Below is a complete list of all Presidents of the United States of America albums ever released. Select the album name for information on the various CDs, vinyls, cassette tapes and promotional materials that made up each release.
This cassette was made available at early Presidents of the United States of America shows and had a run of just 500 home-made copies, all of which sold out in just five shows. There are three different-coloured sleeves that were made for this run; green, yellow and orange. The yellow version seems to be in the highest circulation although copies of this cassette in general are pretty hard to come by nowadays. You'll be lucky to find it, but copies do surface every now and again. The notes on the sleeve have the contact telephone number and home address for Guitbassist Dave Dederer, where he must have been residing at the time. Fans have tried to contact Dave via these references in the past, to no avail.
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Original issue of the album on Popllama records before the band signed to Sony Columbia who re-packaged/re-released/re-mastered the album. This version is different from the re-release in a few ways; it features Beatles samples that were later taken out for commercial release; also features a picture of the band with Bill Clinton, which also was taken out on request of the White House! PUSA apparently couldn't sell the album with that image. The band bleeped out the "Fuck You"s in Kitty as a joke, but when Columbia picked it up they were told to remove the bleeps. Interesting note: the image originally featured the band's manager in-between Dave and Bill, but was Photoshopped out. Only about 6, 000 copies of this release were pressed on CD.
Catalogue# PLCD 003
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Official release on Sony Columbia records, in association with Popllama records. The record was remastered and edited from it's original version, which had come out on Popllama earlier in the year.
The photo of the figures was taken by Dave Dederer, in Chris Ballew's bedroom, using one of Chris' old t-shirts as a backdrop (the same one that Beck wore on the cover of Option). Chris' wife bought the figures as a Christmas present for him after he spotted them in a jewellery store window at a bus stop and thought they would be a good album cover!
Catalogue# CK67291
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Released in the United Kingdom on Sony Columbia/Popllama records. Exactly the same as the US version, just a different catalogue number.
Catalogue# 481039 2
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Manufactured in Brasil. Some copies came with a stick on the front "Incluindo o Sucesso Lump do Comercial CCAA", referencing a popular English language school TV commercial.
Catalogue# 752.306/2-481039
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Exclusive Australian release of the album on Sony Columbia/Popllama records. As with all PUSA's Aussie albums, this one featured a special second CD containing five live tracks.
Catalogue# 484334-2
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French edition, came with the Ça Plane Pour Moi single as a bonus CD. The same release was also available in Belgium, just with a different sticker.
Catalogue# 481039 6
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Japanese edition, which came with the usual OBI strip, a bonus track and a bonus sticker of the band as stick-men.
Catalogue# SRCS-7885
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Regular black vinyl but actually harder to find than the US yellow-vinyl version.
Catalogue# COL 481039 1
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This rare version of the LP was manufactured on white vinyl by Munster Records in Spain and was banned due to unauthorised use of the Bill Clinton photo on the front cover. There were around 1,000 copies pressed, most of which were withdrawn from record stores and instead traded on the black market.
Catalogue# MR093
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Munster Records repackaged the LP and released the same white vinyl in a new sleeve featuring the band's faces painted red, white and blue. This release also saw a limited run of just 1,000 copies.
Catalogue# MR093
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US yellow 12" vinyl with two bonus tracks, not previously available anywhere on CD. "Wake Up" had already featured as the b-side to the Lump 7" single and was the same version. "Twig In The Wind" had not previously been heard at all before this special release. It is unknown how many copies were pressed, but it was at least 1,000 and was distributed to large retailers worldwide at the time.
Catalogue# 481039 0
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Cassette tape, released in the United Kingdom
Catalogue# COL 481039 4
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Cassette tape, released in the United States. Exactly the same as the UK version, just a different catalogue number.
Catalogue# CT 67291
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Cassette tape, manufactured in Australia. Exactly the same catalog number as the UK & Polish versions but with a see thru cassette design.
Catalogue# 481039 4
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Cassette tape, manufactured in the Philippines. Exactly the same catalog number as the UK, Polish & Australian versions.
Catalogue# 481039 4
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Cassette tape, manufactured in Poland. Exactly the same catalog number as the UK & Australian versions.
