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GOOD RIDDANCE, the legendary pioneers of melodic hardcore, are set to release Capricorn One on July 6th. In between putting out many acclaimed full-length albums, GOOD RIDDANCE kept themselves busy releasing a bevy of material via 7” singles. Capricorn One is a comprehensive collection of all these singles, as well as 6 previously unreleased tracks and other rarities. All the songs on the album have been digitally remastered by Jason Livermore of Blasting Room (Rise Against, Descendents, NOFX) fame. To complete the package, Capricorn One features a track by track commentary written by singer Russ Rankin. Here’s a little taste of what he penned regarding the album as a whole:

“Throughout the history of Good Riddance there have been numerous songs which, for whatever reason, we weren’t able to include on our primary releases. Many of these tunes were frequently played live and most of them are still some of our own personal favorites. Now that we are finished we felt it would be cool for our fans to be able to check out these hidden or obscurely released snapshots of our band during the apex of its existence. We hope they bring back fond memories for our fans and that, even if just for a moment, they can be transported back to a different time and place.”

- Whooooooo!! Can’t wait for this, though some of these songs are indeed very familiar to fans. It’ll be nice to have all of them in one place, just like STRUNG OUT’s recent collections release.  The full track listing is here. Like a lot of FAT bands, GOOD RIDDANCE had very high quality non-album tracks, particularly a song like the very hardcore influenced “What We Had.” Notably the band’s songs from the split with KILL YOUR IDOLS (Jade Tree) are not on here, as they are still in print.