Blessed with a formidable frontwoman in Brett Anderson, a guitar heroine in Allison Robertson, and a pummeling rhythm section in bassist Maya Ford and drummer Torry Castellano,The Donnaswere one of the greatest punk bands of the ’90s, male or female, bringing a uniquely hedonistic yet feminist viewpoint to the genre. Now, with the full cooperation of the band, and in tandem with its release of the bands four Lookout! albums, Real Gone Music is releasing a retrospective of their early days recording for (mostly) the Lookout! label featuring 14 non-LP sides.

The Donnas –Early Singles 1995-1999features the band’sfirst single,“High School Yum Yum,”plussoundtrackfavorites “Strutter”(Detroit Rock City)&“Keep On Loving You” (Drive Me Crazy), along with a fun cover ofAlice Cooper’s “School’s Out),” and hadn’t been on vinyl since their original release until the arrival of this collection;rare photosandmemorabiliaplustrack-by-track commentaryandliner notes(on the enclosed insert)by all four band membersmakeEarly Singles 1995-1999truly indispensable for Donnas fans.RemasteredforLP by Mike Milchnerof Sonic Vision, and pressed onNatural with Pink “Yum Yum” Swirl, which is anEnjoy The Ride Records Exclusivevariant (limited to300copies).
Side One

1. High School Yum Yum
2. A Boy Like You
3. Lets Rab!
4. Da Doo Ron Ron
5. I Dont Wanna Go to School
6. I Dont Wanna Rock N Roll Tonight
7. Last Chance Dance
8. I Wanna Be a Unabomber

9. Message from The Donnas

Side Two

1. Speeding Back to My Baby
2. Wig Wam Bam
3. Strutter (originally appeared on theDetroit Rock City, Music From The Motion Picture)4. Schools Out (Alice Cooper Cover)
5. Keep On Loving You (originally appeared on the Drive Me Crazy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Please note: This is aDistributed Exclusive(which means another label pressed this release, but there is still an ETR Exclusive Variant), sowe do not have any extra jacketsfor this release in case of minor damage by the USPS in transit. To clarify, It will come packaged in a full-color jacket (as pictured) sealed with plastic wrap UNLESS requested in the comment section of your order to “open the album & place outside of the jacket before shipping.” This is a good way to prevent potential seam splits along the top of the jacket due to careless handling by the post office, and this service is free of charge. If you forget to write in the comments of your order about shipping outside of the jacket, PLEASE EMAIL US WITH YOUR ORDER NUMBER and ask us to update the notes on your order to ship outside of the jacket. Release days are hectic, especially the first few hours, so please give ample time for a response. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you!