Shmap'n Shmazz

Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over is the only full-length studio album by the American emo band Cap'n Jazz, released in 1995 on Man With Gun Records. It is also referred to as the Shmap'n Shmazz LP. For a long period of time, the record in its original form was completely out of print—only recently has it been reissued on Polyvinyl Records on cassette tape and digitally. There was also a reissue of the vinyl LP licensed by Tiny Superhero records in the UK.

Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over
Studio album by
Cap'n Jazz
ReleasedJune 1995
RecordedDecember 27–31, 1994
StudioIdful, Chicago
Genre
Length31:08
LabelMan with Gun
ProducerCasey Rice
Cap'n Jazz chronology
Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over
(1995)		 Analphabetapolothology
(1998)

The twelve tracks found on this album are also found on Analphabetapolothology – a double CD containing all of Cap'n Jazz's recorded material – released in 1998 by Jade Tree Records.

Reception

NME listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test of Time".[1] In Rolling Stone's list of the 40 greatest emo albums of all time, the album came in 7th, with Suzy Exposito writing that the album was "a significant blueprint for dozens of emo and post-hardcore acts to follow."[6] "Little League" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by Vulture.[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Cap'n Jazz, except where noted.

  1. "Little League" – 3:57
  2. "Oh Messy Life" – 2:03
  3. "Puddle Splashers" – 2:07
  4. "Flashpoint: Catheter" – 3:21
  5. "In the Clear" – 1:57
  6. "Yes, I Am Talking to You" (Cap'n Jazz, Bob Nanna) – 2:32
  7. "Basil's Kite" – 2:36
  8. "Bluegrassish" – 1:08
  9. "Planet Shhh" – 2:59
  10. "The Sands Have Turned Purple" – 2:45
  11. "Precious" (Cap'n Jazz, Ryan Rapsys) – 2:39
  12. "¡Qué suerte!" (Cap'n Jazz, Kevin J. Frank) – 3:04

Personnel
Cap'n Jazz
Additional personnel
  • Anja Westerweck – backing vocals (on track 1)
  • Casey Rice – tambourine (on tracks 1, 3), recording, mixing
  • Kevin J. Frank – piano (on track 8)

References
  1. Barker, Emily (January 14, 2015). "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". NME. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. "30 albums we can't believe turn 20 this year". Alternative Press. January 20, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. Heller, Jason (December 3, 2013). "1994 rocketed Green Day and The Offspring from punks to superstar punks". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  4. Butler, Will (December 2, 2015). "Welcome back Glassjaw: The 11 most vicious post-hardcore albums ever". Gigwise. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. Pitchfork Staff (September 28, 2022). "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2023. Mike Kinsella's previous one-album supernova Cap'n Jazz, rerouting emo's bloodline from hardcore toward minimalist jazz and meditative math-rock.
  6. Exposito, Suzy (March 1, 2016). "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  7. Cohen, Ian; Anthony, David; Corcoran, Nina; Garland, Emma; Nelson, Brad (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.



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