Catalogue# 481039 4
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Cassette tape, released in the Japan.
Catalogue# CPT-1606 (CT 67291)
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Very cool item indeed, this cassette was used for promotional purposes and featured a unique picture sleeve. Distributed in small quantities by Sony Columbia/Popllama.
Catalogue# ACC 67291
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Scarce budget-promo cassette from Columbia records.
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Unknown if this is official, but it was in circulation just as the debut album was about to hit in 1995. Custom orange sleeve, released on NOW! Recording Systems Inc.
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Sent by Sony Columbia records, to record stores in the United States, for them to play on their sound system. Kitty is a "clean" version and the famous "Fuck You!"s are bleeped out.
Catalogue# CSK 7403
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Very rare promotional CD issued by Sony Columbia records. Individually numbered and limited to just 100 copies, the promo has no picture sleeve but has a unique CD design. Some are still circulating with the original sticker on the front, which states the artist, title, number of issue, and release date of March 3rd 1995.
Catalogue# CSK7224
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MiniDisk released by Sony Columbia/Popllama records. It is unknown how many copies were manufactured, but as with most MiniDisk releases, it is now hard to find.
Catalogue# CM 67291
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Sony Columbia records repackaged the album after the band broke up and repressed it in 2001. The packaging is a nice cardboard foldout DigiPak sleeve.
Catalogue# 506018 2
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After the Presidents of the United States of America reformed in 2002, they had already regained the rights to their debut album from Sony Columbia and re-released it on their own label in 2004. This was celebrated with an abundance of rare bonus tracks and an exclusive DVD being included in the package for no extra price.
Cool note: The design of the CD itself is the same as the very original issue of the album when it originally came out on Popllama records.
Catalogue# PSA2
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After gaining back full rights to the debut album, the Presidents re-released the record for a second time; this time without any frills or bonus tracks. The disk was sold at a cheap price as Sony Columbia had by now ceased production of the original release.
Catalogue# PSA10
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Promo release on the iMusic label in 2004, which ended up being scrapped and never got a full release. The full release was supposed to include a bonus DVD, which ended up being released on PUSA's own label as part of the Ten Year Super Bonus Special Anniversary Edition CD/DVD package.
Catalogue# IMUCD165
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Housed in a chunky digipack, this budget release includes the first two albums in one package.
Catalogue# CDR0074
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US version of the band's second album "II", released on November 5th 1996.
Catalogue# CK 67577
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UK version of the band's second album "II", released on November 5th 1996.
Catalogue# 485092 2
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South African version of the band's second album "II". The only difference between this and the UK and US versions is that it has a different catalogue number.
Catalogue# CDCOL5205K
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Australian release. 2-CD package featuring a bonus live disc, exclusive to Australia.
Catalogue# 485092 9
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South American version of the band's second album "II". 2-CD set featuring a different bonus disk to that on the Australian 2-CD release.
Catalogue# 485092 5
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Japanese version, released on 7th November 1996. Came with usual OBI strip and a free Presidents of the USA Mt Rainier sticker inside! 5 extra bonus tracks also feature.
Catalogue# SRCS 8186
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Different version of the Japanese release. This one has only two bonus tracks: "Japan" and "Tremelo Blooz".
Catalogue# SRCS 8229
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Cassette tape, released in the United Kingdom.
Catalogue# 485092 4
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Cassette tape, released in the United States.
Catalogue# CT 67577
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Australasian cassette tape, released on Megastar/Columbia records. Features a slightly different sleeve to that of the US and UK releases.
Catalogue# 252101
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Bulgarian cassette tape, released on Sony Columbia records. Exactly the same as the UK issue, except the sleeve is printed in Bulgarian. The catalogue number is also the same as the UK cassette.
Catalogue# COL 485092 4
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Malaysian cassette tape, released on Sony Columbia records. The catalogue number is the same as the UK cassette. For some reason they have fit two songs into one track, according to the track numbers on the cassette itself.
Catalogue# COL 485092 4
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US promotional cassette tape.
