After School Special is the 2004

2004 in music

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 debut album by the Southern California

Southern California

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 reggae-rock band 3rd Alley

3rd Alley

3rd Alley is an American band that originated in Long Beach, California. 3rd Alley formed in October 2004 after Zack Walters, then a solo artist, sent a four-track demo to Long Beach Records, landing on Greg "Mudd" Lowther's ears...

. After School Special was completed with a budget of only $3000 and released in the U.S. by Long Beach Records

Long Beach Records

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. Shortly after the American release, 3rd Alley

3rd Alley

3rd Alley is an American band that originated in Long Beach, California. 3rd Alley formed in October 2004 after Zack Walters, then a solo artist, sent a four-track demo to Long Beach Records, landing on Greg "Mudd" Lowther's ears...

 saw themselves quickly gaining a fan-base on an international scale when "After School Special" was released into European and Japanese markets.

Track listing

1. "Theme Song" (Lowther) – 1:58
2. "I Need Sleep" (Walters) – 2:26
3. "Grief" (Walters) – 3:23
4. "New Year's Disappointment" (Buckley/Walters) – 2:55
   • Partial Cover of "New Year's Prayer" by Jeff Buckley
     Jeff Buckley
     Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...
     
     
5. "Hoopla" (Walters) – 2:11
6. "More of You" (Walters) – 2:39
7. "American Dream?" (Walters) – 3:30
8. "All Alright" (Walters) – 2:35
9. "De Ja Vu" (Walters) – 2:56
10. "Little Bohemia" (Walters) – 2:15
11. "Hit Mix" (Walters) – 3:36
12. "Sav-on Drugs" (Walters) – 2:27
13. "I Slack Well" (Walters) – 2:22
14. "Happy Tank" (Walters, Hampton, Volk) – 4:41
15. "Sour Milk" (Walters, Lowther) – 2:03
16. "Fame" (Walters) – 13:40
    • "Fame" ends at 1:53.

The final track also contains three hidden bonus songs

• "War on the Blvd." (Morris) – 3:54 – 6:39.
• "Sorority Centaur Woman" (Walters) – 6:40 – 9:03.
• "Crack Killed My Social Life" (Walters) – 9:04 – 13:40.
• "Sorority Centaur Woman" and "Crack Killed My Social Life" are both performed by Zack Walters.

Personnel

3rd Alley

• Zack Walters – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synth, Beatbox
• Tyson Parrish – Bass
• Greg "Mudd" Lowther – Drums

Additional personnel

• Connor Volk – Drums on "Happy Tank" and "Hoopla"
• Spencer Hampton – Bass on "Happy Tank" and "Hoopla"
• DM Gremlin – Synth on "All Alright" and bass on "More of You"

Production

• Producer: Zack Walters
• Engineering: DM Gremlin and Wyn Davis
• Mastering: Ron Boustead @ Precision Mastering
• Cover Art: RAS-1
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  RAS-1 is a musician who was in the band Long Beach Shortbus with former Sublime bassist Eric Wilson and Trey Pragborn of Falling Idols, along with drummer Damien Ramirez...
  
  
• Artwork: Brent Cheshire