Batch was the second album by Orange County pop punk band Big Drill Car

Big Drill Car

Big Drill Car was a pop punk/melodic hardcore group from Huntington Beach, California, who were active from the late 1980s to mid-1990s and briefly again in the mid-2000s...

, which was released in 1991. It was the last studio recording with the classic original line-up, and their last album distributed by Cruz Records

Cruz (recording label)

Cruz Records was an off-shoot record label of SST Records, owned by the Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn. The label was founded in 1987. It's roster consisted mainly of pop-punk and grunge bands, along with Ginn's solo records...

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The album is widely considered to be a great follow-up to their 1989 classic debut CD Type Thing

CD Type Thing

CD Type Thing is the first album by Huntington Beach pop punk band Big Drill Car, released in 1989. Many consider this album both to be a classic of the late 80s hardcore punk scene and the peak of Big Drill Car's career....

, with many fans actually citing it as the best album Big Drill Car made.

Like many Big Drill Car albums, Batch is currently out of print.

Track listing

1. "Take Away" (Arnold, Daly, Smooth, Thomson) - 2:38
2. "Restless Habs" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) - 2:51
3. "If It's Poison" (Daly) - 2:59
4. "Freep" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) - 3:30
5. "Never Ending Endeavor" (Daly, Thomson) - 2:48
6. "In a Hole" (Daly) - 2:23
7. "Crust" (Daly, Thomson) - 1:51
8. "Freedom of Choice" (Mothersbaugh, Casale) - 2:35
9. "Ick" (Arnold, Daly, Thomson) - 2:37
10. "Faster" (Daly) - 5:26

Credits

• Frank Daly - Vocals
• Mark Arnold
  Mark Arnold
  Mark Arnold is an American punk rock singer and guitarist, best known for two band projects Big Drill Car and All Systems Go! .-References:...
  
   - Guitar
• Bob Thomson - Bass, album art
• Danny Marcroft - Drums, background vocals
• Rich Cranium - Guitar solo on 'Ick'

Additional personnel

• Bill Stevenson - Producer
• Stephen Egerton - Engineer, Producer
• Anthony Arvizu - Assistant Engineer, Second Engineer
• Steve McNeil - Assistant Engineer, Second Engineer