Riptides, The - Tales From Planet Earth LP

Color vinyl.

Veteran Ottawa, ON pop-punkers The Riptides are excited to announce the re-issue of their fan-favorite album Tales From Planet Earth, the first entry from the band’s back catalog to be re-issued by Pirates Press Records.

After a successful collaboration with the label on their latest LP Burn After Listening earlier this year, the band can’t wait to bring Tales From Planet Earth - originally released in 2009 on Asian Man Records - back into the spotlight for fans old and new to (re-)discover!

The album was recorded at Lafayette, IN’s legendary Sonic Iguana Studios with sought-after producer Mass Giorgini (Suzi Moon, Squirtgun, Common Rider) at the helm and Phil Hill (Teen Idols) engineering. “We look back on those sessions as probably the most fun we’ve ever had making a record...we were surrounded by a community that made the experience unforgetta- ble.” Along with a number of friends and collaborators, the album features drumming by Dan Lumley (Common Rider, Screeching Weasel, Squirtgun), who brought great energy to the sessions. For this re-issue, Giogini has re-mixed, re-mastered, and re-energized the album!
(Pirates Press/ 2025)

Tracklist:

01. Hung Up
02. She Gets Around
03. I Go Mental
04. Omega Man
05. Dial M For Murder
06. Two Minute Penalty
07. Stranger in the House
08. Shell Shock
09. I Can’t Have A Merry Christmas
10. Call Me
11. Tattletale
12. Shit Outta Luck