20th Anniversary Series

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20th Anniversary Series
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ReleasedJanuary–December 2009
Recorded2008
Genre Punk rock
Label Chunksaah
Producer Ted Hutt
The Bouncing Souls chronology
The Gold Record
(2006)
20th Anniversary Series
(2009)
Ghosts on the Boardwalk
(2010)

The 20th Anniversary Series is a series of singles released by the American punk rock band The Bouncing Souls in 2009 to mark the twentieth year of the band's career. Over the course of the year, a total of 16 songs were released by the band's label Chunksaah Records as 7-inch singles and music downloads. The digital singles were released once a month, from January 1 to December 1, with 4 bonus songs being given out at the end of the year to those that purchased a subscription of the singles. The 7-inch EPs were released once every three months, and included 3 of the main songs and 1 bonus song on each. The 12 main songs were collected for a proper album, titled Ghosts on the Boardwalk .

Contents

Digital songs

No.TitleRelease dateLength
1."Gasoline"January 1, 20094:05
2."We All Sing Along"February 1, 20093:50
3."Airport Security"March 1, 20093:50
4."Dubs Says True"April 1, 20093:31
5."I Think That the World"May 1, 20093:02
6."Mental Bits"June 1, 20093:14
7."Ghosts on the Boardwalk"July 1, 20093:51
8."Boogie Woogie Downtown"August 1, 20093:24
9."Badass"September 1, 20092:38
10."Like the Sun"October 1, 20094:15
11."Big Eyes"November 1, 20093:37
12."Never Say Die / When You're Young"December 1, 20093:57
Total length:43:14
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."A Life Less Ordinary"3:46
14."Gasoline" (demo)2:43
15."Uke Chek Girl"2:58
16."Ghosts on the Boardwalk" (acoustic)3:41
Total length:13:08

7" EPs

Volume One

Volume One was released in March 2009.

No.TitleLength
1."Gasoline"4:05
2."We All Sing Along"3:50
3."Airport Security"3:50
4."A Life Less Ordinary"3:41

Volume Two

Volume Two was released in June 2009.

No.TitleLength
1."Dubs Says True"3:31
2."I Think That the World"3:02
3."Mental Bits"3:14
4."Gasoline" (demo)2:43

A locked groove lies between tracks 3 and 4. [1]

Volume Three

Volume Three was released in September 2009.

No.TitleLength
1."Ghosts on the Boardwalk"3:51
2."Boogie Woogie Downtown"3:24
3."Badass"2:38
4."Uke Chek Girl"2:58

A locked groove lays Between tracks 3 and 4 [2]

Volume Four

Volume Four was released in December 2009.

No.TitleLength
1."Like the Sun"4:15
2."Big Eyes"3:37
3."Never Say Die / When You're Young"3:57
4."Ghosts on the Boardwalk" (acoustic)3:41

A locked groove lays Between tracks 3 and 4

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