Swain's First Bike Ride
Swain's First Bike Ride is the debut studio album by the Berkeley, California-based punk rock band Fifteen. It was originally released on vinyl in 1991 through Lookout Records with the catalog number LK 040. The songs can generally be described as mid-tempo punk rock with pop sensibilities. The album also has quite a few love songs (including "C#(tion)", which was covered by Green Day, and "Sweet Valentine"), which was something that was phased out on later albums. The record closes with Fifteen's only piano ballad, "The End", which is often considered to be one of the band's best songs. The album's CD edition, released on February 10, 1992, contains the band's self-titled EP from the previous year as bonus tracks. The album was re-released in 2017 by Dead Broke Records on vinyl, CD, and digitally.
| Swain's First Bike Ride | ||||
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 Original vinyl cover | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | December 1990-January 1991 | |||
| Studio | Sound and Vision Studios in San Francisco and Dancing Dog Studios in Emeryville, California | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 40:10 54:29 (CD version) | |||
| Label | Lookout (LK 040) | |||
| Producer | Kevin Army Andy Ernst (CD bonus tracks) | |||
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| CD cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jeff Ott, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intentions" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Definition" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "C#(tion)" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Someday" (lyrics by Jack Curran; music by Ott and Curran) | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Alienation" | 3:25 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Implications" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Resolution" | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Inclination" (lyrics by Jack Curran; music by Ott and Curran) | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Subdivision" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "The End" | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 40:10 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Liberation" (lyrics by Ott and Ricardo Lopez) | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Sweet Valentine" (lyrics by Jack Curran; music by Ott and Curran) | 3:58 |
| 13. | "Devotion" (lyrics by Jack Curran; music by Ott) | 3:55 |
| 14. | "Imagination" (lyrics by Jack Curran; music by Ott and Curran) | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 14:19 | |
Personnel
- Jeff Ott – lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Jack Curran (credited as Tommy Moreno) – bass, backing vocals
- Mark Moreno – drums, backing vocals
- Mikey Mischief – drums on CD bonus tracks
Production
- Kevin Army – producer
- Andy Ernst – producer of CD bonus tracks
- John Golden – mastering