Wig Out at Denko's explained

Wig Out At Denkos
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dag Nasty
Cover:	Wigoutat.jpg
Released:	July 1987
Recorded:	March 1987
Genre:	Melodic hardcore,^[1] emo^[2]
Length:	28:05 (original) 42:23 (reissue)
Label:	Dischord^[3]
Producer:	Ian MacKaye, Don Zientara
Prev Title:	Can I Say
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Field Day
Next Year:	1988

Wig Out At Denko's is the second studio album by the American melodic hardcore band Dag Nasty, released in 1987 on Dischord Records.^{[2] [4]}

It was remastered and re-released on CD with bonus tracks in 2002.^[5]

Track listing

Side one

1. "The Godfather" - 3:21
2. "Trying" - 1:59
3. "Safe" - 3:07
4. "Fall" - 2:53
5. "When I Move" - 1:53

Side two

1. "Simple Minds" - 2:01
2. "Wig Out at Denkos" - 3:15
3. "Exercise" - 3:35
4. "Dag Nasty" - 3:15
5. "Crucial Three" - 2:46

2002 CD reissue bonus tracks

11. "Safe (Alternate Version)" - 3:14
12. "Trying (Alternate Version)" - 1:48
13. "Fall (Alternate Version)" - 2:52
14. "Roger (Alternate Version)" - 1:12
15. "Mango (Alternate Version)" - 2:19
16. "When I Move (Live Acoustic Version)" - 2:00
17. "I've Heard (Live Acoustic Version)" - 0:52

Personnel

• Dag Nasty
  • Peter Cortner - vocals
  • Brian Baker - guitars
  • Doug Carrion - bass^[6]
  • Colin Sears - drums
• Ian MacKaye - producer
• Don Zientara - producer

Notes and References

1. Web site: February 18, 2020. The essential emo albums from the genre’s 35-year history. December 23, 2021. Alternative Press.
2. Beaujon. Andrew. November 1999. Emossentials. Spin. SPIN Media LLC. 15. 11. 148.
3. Web site: Dag Nasty - Wig Out at Denko's (026). Dischord Records 3819 Beecher St NW. Washington. Dc 20007-1802. U.s.a. 703.351.7507. Dischord Records.
4. Web site: Brod. Doug. Dag Nasty. Trouser Press.
5. Web site: White. Adam. April 13, 2002. Dischord remasters old catalogue. February 20, 2021. Punknews.org.
6. Book: Blush, Steven. American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History. Petros. George. 2010. Feral House. 978-1-932595-98-7. 176.