''98 Mute'' is the debut release by the

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band, 98 Mute. It was released on May 3, 1996, on Theologian Records. It was co-produced by Pennywise's guitarist

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and features Justin Thirsk on drums, the brother of the late Jason Thirsk, Pennywise bass player. It was the first of four albums before the band split up. They followed this album with '' Class of 98'' in 1998.

Track listing

Credits

98 Mute

* Pat Ivie – vocals * Jason Page – guitar * Doug Weems – bass * Justin Thirsk – drums

Recording

* Recorded and mixed at Total Access,

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, USA * Produced and mixed by

and Eddie Ashworth * Engineered by Eddie Ashworth

References

External links

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Epitaph Records band pageTheologian Records website
1996 debut albums 98 Mute albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub