Losers, Kings, and Things We Don't Understand is a compilation album by Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative...

, released on No Idea Records

No Idea Records

For other uses, see No Idea .No Idea Records is an independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which produces both vinyl records and compact discs...

 in 1995.

The album itself is a compilation of every previous Less Than Jake release apart from their debut album Pezcore

Pezcore

Pezcore is the first full-length album released by the ska punk band Less Than Jake, originally released on Dill Records in 1995. The album was later reissued on Asian Man, but was missing two tracks found on the Dill version .In 2002, Less Than Jake released a tenth anniversary version of Pezcore...

. These include the EPs Smoke Spot (the band's first release), Unglued, Pez Kings, Making Fun of Things You Don't Understand, Six Pack to Go, and a previously unreleased track, "Good Time For Change".

The vinyl edition doesn't include the tracks from Making Fun Of Things You Don't Understand or "Good Time for Change".

The compilation was re-issued on March 18, 2008, on the band's own label, Sleep It Off Records

Sleep It Off Records

Sleep It Off Records is a Gainesville, Florida-based independent record label, which was started by the band Less Than Jake in 2008. The label name was taken from a track on the band's 2004 B-sides album, B is for B-sides....

, accompanied by a live DVD. Concerning this release - and other re-releases on their own label - drummer and lyricist Vinnie, mentioned that the band:

"wanted to start with Losers, Kings, And Things We Don’t Understand, which was our first recorded material as a band. These literally are some of the first songs we recorded together, and it seemed obvious that it should be one of the first releases on our newly started label."

CD Tracklisting

1. "Soundman/Soundcheck" – 2:35
2. "24 Hours in Paramus" – 3:13
3. "Whipping Boy" – 3:08
4. "Time and a Half" – 2:02
5. "Econologed" – 4:08
6. "Pez King" – 2:30
7. "Where the Hell is Mike Sinkovich?" – 2:18
8. "This is Going Nowhere" – 3:01
9. "Laverne and Shirley" – 0:52
10. "Fucked" – 1:20
11. "867-5309
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    (Jenny)" – 2:14
12. "Dukes of Hazzard" – 0:41
13. "Shotgun" – 3:37
14. "Down in the Mission" – 2:48
15. "St. James Hotel" – 2:38
16. "Glumble" – 2:09
17. "Lucky Day" – 2:37
18. "Who Holds the Power Ring?" – 2:13
19. "Wish Pig" – 3:15
20. "Awkward Age" – 2:56
21. "Good Time for Change" – 2:18

Vinyl Tracklisting

1. "Time and a Half" – 2:02
2. "Black Coffee on the Table" – 2:25
3. "Econologed" – 4:08
4. "Pez King" – 2:30
5. "Where the Hell is Mike Sinkovich?" – 2:18
6. "This is Going Nowhere" – 3:01
7. "Laverne and Shirley" – 0:52
8. "Fucked" – 1:20
9. "867-5309 (Jenny)" – 2:14
10. "Dukes of Hazzard" – 0:41
11. "Glumble" – 2:09
12. "Lucky Day" – 2:37
13. "Who Holds the Power Ring?" – 2:13
14. "Wish Pig" – 3:15
15. "Awkward Age" – 2:56