Tracklisting:
Disappearing Ink
Bastard John
Flame!
Temper
Why Did I Decide to Stay?
Collect to NYC
Hitting on the Waiter
Busted Lip
Antonio Carlos Jobim
It's Not a Prop
Something to Lose
Sleeping Pill
Trap Door
Nightcap
*Sleeping Pill and Temper are different versions than the ones on the Sleeping Pill 7"
Release Date: September 20, 1994
According to the liner notes of the album:
- Recorded at Musicraft, City Lights, and White Horse Studios
- Produced by Heatmiser
- Engineered and mixed by Tony Lash
- Additional engineering by Bob Stark, Peter Gries, and Kevin Nettleingham
- Basic tracks co-produced by Thee Slayer Hippy
- Mastered by John Golden and Tony Lash
- Songs by Gust/Smith, arranged by the band
- Lyrics on Nightcap by Garrick Duckler/Smith
- Published by get it off me! (bmi)
- Packaging by Neil Gust
- Band polaroids by JJ Gonson, Neil Gust, Kelly O'Mara, and Elliott Smith
- Technical help by Peter Hawkinson
USA LP [Frontier 31063-1; black vinyl]
Cop and Speeder was released on numerous different colored vinyl but this pressing is the black vinyl one. I believe this black vinyl was the only vinyl that came out in 1994 and all the colored vinyl came later as reissues but I'm not positive. Punkvinyl.com has information on the year of release for some colors and those are mentioned in their entries below. Please see clear vinyl entry for more detailed info on the inserts and artwork. The insert indicates that packaging was by Neil Gust. Photos were by JJ Gonson, Neil Gust, Kelly O'Mara, and Elliott Smith and technical help from Peter Hawkinson. Barcode according to Discogs is 0 1866-31063-1 1.
Some photos taken from discogs.com
USA LP [Frontier 31063-1; clear vinyl reissue]
Cop and Speeder was released on numerous different colored vinyl. This is the clear vinyl pressing. It was mentioned in early 2007 on punkvinyl.com as being a new color for this album so it looks like the clear vinyl came out in 2007 or possibly late 2006. The front and back artwork are basically the same as the CD version other than the songs being broken down into side one and side two. There is a square insert that has the lyrics on one side. The other side had album credits and the four photos of the band members’ faces. These photos are also in the CD booklet but on this LP insert they are all in a straight row (rather than two and two underneath as in the CD booklet). The label for side one has the band name, album title, and song titles. The label for side two has artwork that I don’t think appears anywhere on the CD packaging (see photos below).
USA LP [Frontier 31063-1; marbled blue vinyl reissue]
Cop and Speeder was released on numerous different colored vinyl. This is the marbled blue vinyl pressing. Punkvinyl.com has year of release info for a lot of the Cop and Speeder colored vinyl pressings but I don't see anything about the blue vinyl on that site so I'm not sure what year it came out. Please see clear vinyl entry for more info since inserts and artwork are presumably the same. Barcode/matrix info for this pressing according to Discogs:
- Barcode: 0 1866-31063-1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): 01866 31063-1 A S-29886 GOLDEN
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): 01866 31063-1 B S-29887 GOLDEN
USA LP [Frontier 31063-1; orange vinyl reissue]
Cop and Speeder was released on numerous different colored vinyl. This is the orange vinyl pressing. Punkvinyl.com has year of release info for a lot of the Cop and Speeder colored vinyl pressings but I don't see anything about the orange vinyl on that site so I'm not sure what year it came out. Please see clear vinyl entry for more info since inserts and artwork are presumably the same. Barcode/matrix info for this pressing according to Discogs:
- Barcode: 0 1866-31063-1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side One): 01866 31063-1 A S-29886 GOLDEN
- Matrix / Runout (Side Two): 01866 31063-1 B S-29887 GOLDEN
USA LP [Frontier 31063-1; pink vinyl reissue]
Cop and Speeder was released on numerous different colored vinyl. This is the pink vinyl pressing. Based on information listed on punkvinyl.com, it appears this pressing may have been released in 2017. Other than the vinyl color, everything about this pressing looks to be the same as other pressings. Please see the clear vinyl entry for more info on the packaging. Barcode and matrix according to Discogs are:
- Barcode: 0 1866-31063-1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): 01866 31063-1 A S-29886 GOLDEN
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): 01866 31063-1 B S-29887 GOLDEN
USA LP [Frontier 31063-1; transparent purple vinyl reissue]
Cop and Speeder was released on numerous different colored vinyl. This is the transparent purple vinyl pressing (an opaque purple vinyl was also later released). Based on info listed at punkvinyl.com, it appears that this likely came out in 2009. Please see clear vinyl entry since inserts and artwork look to be the same as other pressings.
