''Wig Out At Denko's'' is the second

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

by the American

melodic hardcore Melodic hardcore is a broadly defined subgenre of hardcore punk with a strong emphasis on melody in its guitar work. The style often includes guitar harmonies, riffs using octave chords, as well as broken chords. Additionally, lyrics tend towar ...

band

Dag Nasty Dag Nasty is an American hardcore punk band from Washington D.C., formed in 1985 by guitarist Brian Baker of Minor Threat, drummer Colin Sears and bassist Roger Marbury, both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and vocalist Shawn Brown (later of ...

, released in 1987 on

Dischord Records Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.–based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release '' Minor Disturbance'' by their band the Teen Id ...

. It was remastered and re-released on CD with bonus tracks in 2002.

Track listing

Side one #"The Godfather" - 3:21 #"Trying" - 1:59 #"Safe" - 3:07 #"Fall" - 2:53 #"When I Move" - 1:53 Side two #"Simple Minds" - 2:01 #"Wig Out at Denkos" - 3:15 #"Exercise" - 3:35 #"Dag Nasty" - 3:15 #"Crucial Three" - 2:46

2002 CD reissue bonus tracks

"Safe (Alternate Version)" - 3:14 #"Trying (Alternate Version)" - 1:48 #"Fall (Alternate Version)" - 2:52 #"Roger (Alternate Version)" - 1:12 #"Mango (Alternate Version)" - 2:19 #"When I Move (Live Acoustic Version)" - 2:00 #"I've Heard (Live Acoustic Version)" - 0:52

Personnel

**Peter Cortner -

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

** Brian Baker -

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s ** Doug Carrion -

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Colin Sears Colin Sears is an American drummer who has performed in Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, Dag Nasty, The Marshes, Rumblepuppy, Grave Goods, Bloodbats, Los Vampiros, Thundering Asteroids! and currently Handgun Bravado and The Valley Floor. He ...

drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a ...

s *

Ian MacKaye Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (; born April 16, 1962) is an American musician. Active since 1979, he is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.–based independent record label, and the frontman of hardcore pu ...

- producer *

Don Zientara Don Zientara ( ) is an American record producer and musician. He owns and runs Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia, located just outside Washington D.C., and is most widely known for his production work with Fugazi, Minor Threat and variou ...

- producer

References

Dag Nasty albums 1987 albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub