PINHEAD GUNPOWDER - Carry The Banner Vinyl LP (White)

Before Aaron Elliot was running Cometbus, before Bill Schneider was doing whatever Bill Schneider was doing, and definitely before anyone got precious about whether something was "real" punk, Pinhead Gunpowder were quietly making some of the best pop punk records nobody outside the Bay Area was talking about. Billie Joe Armstrong's other band, yes, but don't let that stop you.

Released in 1994 and reissued in 2010, Carry The Banner sits in that sweet spot between melodic hardcore urgency and the kind of hook-writing that makes you feel personally attacked. Faster than the radio would allow, smarter than the scene gave it credit for. This is the record that reminds you pop punk used to have something to say. White vinyl pressing for those who like their alternative fashion choices to extend to their record shelf.

Format: Vinyl LP on white vinyl. Genre: Punk, Pop Punk. Origin: USA. Original release: 1994, this pressing: 2010.

Fans of: Green Day (the early stuff), Crimpshrine, Screeching Weasel.