Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking is the first live album by Green Day. It is also known as Explosion Live 2! (JP) in Japan.
Background[]
Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking was recorded during the Insomniac Tour, with the exception of track 4 which was recorded during the Dookie World Tour. Track 4 was recorded on March 11, 1994 at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. (previous recordings from this concert were released on Live Tracks), tracks 5-6, 8 were recorded on January 27, 1996 at Harumi Arena in Tokyo, Japan, and tracks 1-3, 7 were recorded on March 26, 1996 at Sporthall in Prague, Czech Republic.
Release[]
Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking was released through Reprise Records on CD in Japan on July 25, 1996.[1] It was released in Europe, Australia, Brazil, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia the following month on August 8, 1996. A cassette version was also released on the same day in South Korea, Chile, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It has not seen a release of any kind in the United States.
It was re-released in a box set with Foot in Mouth on March 25, 1999 under the name, Explosion Live! Value Pack.[2]
Tracks 2, 3 were re-released on the "Brain Stew/Jaded" vinyl single on September 15, 2009. Track 1-3, 7 were re-released on the Live in Prague EP bundled with the 25th anniversay edition of Insomniac on March 19, 2021.
Track Listing[]
All lyrics written by Billie Joe Armstrong, all music composed by Green Day except "Knowledge" originally performed by Operation Ivy, and "Dominated Love Slave" written by Tré Cool.
Standard Edition[]
For the cassette version, side A consists of tracks 1-4 and side B consists of tracks 5-7, except the South Korean version which plays all 7 tracks on both sides.
| No. | Title | Recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Armatage Shanks" | March 26, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic | 2:18 |
| 2. | "Brain Stew" | March 26, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Jaded" | March 26, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic | 1:23 |
| 4. | "Knowledge" | March 11, 1994 in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Basket Case" | January 27, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan | 2:52 |
| 6. | "She" | January 27, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Walking Contradiction" | March 26, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic | 2:31 |
| Total time: | 17:06 | ||
Japanese Edition[]
| No. | Title | Recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Armatage Shanks" | March 26, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic | 2:18 |
| 2. | "Brain Stew" | March 26, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Jaded" | March 26, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic | 1:23 |
| 4. | "Knowledge" | March 11, 1994 in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Basket Case" | January 27, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan | 2:52 |
| 6. | "She" | January 27, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan | 2:20 |
| 7. | "Walking Contradiction" | March 26, 1996 in Prague, Czech Republic | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Dominated Love Slave" | January 27, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan | 2:19 |
| Total time: | 19:25 | ||
Reception and Sales[]
Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking has sold an estimated 100,000 copies worldwide.[3]
Personnel[]
Green Day
- Billie Joe Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar, drums on "Dominated Love Slave"
- Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals
- Tré Cool – drums, lead vocals and guitar on "Dominated Love Slave"
Production
- Rob Cavallo - producer, mixing on track 4
- Green Day - producer
- Steve Holroyd - mixing on tracks 1-3, 5-7
- Jerry Finn - mixing on track 8
- Cheryl Jenets - artist coordinator
- Lori Burton - project coordinator
Artwork
- Storm Hale - photographer on front cover
- Eva Janey - photographer on back cover
- Kenji Kubo - photographer on insert
Companies
- Reprise Records - record label (U.S.)
- WEA International - record label (international)
- Warner Music - publishers on tracks 1-3, 6, 7, manufacturers, distributers
- Green Daze Music - publishers on tracks 1-3, 5-8
- Sixty-Nine Newport Music - publishers on track 4
Trivia[]
- Bowling Bowling Bowling Parking Parking has the longest name of any Green Day album at 35 letters. It is also the only album to feature the same word more than once in its name.
Gallery[]
CD Version[]
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Cassette Verison[]
References[]
- ↑ 爆発ライヴ2! | グリーン・デイ. ORICON NEWS.
- ↑ 爆発ライヴ!《バリュー・パック》 | グリーン・デイ. Oricon News.
- ↑ Green Day Album Sales. Green Day FM.