A Collection of Pop Classics

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A Collection of Pop Classics
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 1994 (1994-07-22) [1]
Recorded1984, 1990
Genre Punk rock, hardcore punk
Length60:09
Label New Red Archives
Reagan Youth chronology
Volume 2
(1990)
A Collection of Pop Classics
(1994)
Live & Rare
(1998)
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A Collection of Pop Classics is an album by American hardcore punk band Reagan Youth. It was released after the break-up of the band in 1989 and the suicide of lead singer Dave Rubinstein in 1993. The record is a compilation of the band's two studio albums, Volume 1 and Volume 2 .

Contents

Track listing

Source: Last.fm, [4] Allmusic [5]

No.TitleLength
1."Reagan Youth"1:16
2."New Aryans"1:17
3."(Are You) Happy?"1:33
4."No Class"1:34
5."I Hate Hate"2:00
6."Degenerated"2:22
7."Go Nowhere"1:22
8."USA"1:23
9."Anytown"2:00
10."In Dog We Trust"2:50
11."It's A Beautiful Day"3:53
12."Jesus Was A Communist"1:44
13."Urban Savages"1:23
14."What Will The Neighbors Think?"3:50
15."Get The Ruler Out"2:25
16."Brave New World"4:30
17."Miss Teen America"2:46
18."Heavy Metal Shuffle"4:38
19."Queen Babylon"5:12
20."Acid Rain"1:55
21."One Holy Bible"6:33
22."Back to the Garden (Parts I-IV)"4:05

Personnel

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References

  1. "A Collection of Pop Classics on Amazon" . Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Punknews review
  4. "A Collection of Pop Classics on Last.fm" . Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  5. "A Collection of Pop Classics on Allmusic" . Retrieved 23 March 2011.