...
   
   ) - 0:44
5. "Murder in the Brady House" - 2:18
6. "I Can't Stand Myself" - 0:42
7. "My Song" - 1:51
8. "High Ambitions" - 0:57
9. "March of the Lawmowers" - 0:58
10. "Leave Me Alone" - 1:36
11. "Don't Touch My Car" (Ben Weasel/John Jughead) - 0:53
12. "7-11" - 1:15
13. "Cows" - 1:11
14. "Work" - 1:27
15. "Wavin Gerbs" (Vinnie Bovine
    Vince Vogel
    Vince Vogel is a punk rock and heavy metal bass player from Chicago, Illinois. In December 1986, he joined Screeching Weasel, where he was re-christened Vinnie Bovine. He appeared on the band's first album. He was kicked out of the band in January 1988...
    
    ) - 1:08
16. "Liar" - 0:56
17. "O.M.W." - 0:48
18. "Clean-Cut Asshole" (Ben Weasel/John Jughead) - 1:18
19. "Raining Needles" - 0:26
20. "BPD" (Ben Weasel/John Jughead) - 1:26
21. "Experience the Ozzfish" - 1:45
22. "Jockpunk" - 1:37
23. "K-Mart Blues" (Steve Cheese) - 0:56
24. "Bates Hotel" - 1:12
25. "Hardcore Hippie" - 0:40
26. "What Is Right" - 2:30
27. "Yeah Baby!" - 2:07
28. "In the Hospital" - 1:49
29. "I Feel Like Shit" (Ben Weasel/John Jughead) - 1:20
30. "I Hate Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin
    Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
    
     (Demo Version)" - 1:19
31. "American Suicide (Demo Version)" 1:11
32. "A Political Song for Screeching Weasel to Sing" - 2:08
33. "Twinkie Warfare" (Ben Weasel/John Jughead) - 2:10
34. "Stoned and Stupid" (Vinnie Bovine) - 1:43
35. "Life Sucks (And So Do You)" - 1:33
36. "I Wanna Be Naked! (Demo Version)" - 1:50
37. "My Right (Demo Version)" - 3:08
38. "Hey Suburbia (Demo Version)" (Ben Weasel/John Jughead) - 1:56
39. "Ashtray (Demo Version)" - 2:18

Personnel

• Ben Weasel
  Ben Weasel
  Ben Weasel is a punk rock musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of bands Screeching Weasel and The Riverdales...
  
   - lead vocals
• John Jughead
  John Pierson (musician)
  John Pierson, commonly known by the stage name "John Jughead" or simply "Jughead", founded the pop-punk band Screeching Weasel in Chicago, Illinois with Ben Weasel in 1986. He played guitar for the band until its disbanding in 2001...
  
   - guitar, lead vocals on "Don't Touch My Car"
• Vinnie Bovine
  Vince Vogel
  Vince Vogel is a punk rock and heavy metal bass player from Chicago, Illinois. In December 1986, he joined Screeching Weasel, where he was re-christened Vinnie Bovine. He appeared on the band's first album. He was kicked out of the band in January 1988...
  
  - bass
• Steve Cheese - drums, lead vocals on "K-Mart Blues"
• Warren Fish - bass on tracks 30-31, 36-39