45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records

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45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
Compilation album by
NOFX
ReleasedMay 21, 2002
RecordedVarious
GenrePunk rock
Length70:06
LabelFat Wreck Chords
ProducerVarious
NOFX chronology
BYO Split Series Volume III
(2002) 		45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
(2002) 		Regaining Unconsciousness
(2003)

45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records is a double album released in 2002 by NOFX. There were 47 songs on the CD version, and all the songs easily fit onto one CD.

The band built up a list of songs that did not make it onto any of their albums, or had previously appeared on compilation albums, vinyl singles, or b-sides. Many of these had been dropped originally because of Fat Mike's tendency to not release albums that ran for too long.[citation needed]

The first CD contained a collection of songs spanning almost the entirety of the band's career. The oldest track was from the band's first demo, and the newest was recorded for this album.

The second CD contained the EPs Fuck the Kids and Surfer, each of which contained 13 or so very short songs that were previously available only on 7" vinyl. Fat Mike chose to leave one song off of each of the EPs when compiling this CD, "just to annoy people a bit".

The vinyl release of the album was renamed to 22 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records, but included only the first 21 tracks from the first CD, because of all of the second CD was already available on the two vinyl EPs.

Song information[edit]

Song Recorded Originally appeared on Notes
Counting Sheep
(CD disc one and vinyl release)
"Pimps and Hookers" 2002 N/A The only track exclusive to this release.
"All of Me" 1996 All of Me 7" and Physical Fatness compilation album A cover of a Tin Pan Alley standard whose best-known versions are by Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and Willie Nelson. An outtake from the So Long and Thanks For All the Shoes recording sessions.
"We Threw Gasoline on the Fire and Now We Have Stumps for Arms and No Eyebrows" 1997 Punk-O-Rama Vol. 3 compilation album
"Drugs Are Good" 1994 HOFX EP An outtake from the Punk in Drublic recording sessions.
"Lower" 2000 Bottles to the Ground EP An outtake from the Pump Up the Valuum recording sessions.
"Forming" 1996 A Small Circle of Friends: Germs (Tribute) compilation album Originally performed by the Germs.
"Electricity" 1999 Before You Were Punk 2 compilation album Originally performed by OMD. An outtake from the Pump Up The Valuum recording sessions.
"Lazy" 1997 Happy Meals, Volume 2 compilation album Originally performed by Bracket. An outtake from the So Long and Thanks For All the Shoes recording sessions.
"The Plan" 1998 Timmy the Turtle 7" and Life in the Fat Lane compilation album An outtake from the Pump Up The Valuum recording sessions.
"Timmy the Turtle" 1998 Timmy the Turtle 7" Features guest vocals by Duncan Redmonds, best known for singing in UK punk band Snuff. An outtake from the So Long and Thanks For All the Shoes recording sessions.
"Punk Song" 1987 The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This! EP.
"See Her Pee" 1999 Short Music for Short People compilation album
"Zyclone B Bathhouse" 1999 Fat Club 7" An outtake from the Pump Up The Valuum recording sessions.
"Last Caress" 1996 Violent World compilation album Originally performed by The Misfits.
"Bath of Least Resistance" 2000 Punk-O-Rama Vol. 6 compilation album An outtake from the Pump Up The Valuum recording sessions, also featured on the hit dancing game DDR Ultramix 3.
"We Ain't Shit" 1994 HOFX EP. An outtake from the Punk in Drublic recording sessions.
"San Francisco Fat" 2000 Live Fat, Die Young compilation album An outtake from the Pump Up the Valuum recording sessions.
"Vincent" 1996 Survival of the Fattest compilation album Originally performed by Don McLean. An outtake from the Heavy Petting Zoo recording sessions.
"Pump Up the Valium" 2000 Punk-O-Rama Vol. 5 compilation album An outtake from the Pump Up The Valuum recording sessions. It would have been the title track, but it was left off the album in an homage to a similar move that DC punk band Scream did on their first record.
"Pods and Gods" 2000 Pods and Gods 7" An outtake from the Pump Up The Valuum recording sessions.
"Eat the Meek (dub mix)" 1998 Wankin' In The Pit compilation album Alternate mix of a song that appeared on So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes.
"Thalidomide Child" 1984 The band's first demo. Also appeared on the Devil Doll Records compilation Pogo, Strut, Slam, Swivel & Mosh. This is a hidden track, as it is not listed on the outside front cover of the CD. Originally from their demo.
Catching Zzz's
(CD disc two)
Tracks 1–13 2001 Surfer EP The song "Three Shits To The Wind" wasn't included on this disc.
Tracks 14–25 1996 Fuck the Kids EP The song "Stupid Canadians" wasn't included on this disc.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic gave the album a 4 out of 5.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Mike Burkett and/or NOFX, except where noted

Disc One: Counting Sheep
No.TitleLength
1."Pimps and Hookers"2:13
2."All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons)2:05
3."We Threw Gasoline on the Fire"2:44
4."Drugs Are Good"2:18
5."Lower"2:47
6."Forming" (Bobby Pyn)0:50
7."Electricity" (Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey)2:06
8."Lazy" (Marty Gregori)3:02
9."The Plan"3:00
10."Timmy the Turtle"1:39
11."Punk Song"0:47
12."See Her Pee"0:31
13."Zyclone B Bathouse"1:37
14."Last Caress" (Glenn Danzig)1:31
15."Bath of Least Resistance"1:47
16."We Ain't Shit"3:05
17."San Francisco Fat"2:44
18."Vincent" (Don McLean)3:21
19."Pump Up the Valium"1:46
20."Pods and Gods"2:57
21."Eat the Meek" (Dub Mix)4:33
22."Thalidomide Child"1:40
Disc Two: Catching Zzz's
No.TitleLength
1."Fun Things to Fuck (If You're a Winner)"1:05
2."Juice Head" (Traditional)0:20
3."Three on Speed"1:20
4."New Happy Birthday Song?"0:44
5."Talking Bout Yo Mama"0:32
6."Party Enema"1:30
7."Can't Get the Stink Out"1:07
8."Go to Work Wasted"1:01
9."Fuck the Kids (Revisited)"0:33
10."Whoa on the Whoas"0:42
11."Puke on Cops"0:59
12."I Gotta Pee"0:32
13."Totally Fucked"2:10
14."Fuck the Kids"0:07
15."Fuck the Kids II"0:05
16."I'm Telling Tim"1:06
17."Reagan Sucks"1:24
18."Posuer"0:31
19."My Name's Bud"0:54
20."Two on Glue"1:09
21."Please Stop Fucking My Mom"0:55
22."Murder the Government"0:42
23."Stranger Than Fishin"0:52
24."Eric Melvin vs. PCP"0:37
25."Always Hate Hippies"0:55

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 97
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 77
US Billboard 200[7] 80
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – NOFX – 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – NOFX – 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – NOFX – 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – NOFX – 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "NOFX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "NOFX Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

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