There were two promotional cassettes for the second album. Both were seemingly officially distributed by Sony Columbia, although whereas this version does have a catalogue number, the other version does not.
Catalogue# CT 67577
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US promotional cassette tape. This alternative version of the promo cassette was circulating at record fairs circa the release of the album and was most likely distributed to radio stations to promote the album. Notice that Little Indian Princess is listed as being a remixed version of the song. When played back, it is the same as the version that appears on all versions of the album. It is most likely stated due to there being last-minute changes to the song, prior to release.
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Black 12" vinyl, released in the UK.
Catalogue# COL 485092 1
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Black 12" vinyl, released in the US. Identical to that of the UK release, apart from the unique serial number.
Catalogue# C 67577
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Promotional CD distributed by Sony Columbia records, to radio stations in Germany, Holland and various other European countries. This promo was presented in a slimline jewel case and has a unique picture sleeve and CD design, much different from that of the final release.
Catalogue# COL 485092 2
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US promotional CD issued in a unique cardboard sleeve.
Catalogue# (Unknown - if you have this info then please contact PUSAfan!)
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Promotional CD given away as a bonus disk when you bought the album from a Best Buy store in the US. This was a limited offer only valid during the first few weeks of the release. It is unknown how many copies were manufactured.
Catalogue# CSK8939
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US version of the album, released on the now depreciated MiniDisk format.
Catalogue# CM 67577
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Japan-only release on Columbia records, featuring rare and unreleased PUSA tracks. The insert folds out into a huge poster displaying lyrics, along with the covers of some of PUSA's very rare Japanese promo releases.
Catalogue# SRCS-8464
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US release on Sony Columbia records. The label released this on March 10th 1998 after the band broke up, and features unreleased, rare and live recordings. There is a secret hidden track called "Hot Carl", which appears at 7:58 on the last track and lasts just 16 seconds.
Catalogue# CK69201
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UK release on Sony Columbia records, featuring extra features for the PC, including a link to the band's website and four of PUSA's videos.
Catalogue# 489702 6
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Austrian pressing, on Sony Columbia records. Exactly the same as the US version of the CD, besides the catalogue number.
Catalogue# 489702 2
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Japanese version of the album, with various Japan-only bonus tracks.
Catalogue# SRCS-8609
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Australian release of the record features a bonus 2nd disk entitled "Extra Frosting", which was pretty much a greatest hits CD.
Catalogue# 489702 9
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Holland-manufactured cassette tape. Some of these cassettes were reportedly also manufactured in Indonesia and Turkey, with exactly the same content and catalogue numbers.
Catalogue# 489702 4
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US cassette tape.
Catalogue# CT 69201
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Philipinnes cassette tape, customer stickered.
Catalogue# 489702 4
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Thai cassette tape. Tracklist on the cassette is printed in the "pure frosting" font.
Catalogue# 489702 4
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US promo cassette tape.
Catalogue# Unknown - if you have information then please contact PUSAfan!
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This was released by Sony records two years after PUSA left the label, probably to fill up their quota of releases. This so-called "greatest hits" album features a selection of songs from the PUSA back catalogue.
Catalogue# A 31019
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The band were approached by MusicBlitz records in 2000 to record a one-off album, which was released on September 12th of the same year. As well as selling the album on its own, the label gave fans the opportunity to pre-order a special fan pack on the MusicBlitz website, consisting of a "making of" VHS video, a Freaked Out & Small t-shirt and their name printed in the linear notes. For an extra price the label also included an exclusive Freaked Out and Small poster!
Also note that the band only got the full rights for their name back from Sony Columbia just before the album sleeve was manufactured. The actual CD design had however already been printed and therefore only shows the band name as "The Presidents".
Catalogue# MBZ 30003
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A very small number of CD-r acetates were distributed for promotional use by MusicBlitz records, prior to the release of the album. The label actually sent out an entire press kit to accompany the CD, which also consisted of a photo album containing negatives and anecdotes from the making of the album. The press kit in its entirety is easily one of the best (and rarest) PUSA items.
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Non-press kit version of the promotional CD. This was sent out to radio stations for airplay.
