One Planet One People Explained

One Planet One People
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	The Lookouts
Cover:	The Lookouts - One Planet One People.jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	October 1986 at Dangerous Rhythm in Oakland, California
Genre:	Hardcore punk, punk rock
Length:	26:29
Label:	Lookout! (LK 001)^[1]
Producer:	Kevin Army and The Lookouts
Next Title:	Spy Rock Road
Next Year:	1989

One Planet One People is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band The Lookouts.^[2] It was released in 1987 through Lookout! Records and was the first ever release on the label.^[3] One Planet One People is the first recording featuring Tré Cool of Green Day.^[4] Lyrical topics in their songs are religion and the establishment, with some silly, funny songs.

Personnel

• Larry Livermore - lead vocals, guitar
• Kain Kong - bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Catatonic Society"
• Tré Cool - drums, lead vocals on "The Mushroom Is Exploding"

Production

• Kevin Army - producer, engineer
• The Lookouts - producers
• Davy Normal - front cover art
• Larry Livermore - back cover art
• John Golden - mastering

Notes and References

1. Book: Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day. Jack. Boulware. Silke. Tudor. September 29, 2009. Penguin. 9781101145005. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Lookouts Lament Their 'Mendocino Homeland' in Roaring Proto-Punk Track. February 19, 2015.
3. Web site: "There's a lot of history there"—Pre-Green Day band The Lookouts! to have material reissued. Greg. Pratt. January 23, 2015.
4. Book: Myers, Ben. Green Day: American Idiots & The New Punk Explosion. April 1, 2006. Red Wheel Weiser. 9781609258986. Google Books.