Screeching Weasel / Born Against Explained

Screeching Weasel/Born Against split
Type:EP
Artist:Screeching Weasel
Cover:ScreechingWeaselBornAgainst.jpg
Released:1993
Recorded:May 1993 at the Flatiron Building, Chicago, Illinois (Screeching Weasel)Sonic Iguana Studios, Lafayette, Indiana (Born Against)
Genre:Punk rock, Hardcore punk
Label:Lookout! Records

Screeching Weasel/Born Against split is a split E.P. featuring Screeching Weasel and Born Against.[1] [2] It was released in 1993 on 7" vinyl and CD by Lookout! Records. "Janelle" prompted a response EP, The Real Janelle, by riot grrrl band Bratmobile, which drew attention to the divide between bratty pop punk and feminist riot grrrl punk.[3]

Vinyl Track listing

Side A (Screeching Weasel)
1. El Mozote
2. Fuck This

Side B (Born Against)
1. Janelle
2. Go Fuck Yourself

CD Track listing

(Screeching Weasel)
1. El Mozote
2. Fuck This
3. Chicago
(Born Against)
4. Janelle
5. Go Fuck Yourself
6. Movin' On Up

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. March 18, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.
  2. Book: Prested, Kevin. Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records. November 28, 2014. Microcosm Publishing. 9781621069201. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Bratmobile's "The Real Janelle" sparked a dialogue with the pop-punk community. Music.