(((READ BEFORE BUYING! THIS IS A PRE-ORDER!! If you order this now, do not expect it to arrive until sometime in March. We expect to BEGIN shipping orders at the end of February or beginning of March. It will take several weeks to get everyone's orders shipped out. So while some customers may receive their order in early March, other customers will not receive their order until the end of March.
 
We will be shipping orders as quickly as we can, but not everyone's order will ship on the same day, or even the same week. We are a small business, not Amazon. You will get an email with tracking info when your order ships.
 
ALSO! Every color of each disc, in this first pressing, is unique looking. While we have many of a few variants, none will look exactly alike. Please understand this BEFORE ordering. If this makes you feel nervous just wait til the black vinyl pressing, which should be in a few months.)))
 
PS. Second pressing is at the plant now. Check back in march/april
 
My Brain Hurts:
This is such an auspicious release that we had to go big. First off, we have a new mix by Mike Kennerty and we think he hit it outta the park. You can hear things you've never heard before. Nothing too flashy or out of character, just great updated clarity. It sparkles. Then we have the original mix  (which, in my humble opinion, is also great!).
 
Now for the bells and whistles. First, we got a bunch of crazy colors of vinyl (First press only. See count below). All housed in a beautiful gatefold tip-on jacket. If you are not familiar with tip-on jackets go ahead and search around. The highest of the highs in quality and sturdiness. The front features the original, yet cleaned up, cover from the Lookout release and on the inside the Cristy Road cover from the original Recess reissue, along with some Joe King wisdom. Then we have a 12 page zine with a new essay from Ben, lyrics, and never before published band photos by Martin Sorrondeguy. We did not skimp on packaging for this great release.
 
Disc 1 (New Mix)
Side A
1.    "Making You Cry"    1:35
2.    "Slogans"    1:38
3.    "Guest List"   2:26
4.    "Veronica Hates Me"    2:52
5.    "I Can See Clearly"   2:17
6.    "Cindy's on Methadone"    1:27
7.    "The Science of Myth"    2:24
Side B
No.    Title    Length
8.    "What We Hate"    2:26
9.    "Teenage Freakshow"  2:33
10.    "Kamala's Too Nice" 1:22
11.    "Don't Turn Out the Lights"    2:37
12.    "Fathead"  1:24
13.    "I Wanna Be with You Tonight"    1:52
14.    "My Brain Hurts"   3:09
 
Disc 2 / Sides C and D (Original mix) Same Track list as above
 
Recess#230
Pressing info
1st Pressing Feb 2025
 
Matched Sets
Purple Swirl 118
Green Swirl 86
Red Swirl 46
Yellow Swirl 42
Orange Swirl 28
Brown Swirl 12
Mutts 11
Brown Transparent 10
 
Mismatched Sets
Yellow Swirl (Side A/B) / Smokey Red (Side C/D) 38
Purple Swirl (Side A/B) / Brown Swirl (Side C/D) 8
Purple Swirl (Side A/B) / Brown Transparent Swirl 11
Blue Transparent (Side A/B) / Green Transparent (Side C/D) 12
Blue Swirl (Side A/B) / Green Transparent (Side C/D)  4
Orange Swirl (Side A/B) / Brown Transparent (Side C/D) 13
Aqua Swirl (Side A/B) / Purple Teal Swirl (Side C/D) 16
Blue Swirl (Side A/B) / Purple Green Swirl (Side C/D) 16