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Sweet Children is the third EP by American rock band Green Day. It was released in August 1990 through Skene! Records. The name of the EP is a reference to the original name of the band.

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Sweet Children
EP by Green Day
Released	August 1990
Recorded	July 5, 1990 (1990-07-05)
Genre	Punk rock
Length	8:12
Label	Skene!
Producer	Green Day
Green Day chronology
Slappy (1990) Sweet Children (1990) 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

History

The EP is a collection of some of the band's earliest songs that they were still playing live at the time. It was recorded in two hours on July 5, 1990, at Six Feet Under in Minneapolis while the band was on a brief break from their summer tour,[2] and released on seven-inch vinyl. The EP was released on Minneapolis-based indie label Skene! Records. These were the last recordings drummer John Kiffmeyer would contribute to the band. Shortly after the end of the tour, he left the band to attend college.

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Pressings

There are five different pressings of the EP (some limited quantities included two different variations of red vinyl). The first four have been out of print since its inclusion on the CD issue of Green Day's second album 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 a reissue, possibly from 1991, for it has a lengthy summary on the back which explains that the songs are also on Kerplunk. The cover is mostly blank, featuring only a picture of children, although at the bottom of the cover it explains that the EP is only a re-release.

On March 24, 2009, the EP was back in print as it was included with the vinyl reissue of Kerplunk. It is a reissue of the first pressing.

In 1990, on the first day of the EP's release, it sold 493 copies.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Personnel

• Billie Joe Armstrong - lead vocals, guitar, writing
• Mike Dirnt - bass, backing vocals, writing ("Best Thing in Town")
• Al Sobrante - drums, backing vocals

References

На других языках

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[es] Sweet Children EP

Sweet Children —en español: Niños dulces— es el tercer EP lanzado por la banda de punk rock Green Day. Es también el primer nombre de la banda, entonces formada por Billie Joe Armstrong y de Mike Dirnt con John Kiffmeyer en la batería, y cuando Billie escribió su primera canción, "Why Do You Want Him?". Es una colección de algunas de las primeras canciones de la banda que seguían tocando en vivo en ese entonces. Fue registrado en 1990, en Minneapolis, Minnesota, mientras que la banda estaba en una breve parada de su viaje de verano, y lanzó en el vinilo de 7". Debido a un error tipográfico, en la web de Green Day, muchos creen que este álbum fue lanzado en 1987, un año antes de que Green Day incluso se hubiera formado. La productora del EP fue Skene! Records, de Minneapolis. Este EP es el último álbum donde Al Sobrante aparece como batería. Poco después del final del viaje, él dejó la banda para ir a la universidad.

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