White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
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White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean is the fourth studio album by the American 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 NOFX
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...

. It was released on November 5, 1992 through Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...

. It is the first NOFX album to feature El Hefe on guitar, replacing Steve Kidwiller
Steve Kidwiller
Steve Kidwiler is an American musician who played with punk rock band NOFX on their 1989 release S&M Airlines and their 1991 release Ribbed. Some time later, he joined cowpunk band Speedbuggy USA, . He went on tour with Speedbuggy for many years but decided to leave the band after its 1st European...

, who left the band in 1991. White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean was also the first NOFX album not produced by Brett Gurewitz
Brett Gurewitz
Brett W. Gurewitz , nicknamed Mr. Brett, is the guitarist and a songwriter of Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and sister-labels ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Fat Possum Records, and Hellcat Records...

, who produced the band's first three albums.

Album title

The title was originally going to be White Trash, Two Kikes, and a Spic, tongue in cheek humour relating to the ethnic/religious backgrounds of the band members. However, Melvin's mother heard the name, she told his grandmother, and she did not like the name. She made Melvin feel guilty and so they eventually changed the name to its current title.

Track listing

All songs were written by Fat Mike except "Straight Edge
Straight Edge (song)
"Straight Edge" is a track from Minor Threat's first EP, Minor Threat EP, later reissued both as part of the collection First Two 7"s on a 12", then as part of 1989's Complete Discography...

", originally by Minor Threat
Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1980 and disbanded in 1983. The band was relatively short-lived, but had a strong influence on the hardcore punk music scene, both stylistically and in establishing a "do it yourself" ethic for music distribution and...

.
  1. "Soul Doubt" – 2:46
  2. "Stickin' in My Eye" – 2:24
  3. "Bob" – 2:02
  4. "You're Bleeding" – 2:12
  5. "Straight Edge" – 2:11
  6. "Liza and Louise" – 2:22
  7. "The Bag" – 2:45
  8. "Please Play This Song on the Radio" – 2:16
  9. "Warm" – 3:30
  10. "I Wanna Be Your Baby" – 2:56
  11. "Johnny Appleseed" – 2:37
  12. "She's Gone" – 2:56
  13. "Buggley Eyes" – 1:21

  • The 1994 movie The Chase
    The Chase (1994 film)
    The Chase is a 1994 action comedy film starring Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson. Released a few months before the real-life O. J. Simpson chase that also took place in California, the film includes Henry Rollins as a police officer and features cameos from Ron Jeremy and both Anthony Kiedis and...

    features several tracks from the album. "Please Play This Song on the Radio" plays during the end credits.
  • "Straight Edge" was NOFX's first experiment with jazz.
  • Music videos were made for the songs "Stickin' in My Eye" and "Bob". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EQ_VVMtKck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbZxY-Kxq5k
  • "Soul Doubt" is featured as a playable song in the music video game Guitar Hero World Tour
    Guitar Hero World Tour
    Guitar Hero World Tour is a music video game developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. It is the fourth main entry in the Guitar Hero series...

    , in the final bonus set in Career mode.

Personnel

  • Fat Mike - Bass, Composer, Vocals, Producer
  • Eric Melvin
    Eric Melvin
    Eric Scott Melvin is an American musician and the rhythm guitarist in the California punk band NOFX. He has been in the band from its beginnings in the early 1980s to the present day. Eric has been known for his dreadlocks that vary in color each time NOFX performs...

     - Guitar, Producer
  • Erik Ghint
    Erik Sandin
    Erik Sandin , is an American musician and the drummer of the popular California punk band, NOFX. He was a founding member of the band when they formed in Hollywood, California, in 1983, but moved to Santa Barbara two years later, leaving the band.In just one year without Sandin, the band had...

     - Drums, Producer
  • El Hefe - Guitar, Trumpet, Producer
  • Mike Lavella - Backing vocals, Voices
  • Donnell Cameron - Producer, Engineer
  • Bob Geller - Engineer
  • MW - Art direction, Design
  • NOFX
    NOFX
    NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...

    - Producer
  • Joe Peccerillo - Engineer
  • Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
  • Dan Winters - Photography
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