Cop and Speeder was released on numerous different colored vinyl. This is the transparent purple vinyl pressing (an opaque purple vinyl was also later released). Based on info listed at punkvinyl.com, it appears that this likely came out in 2009. Please see clear vinyl entry since inserts and artwork look to be the same as other pressings.
USA LP [Frontier 31063-1; grey marble vinyl reissue]
Cop and Speeder was released on numerous different colored vinyl. This is the grey marble vinyl pressing. Based on info listed at punkvinyl.com, it looks to have been released in 2015. Please see clear vinyl entry since inserts and artwork are the same. Discogs mistakenly lists the catalog number as 31063-2. The real catalog number does end in 1 like other vinyl versions. CD's for this release end with a 2.
USA LP [Frontier 31063-1, 2019 reissue???]
This listing on Discogs is a bit confusing. It's listed as a 2019 release and no color of vinyl is listed. I'm not sure if it's supposedly a 2019 reissue on black vinyl? There isn't much info that really explains or differentiates this from the original black vinyl pressing. I've listed the catalog number here as ending in "1" although the Discogs entry lists it with a "2" at the end. But 2's are typically CD pressings.
USA LP [Frontier 31063-1; 2022 opaque purple vinyl reissue]
Cop and Speeder was reissued again by Frontier in 2022 on this opaque purple vinyl pressing. There had previously been a transparent (see through) purple but this one is different. Actually, there are a lot of interesting differences between this reissue and all the previous pressings. All past pressings that I've seen all had the same matrix numbers as each other but this one is different which should mean it's an actual repressing using a new stamper (if my terminology and understanding is correct). The matrix on the a-side is 31063-1-A 37889.1(3)... GOLDEN. The b-side is 31063-1-B 37889.2(3)...GOLDEN. All previous pressings had 01866 before the 31063-1-A part among other differences on the matrix. Another difference is the hype sticker on the front of the shrink wrap. Past pressings (other than the black vinyl) all had a very small circle sticker that said "Special Colored Vinyl!" but this one has a much bigger circle sticker that says "Colored Vinyl" with the word vinyl in white but the word color in multiple colors. Another difference from past pressings is that the insert has the catalog number printed in the lower right corner on the side with the bandmates photos. Past pressings didn't have the catalog number in this position. Finally, all past pressings had a paper inner sleeve while this one has a clear inner sleeve. I believe the rest of the packaging is the same as past pressings and there is no mention of the year (2022) of this pressing. Please see photos below for some of the differences.
USA CD [Frontier 31063-2]
The CD version of Cop and Speeder comes in a standard jewel case with an eight panel booklet. Four of the panels are lyrics only. The other panels show live photos of the band, portrait photos of each member, and album credits. The back insert of the CD shows what looks to likely be a computer/gps (in 1994?) machine in a police car perhaps. Just a guess due to the album title. Barcode according to Discogs is 0 1866-31063-2 8.
Some photos taken from discogs.com.
USA Cassette [Frontier 31063-4]
This is the original cassette pressing of Cop and Speeder. It uses the same artwork as the LP and CD but of course fit into a rectangular shape due to it being a cassette. The j-card folds out and has all the same lyrics and credits as the CD booklet. However, it doesn't have all the same photos as the CD booklet, just the four squares with the photos of band members faces. The cassette is clear with white writing on it.
Some photos taken from discogs.com.
USA Cassette [Frontier/Burger 31063-4/BRGR656; 2014 reissue]
This is a reissue of Cop and Speeder on cassette put out by Burger and Frontier Records. It was a Record Store Day exclusive and limited to 500 copies. There are many differences between this cassette and the original cassette release. The front artwork has been turned ninety degrees and only the part with the car ends up on the front artwork. The part with the people is on the small folded over part of the j-card. (where the song titles are on the original cassette). The j-card folds out into less panels than the original and also doesn't have lyrics (the original does have lyrics). It still has the four photos of the band members but much larger than on the original. One of the panels of the j-card lists the song titles. Another panel has the gps/computer photo (please see photos below). The spines look significantly different too (photo below shows the original spine on the bottom and the spine of this pressing on top). The cassette itself is clear yellow. Barcode according to Discogs is 634457649743.
Some photos taken from discogs.com
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Australia CD [Rubber Records Rub039]
This CD from Australia is the only non-US pressing of Cop and Speeder that I'm aware of. The artwork and packaging are almost identical to the US CD pressing. The booklet and CD itself don't even mention the Australian record label, Rubber Records, at all. They are exactly the same as the US copies. The spine and back insert do mention Rubber Records and the different catalog number. The most unique part of this CD is that it has a sticker on the front of the jewel case that states "portland, oregon's finest mid-fi rock exponents featuring why did i decide to stay? and disappearing ink. Pay No More Than $20" (lack of capital letters is how it's actually written, see photos below). Barcode according to Discogs is 0 1866-31063-2 8.
