Carry the Banner

Carry the Banner
Studio album by Pinhead Gunpowder
Released	December 1994
Recorded	September 8, 1994 at Sound and Vision Studios in San Francisco, California; September 9, 1994 at Dancing Dog Studios in Emeryville, California
Genre	Punk rock
Length	14:29
Label	Too Many, Lookout! Recess (reissue)
Producer	Kevin Army
Pinhead Gunpowder chronology
Jump Salty (1994) Carry the Banner (1995) Goodbye Ellston Avenue (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Carry the Banner is the first studio album by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder. It was originally released on 10-inch vinyl in December 1994 through Too Many Records. The album was re-released on CD through Lookout! Records in 1995. Carry the Banner was the group's first release to feature Jason White on guitar, replacing Sarah Kirsch, who left the band in 1994. The album was re-released on vinyl and CD through Recess Records on February 12, 2010.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Aaron Cometbus, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Find My Place"	1:06
2.	"Before the Accident"	1:46
3.	"I Used To" (music written by Cometbus and Quitty)	1:17
4.	"Reach for the Bottle"	1:30
5.	"Walkin' Catastrophe" (written by Jason White)	1:32
6.	"I Am an Elephant"	2:09
7.	"I Am the Stranger"	1:33
8.	"Certain Things" (music written by Cometbus and Quitty)	1:29
9.	"Mahogany" (written by Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin; originally performed by Diana Ross)	1:59
Total length:		14:29

Personnel

• Aaron Cometbus – drums
• Bill Schneider – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "I Am the Stranger"
• Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar
• Jason White – vocals, guitar

Production

• Kevin Army – producer
• John Golden - mastering
• Aaron Cometbus - graphic design, cover art
• Bill Schneider - photography

References

1. Allmusic review