Carry the Banner

Carry the Banner is the third EP by the Berkeley, California-based punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder. Originally released on 10" vinyl in December 1994 through Too Many Records, the EP was reissued on CD by Lookout Records shortly after as the initial vinyl pressing sold out quickly. It was the group's first release to feature Jason White on guitar/vocals, replacing Sarah Kirsch, who left the band in 1994 due to differences with Billie Joe Armstrong after his main band Green Day signed to major label Reprise Records.

Carry the Banner
EP by
Pinhead Gunpowder
ReleasedDecember 1994
RecordedSeptember 1994
StudioSound and Vision Studios in San Francisco and Dancing Dog Studios in Emeryville, California
GenrePunk rock[1]
Length14:19
LabelToo Many, Lookout
Recess (reissue)
ProducerKevin Army
Pinhead Gunpowder chronology
Jump Salty
(1994)		 Carry the Banner
(1994)		 Goodbye Ellston Avenue
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The EP was reissued in February 2010 on 12" vinyl though Recess Records. However, upon the band's request, the label cancelled the reissue and most of the copies in stock were destroyed, as were the label's other Pinhead Gunpowder vinyl reissues. The few copies sold of the reissue now go for high prices online. In August 27, 2021 the album was reissued again in 12" vinyl by 1-2-3-4 Go! Records.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Aaron Cometbus, except where noted; all music is composed by Pinhead Gunpowder, except where noted

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Find My Place"Armstrong1:06
2."Before the Accident"White, Armstrong1:45
3."I Used To" (music by Cometbus and John Quittner)Armstrong1:15
4."Reach for the Bottle"White1:28
5."Walkin' Catastrophe" (written by Jason White)Armstrong1:31
6."I Am an Elephant"Armstrong2:07
7."I Am the Stranger"Schneider1:31
8."Certain Things" (music by Cometbus and Quittner)White, Armstrong1:27
9."Mahogany" (written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin; originally performed by Diana Ross)Armstrong2:05
Total length:14:19

Personnel

Production

References
  1. "Pinhead Gunpowder - Carry the Banner". Punknews.org. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  2. Allmusic review
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