''Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over'' is

Cap'n Jazz Cap'n Jazz (sometimes stylised as caP'n Jazz) was an American emo band formed in Chicago in 1989 by brothers Tim and Mike Kinsella, who were joined by Sam Zurick and Victor Villarreal. After a number of name changes and the addition of guitari ...

's only full-length studio album, released in 1995 on Man With Gun Records. It is also referred to as the ''Shmap'n Shmazz'' LP. For a long period of time, the record in its original form was completely out of print—only recently has it been reissued on

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on cassette tape and digitally. There was also a reissue of the vinyl LP licensed by Tiny Superhero records in the UK. The twelve tracks found on this album are also found on ''

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'' – a double CD containing all of Cap'n Jazz's recorded material – released in 1998 by

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Reception

''NME'' listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test of Time". In ''

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''s list of the 40 greatest emo albums of all time, the album came in 7th, with Suzy Exposito writing that the album was "a significant blueprint for dozens of emo and post-hardcore acts to follow." "Little League" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by ''

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''.

Track listing

All tracks written by

, except where noted. # "Little League" – 3:57 # "Oh Messy Life" – 2:03 # "Puddle Splashers" – 2:07 # "Flashpoint: Catheter" – 3:21 # "In the Clear" – 1:57 # "Yes, I Am Talking to You" (Cap'n Jazz,

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) – 2:32 # "Basil's Kite" – 2:36 # "Bluegrassish" – 1:08 # "Planet Shhh" – 2:59 # "The Sands Have Turned Purple" – 2:45 # "Precious" (Cap'n Jazz, Ryan Rapsys) – 2:39 # "¡Qué suerte!" (Cap'n Jazz, Kevin J. Frank) – 3:04

Personnel

; Cap'n Jazz * Tim Kinsella –

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Davey von Bohlen Davey von Bohlen (born August 11, 1975) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known for serving as lead vocalist and guitarist of the emo band The Promise Ring and also as guitarist and backing vocalist in short-lived cult band Cap' ...

–

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

s, backing vocals * Victor Villareal – guitars * Sam Zurick –

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;Additional personnel * Anja Westerweck –

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(on track 1) * Casey Rice –

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(on tracks 1, 3), recording, mixing * Kevin J. Frank –

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(on track 8)

References

Cap'n Jazz albums 1995 debut albums Emo albums by American artists Art punk albums Post-hardcore albums by American artists {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub