Sweet Children (EP)

Infobox Album |
Name = Sweet Children
Type = EP
Artist = Green Day


Size = 200px
Released = Summer 1990
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Punk rock
Length = 8:12
Label = Skene!
Producer = Green Day
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:87520rjai48j link]
Last album = "Slappy"
(1990)
This album = "Sweet Children"
(1990)
Next album = "1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours"
(1991)

"Sweet Children" is the third EP released by punk rock band Green Day. It was also Billie Joe Armstrong's and Mike Dirnt's first band with John Kiffmeyer on the drums, where Billie wrote his first song, "Why Do You Want Him". It is a collection of some of the band's earliest songs that they were still playing live at the time. It was recorded in 1990, in Minneapolis, Minnesota while the band were on a brief break from their summer tour, and released on seven-inch vinyl. Due to a typo on Green Day's website, many believe that this record was released in 1987, but this is not true. What makes it believable is the rough sound and poor mixing of the recordings. The EP was released on Minneapolis-based indie label Skene! Records. These were the last recordings drummer John Kiffmeyer would appear on. Shortly after the end of the tour, he left the band to attend college.

There are four different pressings of the EP (some limited quantities included two different variations of red vinyl), which has been out of print since its inclusion on the CD issue of "Kerplunk!" in 1992. Because of this, it has since become a valuable and sought-after item among collectors and Green Day fans alike.

The first pressing's cover is a picture of Mike Dirnt's leg during a concert.

The second pressing's cover is a black and white picture of a somewhat trashed Volkswagen Beetle with the caption "What Do You Think Mike..." This rare second pressing, limited to 600 copies as opposed to the first run's respectable 1,500, also featured a handwritten insert, reading "Not a lyrics sheet, so don't get your hopes up".

The third pressing is the same as the one above in every way except there is no insert, and the cover, instead of being black and white, is tinted red.

The fourth pressing is obviously a reissue from possibly 1991, for it features a mostly blank cover with a picture of the band, and a rather long summary on the back of the sleeve, which explains how these songs are also on "Kerplunk!", so this must be a reissue of the EP.

Track listing

All songs by Green Day, except where noted.

Side A

# "Sweet Children" – 1:41
# "Best Thing in Town" – 2:03

Side B

#"Strangeland" – 2:08
#"My Generation" (Pete Townshend) – 2:19

External links

* [http://www.greendaydiscography.com/records/sweetchildren.html Sweet Children EP] on [http://www.greendaydiscography.com greendaydiscography.com]