''Before You Were Punk 2'' is a

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released in 1999 by

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. It is a sequel to 1997's ''

Before You Were Punk ''Before You Were Punk'' is a compilation album released in 1997 by Vagrant Records. It consists of a number of mid-1990s punk rock bands (most of them from southern California) covering songs that were popularised during the 1980s " new ...

'' and consists of a number of late-1990s punk rock and independent bands covering songs that were popularised during the 1980s "new wave" musical movement. In contrast to ''Before You Were Punk'', which was released at a time when Vagrant Records did not have a large roster of artists and therefore relied on contributions from bands on other record labels, ''Before You Were Punk 2'' features several bands that had recently signed to Vagrant. These include

No Motiv No Motiv is a punk rock band from Oxnard, California.Billboard Allmusic.com The most recent version of the line up as of their 2019 performances includes Jeremy Palaszewski on lead vocals/guitar, Max McDonald on guitar/vocals, Roger Camero on bas ...

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, and the Gotohells. Rocket from the Crypt would also sign to the label the following year.

Track listing

Album information

*Record label:

*Art direction b
Kristin Vanderlip
*Recording details: **Track 1 recorded and mixed by Tim Pak at Woodshed Studios **Track 2 produced and mixed by Ryan Green at Motor Studios **Track 3 recorded and mixed by Chad Blinman at Audio International Studios and The Complex Studios **Track 4 recorded and mixed by

Ryan Hadlock Ryan Hadlock is an American record producer, best known for his production work on platinum-selling album ''The Lumineers'' by The Lumineers. Career Hadlock has been around music his entire life, as his parents Joe and Manny Hadlock, started B ...

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s. Produced by MxPx and Ryan Hadlock **Track 5 recorded and mixed by Chris Fudurich at Mat Hadder Studios and Chateau Chaumont Studios. Produced by Chris Fudurich, Ariel Rechtshaid, and Rich Zahniser. **Track 6 recorded and mixed by The Bouncing Souls and Michael Ward at Big Blue Meanie Studios **Track 7 recorded by Alex Brahl and mixed by Chad Blinman at Mad Hatter Studios **Track 8 recorded and mixed by

John Reis John Reis, also known by the pseudonyms Speedo, Slasher, and the Swami is an American musician, singer, guitarist, record label owner, and disc jockey. He is best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band Rocket from the Crypt, which ...

at Drag Racist Recorders in

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. Produced by

Long Gone John John Edward Mermis (born November 13, 1951), best known by the pseudonym Long Gone John, is an American entrepreneur who is best known for his record label, Sympathy for the Record Industry, and his vinyl toy company, Necessaries Toy Foundation ...

. **Track 9 recorded and mixed by Michael Douglas and George Harris at Panda Productions **Track 10 recorded and mixed by

Ryan Greene Ryan Greene is an American record producer, sound engineer, former owner of Crush Recording Studios in Scottsdale, Arizona and founder of Area 52 Entertainment in Los Angeles, California. In an over 25-year-long career he has worked with many art ...

and Angus Cooke at Orange Whip Studios. Produced by

Joey Cape Randal Joseph Cape (born November 16, 1966) is an American singer and musician. Active since 1989, Cape is best known as the frontman of the California punk rock band Lagwagon. Cape released his first solo album, ''Bridge'', in 2008. His secon ...

. **Track 11 recorded and mixed by Strung Out at Hollywood Sound Studios **Track 12 recorded and mixed by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room in

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. *Harmonica on track 1 performed by James Wailin *Additional vocals on track 5 performed by

Rachel Haden Rachel Haden (born October 11, 1971 in New York City) is an American musician and one of the triplet daughters of jazz bassist Charlie Haden. In the early 1990s, Haden played bass guitar for That Dog, a band that also included her sister Petra. H ...

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on track 6 performed by

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