Shmap'n Shmazz

Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over
Studio album by Cap'n Jazz
Released	1995
Recorded	December 27-31, 1994
Studio	Idful Studios, Chicago
Genre	Emo,[1] emo pop[2]
Length	31:08
Label	Man with Gun
Producer	Casey Rice
Cap'n Jazz chronology
Shmap'n Shmazz (1995) Analphabetapolothology (1998)

Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over is Cap'n Jazz's first and only full-length album, released in 1995 on Man With Gun Records. It is also referred to as the Shmap'n Shmazz LP. It is long out of print and extremely difficult to find. There was also a reissue of the vinyl LP licensed by Tiny Superhero records in the UK.

The twelve tracks found on this album are also found on Analphabetapolothology - a double CD containing all of Cap'n Jazz's recorded material - released in 1998 by Jade Tree Records.

Reception

NME listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time".^[1] In Rolling Stone's list of the 40 greatest emo albums of all time, the album came in 7th, with Suzy Exposito writing that the album was "a significant blueprint for dozens of emo and post-hardcore acts to follow."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Cap'n Jazz, except where noted.

1. "Little League" – 3:57
2. "Oh Messy Life" – 2:03
3. "Puddle Splashers" – 2:07
4. "Flashpoint: Catheter" – 3:21
5. "In the Clear" – 1:57
6. "Yes, I Am Talking to You" (Cap'n Jazz, Bob Nanna) – 2:32
7. "Basil's Kite" – 2:36
8. "Bluegrassish" – 1:08
9. "Planet Shhh" – 2:59
10. "The Sands Have Turned Purple" – 2:45
11. "Precious" (Ryan Rapsys) – 2:39
12. "¡Qué suerte!" (Kevin J. Frank) –3:04

Personnel

Cap'n Jazz

• Tim Kinsella - lead vocals
• Davey von Bohlen - guitars
• Victor Villareal - guitars
• Sam Zurick - bass
• Mike Kinsella - drums

Additional personnel

• Anja Westerweck - backing vocals (on track 1)
• Casey Rice - tambourine (on tracks 1, 3), recording, mixing
• Kevin J. Frank - piano (on track 8)

References

1. "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". NME.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/30_albums_that_turn_20_in_2015
3. Exposito, Suzy (March 1, 2016). "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 1, 2016.