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Dookie (30th Anniversary 4-track demo)
Rock · 2023 · 10 tracks · 24m

Dookie (30th Anniversary 4-track demo)

Green Day

Ten legendary 1992 home recordings captured on a Tascam 4-track. Raw, hiss-drenched, and featuring the fascinating, alternate-lyric version of Basket Case.

August 17, 2023 · Reprise Records

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Restless, raw, and nostalgic with a gritty, bedroom-born intensity.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 24m
01
Burnout (4‐track demo)
2:06
02
Chump (4‐track demo)
2:14
03
Pulling Teeth (4‐track demo)
2:19
04
Basket Case (4‐track demo)
3:08
05
She (4‐track demo)
2:15
06
Sassafras Roots (4‐track demo)
2:33
07
When I Come Around (4‐track demo)
2:01
08
In the End (4‐track demo)
1:54
09
F.O.D. (4‐track demo)
2:55
10
When It’s Time (4‐track demo)
2:35
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring realization of the completely different, rewritten lyrics on the 4-track demo of Basket Case.
The raw, unvarnished acoustic strumming on When It's Time, revealing a tender pop sensitivity years before its official release.
The prominent, clanging bassline of She cutting through the heavy tape hiss of the home recording.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Dookie (30th Anniversary 4-track demo) sound next to the rest of Green Day's catalogue?

Raw+2.9σ

The vocals lean far further into raw than the rest of the catalogue.

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