Porno, Mint & Grime

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Porno, Mint & Grime
Self Porno Mint and Grime front.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 2005
Recorded2001–2003 at Crackertracks Los Angeles
Genre Rock
Length69:27
65:56 (Re-issue)
Label Not on Label
El Camino Media (Re-issue)
Producer Matt Mahaffey
Self chronology
Selfafornia
(2001)
Porno, Mint & Grime
(2005)
Super Fake Nice
(2014)
Alternate cover
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Cover of the 2017 vinyl re-issue

Porno, Mint & Grime is the fourth compilation album by American alternative rock band Self, released for free in 2005 and available in physical form in 2017. It features B-sides and demos recorded for the album Ornament and Crime (2017), an album that was delayed by 13 years.

Contents

The tracks were originally streamed on the band's website before being offered for download along with complete cover art and liner notes for fans who choose to burn their own CD. The physical release has different cover art.

The song "This is Love" appears on the soundtrack for Another Gay Movie .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Self unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
1."Breakdown"2:18
2."With You Somehow"3:24
3."Summersound"3:26
4."While the Gangsters Sleep"2:48
5."Gotta Stop (Messin' About)" (Written by Prince)2:50
6."Donating to Science"4:10
7."Busy Sending Me"3:15
8."This is Love"2:17
9."See If You Swim"3:23
10."Call Me Back" (Shane Ball/Darren Ledford/K.C [from the Tennessee band Pacific])3:01
11."Now"4:22
12."(You're So) Deadly"2:35
13."Pretty One"2:54
14."Punk Bitch Flash"3:25
15."Brooklyn"4:34
16."I Knew What I Know Now"3:59
17."Keepaway"2:53
18."Potential"3:46
19."Evolution"4:01
20."Glue"2:35
21."She's An Island" (Brian Bottcher)3:31
Total length:69:27

Personnel


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