Pedigree Chump is the first album from the British

England

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 ska punk

Ska punk

Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...

 band Spunge

Spunge

Spunge are a ska punk band from Tewkesbury, England...

. It was released following the success of the The Kicking Pigeons EP

The Kicking Pigeons EP

The Kicking Pigeons EP is an EP by the British ska punk band Spunge released in March 1998. The EP was mainly sold to audiences at gigs to promote the band, and eventually sold 5,000 copies. It is now no longer available....

a year earlier which sold 5,000 copies to early followers at pub gigs.

The first 3,000 copies of the album included a five track bonus CD of live recordings. The standard album was re-released in December 2000 as a limited edition digipak

Digipak

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 without the bonus tracks. In 2004, the album was again re-released as a limited edition in a slipcase. The bonus tracks were bundled back onto this version, plus a rare demo of "Make Me Happy" and an enhanced video of "Kicking Pigeons".

No singles were released from Pedigree Chump. However, the song "Kicking Pigeons" can be found on The Kicking Pigeons EP

The Kicking Pigeons EP

The Kicking Pigeons EP is an EP by the British ska punk band Spunge released in March 1998. The EP was mainly sold to audiences at gigs to promote the band, and eventually sold 5,000 copies. It is now no longer available....

and an updated version of the same song is the second A-side on "Live Another Day/Kicking Pigeons 2001", a single from their next album Room For Abuse

Room for Abuse

Room for Abuse is the second full-length album by the Tewkesbury ska punk band Spunge. It was released on 9 October 2000 on Sucka-Punch Records, and recorded at DEP International Studios, Birmingham ....

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Track listing (album)

1. "Intro" – 0:06
2. "Lyrical Content" – 3:05
3. "Idols" – 2:08
4. "Kicking Pigeons" – 2:41
5. "Roving Eye" – 2:48
6. "Angel With a Pint Glass" – 4:08
7. "Make Me Happy" – 2:42
8. "Ode 2 Slimy Bassless" – 2:41
9. "Have Another Go" – 0:04
10. "Whitehouse" – 2:25
11. "Kiss My Face" – 2:59
12. "Sleazoid" – 1:58
13. "Freak" – 2:50
14. "Whinger" – 3:21

"Intro" and "Have Another Go" are short comedic tracks consisting mainly of people talking in strange accents. Also, at the end of "Whinger" there is a hidden comedy track about custard. It is speculated that the track "Ode 2 Slimy Bassless" is about former Spunge bass guitarist

Bassist

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 Simon Bayliss.

Track listing (bonus tracks)

1. "500 Miles" (live)
2. "Roving Eye" (live at Xposure, Birmingham)
3. "Freak" (live at Xposure, Birmingham)
4. "Pressure Drop" (live)
5. "Alternative Ulster" (live)
6. "Make Me Happy" (demo) (only on 2004 reissue)
7. "Kicking Pigeons" (video) (only on 2004 reissue)