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Album promo CD-r from the Talent House agency
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Japanese version of the album, released on Cutting Edge recordings. This particular version contained 3 then-exclusive bonus tracks, exclusive to Japan and unavailable anywhere else. Dave Dederer's "Starfucker" demo (the original version of "I'm Mad") remains unreleased anywhere else.
Catalogue# CTCR-14193
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Australian version of the album, released to the Australian market on Oracle Recordings.
Catalogue# PMCD-0902
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European promo CD in a cardboard slip sleeve, on Road Runner records.
Catalogue# RR PROMO 575
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Limited to just 200 copies and made especially for 40 Principales magazine/radio station in Spain. Very very hard to find and another one of PUSA's most sought after rareties.
Catalogue# RRP2001
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PUSA re-released the album on their own label in 2004, as the original MusicBlitz version was by now long out of print. The release included many unreleased bonus tracks and demos, but did not include the fan's names in the linear notes like the original.
Catalogue# PSA3
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The Presidents released their comeback album on August 17th 2004 entitled "Love Everybody". This was the US version of the release. As well as revisiting many existing Chris Ballew demos, the band included a song called "Surf's Down" on this record, which was an improvisation during the recording sessions for the album.
Catalogue# PSA1
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UK version of the album with 4 bonus tracks, including a studio cover version of the Sex Pistol's "Problems" and an old song "Uselss Crushes", which was shortlisted for both this album and Freaked Out and Small but never made the final cut. The live bonus tracks were recorded at End Session in Seattle.
Catalogue# PSA4
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This CD was released in limited quantities in Japan-only, in 2007. It was supposed to serve as a "Best Of..." album for the Japanese market. Copies of this have never been easy to find outside of Japan.
Catalogue# KICP-1232
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Special edition of the album, in digipak packaging and personally signed by the band. This was only made available to fans who pre-ordered the album through the Newbury Comics website in 2008. A regular plastic-cased version was exactly the same but manufactured in much larger quantities for retail stores.
Catalogue# FGD18840
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UK release. Four bonus tracks from the album's recording sessions were available if the album was purchased digitally, depending on where you purchased the album; Rooftops in Spain (UK iTunes), Scrappy Puppy (worldwide iTunes), Truckstop on the Moon (Walmart webstore) and What The Hell? (Napster).
Catalogue# COOKCD457
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Japanese version of the album came in a DigiPak sleeve, with the usual OBI strip. A Japan-only bonus track was included for this release, and the Mixed Up SOB video is an extra when used on a computer.
Catalogue# TOCP-66800
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UK promotional CD. Almost identical to the full-release, except the CD itself says "Not for sale - For promotional use only" around the inner rim.
Catalogue# COOKCD457PROMO
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A different promotional CD for the album. Housed in a customer picture sleeve on Fugitive records.
Catalogue# Unknown - if you have this then please contact PUSAfan!
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UK promotional CD, housed in a slimline jewel case on Cooking Vinyl recordings.
Catalogue# COOKCD457CDR
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US CD on Burnside Records, released February 17th 2014 and funded by PledgeMusic.com. Fans contributed to the costs of the album by pre-ordering and also purchasing one-off and rare PUSA items such as original hand-written lyrics, old band merchandise and even guitar lessons from the band! CD housed in slimline digipak sleeve.
Catalogue# PUSACD006
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US 12" vinyl on Burnside Records, released February 17th 2014. In addition to the black vinyl, a coloured-vinyl version was also pressed, limited to 200 copies, and made available as part of the band's PledgeMusic.com campaign; sold for $74 during the project. Remaining copies were sold for regular price during the following UK tour.
Catalogue# PUSALP006
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US 12" vinyl testpress. Around 5 of these were manufactured, autographed and sold for $174 a piece by the band as part of the their Pledge Music project.
Catalogue# N/A
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Self-released, together with studio album Kudos To You, as part of the band's Pledge Music project to raise money for its release. This is the first, and long-awaited, live Presidents album, recorded at PUSAfest 2011 in Seattle, WA. The few remaining copies were sold at live shows and is fairly hard to come across nowadays. Comes in a cardboard slipcase.
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