''Turn Japanese'' is an EP released by

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (often shortened to MFGG or the Gimmes) are a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in San Francisco in 1995. The band's lineup consists of Spike Slawson, C. J. Ramone, Joey Cape, Pinch and John Reis. ...

on February 21, 2001 by Japanese label

Pizza of Death Records Pizza of Death is a Japanese record label founded in Tokyo in 1994 by Hi-Standard guitarist Ken Yokoyama. It was created as a record label inside a larger record label, Toy's Factory. Pizza of Death then switched to under the Howling Bull label, ...

. The EP is made up of covers of songs from the 1960s and 1970s. The majority of the songs were previously released, with "The Boxer", "You've Got a Friend" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" each originally appearing on 7" singles (''Garf'', ''In Your Barkalounger'' and ''Elton'' respectively) in 1999. All three later appeared on ''

Have Another Ball ''Have Another Ball'' is a compilation album by the punk rock cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. It is their seventh album overall, and was released on July 8, 2008 by Fat Wreck Chords. The album features songs dating back to before thei ...

''. "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times Are A-Changing" were both unreleased at the time, with the former appearing a month later on the album ''

Blow in the Wind ''Blow in the Wind'' is the third album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released in 2001, on the Fat Wreck Chords independent record label. ''Blow in the Wind'' features several tracks which are led off with musical mash-ups of, or homages ...

'' and both appearing on the ''Bob'' 7" later in the year. "The Times Are A-Changing" also later appeared on the compilation album ''Happy Meals Volume 3''.

Track listing

References

2001 EPs Me First and the Gimme Gimmes EPs {{2000s-punk-album-stub