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Arriving three years after they burst onto the scene with their iconic debut, Descendents’ I Don’t Want To Grow Up was originally released on D. Boon and Mike Watt’s New Alliance Records. The album was recorded after vocalist Milo Aukerman returned from college, and is the first of two Descendents releases to feature guitarist Ray Cooper. It found the band leaning even harder into their penchant for irresistible melodies, often with a much brighter sound than what could be found on Milo Goes To College. This sonic evolution helped the band evade falling into a sophomore slump, and only strengthened their already-cemented legacy.
This “Punk Note” edition comes with alternate packaging artwork from designer John Yates (Stealworks). The artwork is a nod to Reid Miles and Francis Wolff, and their amazing work at the Blue Note label. The case-wrapped jacket includes new liner notes by BrooklynVegan senior editor Andrew Sacher.
Transparent yellow color vinyl pressing is limited to 1,000 copies.
Tracklist:
A1 Descendents
A2 I Don't Want To Grow Up
A3 Pervert
A4 Rockstar
A5 No FB
A6 Can't go Back
A7 GCF
A8 My World
A9 Theme
B1 Silly Girl
B2 In Love This Way
B3 Christmas Vacation
B4 Good Good Things
B5 Ace
Bass: Tony Lombardo
Guitar: Ray Cooper
Drums: Bill Stevenson
Vocals: Milo
Front cover photo by Alison Braun
Liner notes by Andrew Sacher