Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. It was released on March 20, 2001 via Hellcat Records. The album peaked at #26 on the Independent Albums and #49 on the Heatseekers Albums.
All of the songs were written by lead singer/guitarist Lars Frederiksen and his Rancid bandmate Tim Armstrong, with the exception of two covers, Billy Bragg's "To Have and to Have Not" and Eddie Holland's "Leavin Here".
The song "Dead American" was used by wrestler Vampiro as his entrance music on his independent circuit.
Track listing
Personnel
Lars Frederiksen - songwriter, vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, slide guitar Jason Woods - bass Gordy Carbone - backing vocals Scott Abels - drums, percussion Tim Armstrong - songwriter, additional guitar (track 11), producer, mixing engineer Dave Carlock - mixing engineer Gene Grimaldi - mastering Jesse Fischer - artwork Meagan Frederiksen - photography Brody Dalle - front cover photo Alicia Burwell - back cover photo
Charts Chart (2001)Peak positionUS Billboard Independent Albums26US Billboard Heatseekers Albums49
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)EuropeMarch 6, 2001Hellcat RecordsUnited StatesMarch 20, 2001JapanMarch 23, 2001Epitaph Records
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