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| Released | September 1997 | |||
| Recorded | May 1997 at Festival Studios, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, punk rock, skate punk, melodic hardcore | |||
| Length | 35:14 | |||
| Label | Liberation Records (USA) | |||
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Meet the Family is Frenzal Rhomb's third studio album. It was released in September 1997. The album was the first with Lindsay McDougall on guitar and the last with Nat Nykruj on drums.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mum Changed The Locks" | 1:57 |
| 2. | "Mr. Charisma" | 2:18 |
| 3. | "There's Your Dad" | 2:03 |
| 4. | "Racist" | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Ship of Beers" | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Be Still My Beating Off" | 2:20 |
| 7. | "I Hate My Brain" | 2:08 |
| 8. | "The Ballad of Tim Webster" | 1:55 |
| 9. | "U.S.Anus" | 2:20 |
| 10. | "Constable Care" | 1:39 |
| 11. | "(That's) Just Not Legal" | 2:13 |
| 12. | "Hakimashita" | 2:24 |
| 13. | "Genitals are Funny" | 1:37 |
| 14. | "All Your Friends" | 2:26 |
| 15. | "Beaded Curtains (Part Two)" | 0:11 |
| 16. | "Beaded Curtains (Part Three)" | 0:12 |
| 17. | "Guns Don't Kill Ducklings, Ducklings Kill Ducklings" | 2:14 |
| 18. | "You Can't Move Into My House" | 2:26 |
| Chart (1997–99) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [1] | 39 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [2] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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