Allroy for Prez
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Allroy for Prez is an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band All
ALL (band)
All is an American punk band originally from Los Angeles, currently residing in Fort Collins, Colorado, formed by Descendents members Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez, and Stephen Egerton.-Formation and Cruz Records Years:...

. It was released in 1988 on Cruz Records. It was their second and last release with original lead singer Dave Smalley
Dave Smalley
Not to be confused with Dave Smalley Dave Smalley is an American musician, best known as the punk bands DYS, Dag Nasty, All and singer/guitarist with Down By Law. He is known for his influence on pop punk music and his early contributions to the emo genre...

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"Just Perfect" and "Wishing Well" both originally appeared on a 7" vinyl
Gramophone record
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 single. Both of those tracks only appear on the CD and cassette
Compact Cassette
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 releases of the album, as the 12" vinyl release didn't include them because they were already available on vinyl. Also, "Just Perfect" is a remixed version of the song which originally appeared on All's previous release, Allroy Sez
Allroy Sez
Allroy Sez is a 1988 album, the first release from Los Angeles pop punk band All.After the Descendents' lead singer Milo Aukerman left the band in 1987, the remaining members chose to continue playing together under a different name and with a new vocalist, former Dag Nasty frontman Dave Smalley...

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Track listing

  1. "Just Perfect" (Stevenson) – 2:59
  2. "Skin Deep" (Alvarez) – 1:58
  3. "Wrong Again" (Smalley) – 2:49
  4. "I Hate to Love" (Alvarez) – 1:51
  5. "Wishing Well" (Smalley) – 3:02
  6. "Son-O-Qua" (Egerton) – 3:02
  7. "Postage" (Stevenson) – 2:09
  8. "Daveage" (Smalley) – 2:53

Personnel

  • Dave Smalley
    Dave Smalley
    Not to be confused with Dave Smalley Dave Smalley is an American musician, best known as the punk bands DYS, Dag Nasty, All and singer/guitarist with Down By Law. He is known for his influence on pop punk music and his early contributions to the emo genre...

     – vocals
  • Bill Stevenson – drum
    Drum
    The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...

    s
  • Karl Alvarez
    Karl Alvarez
    Karl Matthew Alvarez is the bass guitar player for both the Descendents and All, the band that resulted after the Descendents disbanded again in 1987....

     – bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , vocals
  • Stephen Egerton – guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...


Trivia

  • A young basketball player is seen wearing an "Allroy for Prez" T-shirt in the movie "Jack" featuring Robin Williams.
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