''Heartbreak in Stereo'' is the debut and only studio album by the American rock band
Pencey Prep
Pencey Prep was an American punk rock band from Belleville, New Jersey.
Background
Before Pencey Prep, two of the members played in local punk bands; Frank Iero from Sector 12 and Neil Sabatino from Stick Figure Suicide. While a student at R ...
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Content
The nineteen track album was released on compact disc and digital download with Eyeball Records, on November 26, 2001. The album is produced by John Naclerio and was recorded at Nada Studios in Newburgh, New York, except for "Fat and Alone," which was produced by Antonio Valenti and recorded at HinchKraft Studios in North Haledon, New Jersey. Mastering is by Alan Douches at West West Side. Album artwork is by Neil Sabatino, with photography by Dahlia Nardone, and Jamie Schaefer. ''Heartbreak in Stereo'' is described as vicious, but unfocused hardcore punk rock. It features Frank Iero in "full berserker mode," with screaming, howling, and raging vocals.
On recording for ''Heartbreak in Stereo'', Iero says "I tried not to hold anything back,
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the way I feel about music and performing."
In November 2020 the band re-released a limited edition vinyl version of the album through Kingsroad Merch, along with a CD pressing. On November 16, 2020, the band announced they would be releasing the album digitally with Frank Iero's B.CALM Press and Neil Sabatino's Mint 400 Records. In November 2021, the first ever pressing of the album on cassette tape was announced.
Track listing
Original 2001 release
2020/2021 re-release
Personnel
*Tim Hagevik – drums and percussion
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John 'Hambone' McGuire – bass guitar and vocals
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Frank Iero
Frank Anthony Iero, Jr. (, born October 31, 1981) is an American musician who is the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist of the rock band My Chemical Romance and post-hardcore band Leathermouth. He is also the guitarist in the metal band L ...
– rhythm guitar, lead guitar and lead vocals
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Neil Sabatino
Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. A ...
– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals, illustration and graphic design
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Shaun Simon
Shaun Simon is an American comics writer. He is from Clifton, New Jersey. He wrote ''The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys'' with Gerard Way, lead vocalist of My Chemical Romance, for Dark Horse Comics as well as writing ''Neverboy'', also for D ...
– keyboards, synthesizers and
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Additional musicians
*John Nacliero – additional vocals on "10 Rings" and "The Secret Goldfish"
*Bruno Rocha – additional vocals on "Yesterday"
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2001 debut albums
Pencey Prep albums