Weird Al / Osaka Popstar “Beat on the Brat” 12-inch HALF RED/HALF BLACK vinyl

Weird Al / Osaka Popstar “Beat on the Brat” 12-inch HALF RED/HALF BLACK vinyl

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“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC / OSAKA POPSTAR “BEAT ON THE BRAT” 12” MAXI-SINGLE

Now available on Limited Edition Half Red / Half Black Vinyl for the first time!

This special 12-inch split maxi-single features GRAMMY award winner “Weird Al” Yankovic teamed with NYC’s Osaka Popstar paying homage to the founding fathers of punk rock, The Ramones!

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a blistering, accordion-tinged cover,” “Beat on the Brat” features “Weird Al” on lead vocals and accordion, backed by Osaka Popstar, (John Cafiero on backing vocals, Dean Rispler on guitar, Sal Maida (Sparks) on bass, and Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) on drums). Originally appearing on the #1 charting punk-comedy crossover album “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk,” the aforementioned studio version, (Produced by longtime Misfits and Ramones collaborator John Cafiero), is accompanied by two exclusive, previously unavailable LIVE bonus tracks (“Beat on the Brat” and “I Wanna Be Sedated”) performed by “Weird Al” and his band on the “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour!”

The flip side features an all-new studio version of the title track by Osaka Popstar "(from the new Expanded Edition of the critically acclaimed “Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk” album)”, plus 3 additional Ramones covers by Osaka Popstar recorded LIVE in concert—with special guest appearances by members of the Misfits, Ramones & Black Flag

Features cover art by Topps Garbage Pail Kids artist Neil Camera and includes a 2-sided full color inner sleeve with live photos, artwork and liner notes, plus MP3 download card.

 

TRACK LIST: 

 

Side 1: “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC                                      

1.) “Beat on the Brat” (from the album "Dr. Demento Covered in Punk”)

2.) “Beat on the Brat” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)

3.) “I Wanna Be Sedated” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)

 

Side 2: OSAKA POPSTAR

 1.) “Beat on the Brat” (from the forthcoming expanded edition of “Osaka Popstar & the American Legends of Punk”)

2.) “Beat on the Brat” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)

3.) “Blitzkrieg Bop” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)

4.) “The KKK Took My Baby Away” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl) 

 

Weird Al / Osaka Popstar “Beat on the Brat” 12-inch HALF RED/HALF BLACK vinyl

“WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC / OSAKA POPSTAR “BEAT ON THE BRAT” 12” MAXI-SINGLE

Now available on Limited Edition Half Red / Half Black Vinyl for the first time!

This special 12-inch split maxi-single features GRAMMY award winner “Weird Al” Yankovic teamed with NYC’s Osaka Popstar paying homage to the founding fathers of punk rock, The Ramones!

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a blistering, accordion-tinged cover,” “Beat on the Brat” features “Weird Al” on lead vocals and accordion, backed by Osaka Popstar, (John Cafiero on backing vocals, Dean Rispler on guitar, Sal Maida (Sparks) on bass, and Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) on drums). Originally appearing on the #1 charting punk-comedy crossover album “Dr. Demento Covered in Punk,” the aforementioned studio version, (Produced by longtime Misfits and Ramones collaborator John Cafiero), is accompanied by two exclusive, previously unavailable LIVE bonus tracks (“Beat on the Brat” and “I Wanna Be Sedated”) performed by “Weird Al” and his band on the “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour!”

The flip side features an all-new studio version of the title track by Osaka Popstar "(from the new Expanded Edition of the critically acclaimed “Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk” album)”, plus 3 additional Ramones covers by Osaka Popstar recorded LIVE in concert—with special guest appearances by members of the Misfits, Ramones & Black Flag

Features cover art by Topps Garbage Pail Kids artist Neil Camera and includes a 2-sided full color inner sleeve with live photos, artwork and liner notes, plus MP3 download card.

 

TRACK LIST: 

 

Side 1: “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC                                      

1.) “Beat on the Brat” (from the album "Dr. Demento Covered in Punk”)

2.) “Beat on the Brat” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)

3.) “I Wanna Be Sedated” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)

 

Side 2: OSAKA POPSTAR

 1.) “Beat on the Brat” (from the forthcoming expanded edition of “Osaka Popstar & the American Legends of Punk”)

2.) “Beat on the Brat” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)

3.) “Blitzkrieg Bop” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl)

4.) “The KKK Took My Baby Away” - LIVE (First Time EVER on Vinyl) 

 

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