Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk is a 2017 documentary about the punk rock music scene of San Francisco and the surrounding area from the late 1970s to the 1990s. It features interviews performances by dozens of associated artists. Iggy Pop provides voice-over narration throughout the film.[1][2][3]

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
Blu-Ray/DVD box cover art
Directed byCorbett Redford
Produced byCorbett Redford
Written by
  • Corbett Redford
  • Anthony Marchitiello
Narrated byIggy Pop
CinematographyGreg Schneider
Edited byGreg Schneider
Production
companies
  • Jingletown
  • Capodezero
Distributed byAbramorama
Release date
2017
Running time
158 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

The story begins with a look at the growth of punk rock in the San Francisco area through the 1970s and '80s, ultimately settling on the scene's locus of activities, 924 Gilman Street.[1] Much of the documentary consists of vintage performance footage by various artists of the era, while interview segments include Kathleen Hanna, Tim Armstrong, Larry Livermore, Penelope Houston, Tre Cool, Ian Mackaye, Jello Biafra, and Miranda July, among others.[2]

Production

Executive producers of the film were Pat Mangarella and the band Green Day.[2] Corbett Redford produced the film for Jingletown and Capodezero production companies, with worldwide distribution handled by New York firm Abramorama.[2] Redford directed the film[1][3] and shared writing credit with Co-director Anthony Marchitiello.[2] Camera work and film editing was done by Greg Schneider.[2] The total running time is two hours and 38 minutes.[2]

Home media and music release

The film was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on June 22, 2018. Simultaneously, a vinyl double-LP was issued by 1-2-3-4 Go! Records featuring 35 rare recordings from many of the bands seen in the film, including Green Day, Rancid, Crimpshrine, Isocracy, Jawbreaker and Operation Ivy.[4][5] A cassette version of the soundtrack was released on July 6, 2018, packaged with a remastered reissue of Aaron Cometbus' tape compilation Lest We Forget (originally released on his BBT Tapes label in 1991).[6] The compilation features demos, rehearals and live recordings of many pre-Gilman Street Berkeley bands, including the pre-Operation Ivy band Basic Radio and the pre-Crimpshrine band S.A.G.

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Another Day" (from Turn It Around!)Crimpshrine2:40
2."I Wanna Be on T.V." (from Where the Wind Things Are)Fang1:15
3."Thoughts of War" (from Sounds of Nature)Christ on Parade1:30
4."Berkeley Hardcore" (from Special Forces)Special Forces1:38
5."Be All You Can Be" (from Chet)Corrupted Morals2:54
6."United Sheep" (from Pain of Mind)Neurosis3:13
7."Wally and the Beaver Go to Nicaragua" (from Turn It Around!)Sewer Trout2:13
8."Mendocino Homeland" (from Mendocino Homeland)The Lookouts2:34
9."Hippie Man" (from Bedtime for Isocracy)Isocracy1:21
10."Control" (from Cruel and Unusual)Soup1:59
Side B
No.TitleArtistLength
11."Sweet Children" (Demo; previously unreleased)Sweet Children1:43
12."At Gilman Street" (from Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood)The Mr. T Experience3:10
13."She's from Salinas" (from It's a Girl!)Sweet Baby2:08
14."Pacifica on Saturday" (from Kwik Way)Kwik Way1:42
15."Back to Bodie" (from Girl Band)Kamala and the Karnivores1:38
16."Equalized" (J. Robbins mix; from Demo)Jawbreaker3:20
17."Summertime" (from The Thing That Ate Floyd)Crimpshrine2:39
18."Hedgecore" (from '69 Newport)Operation Ivy1:36
19."Television" (from The Beatnigs)The Beatnigs5:02
Side C
No.TitleArtistLength
20."Unity" (from Energy)Operation Ivy2:14
21."The List" (from The Shit Split)Filth2:41
22."Berkeley Is My Baby (And I Wanna Kill It)" (from The Shit Split)Blatz2:43
23."Epidemic" (from Trained to Serve)Econochrist1:55
24."Sexism Impressed" (from Spitboy)Spitboy2:58
25."Yeast Power" (from Turn It Around!)Yeastie Girlz0:35
26."Dragonfly" (from Brouhaha)Nuisance3:30
27."Firecracker" (from Nickel EP)Monsula2:44
28."Losers of the Year" (from Very Small World)Pinhead Gunpowder2:43
Side D
No.TitleArtistLength
29."Luv Luv Luv" (from Absurd Pop Song Romance)Pansy Division2:34
30."On the Avenue" (from On the Avenue)The Potatomen4:28
31."Condition Oakland" (from 24 Hour Revenge Therapy)Jawbreaker5:15
32."I'm Telling Tim" (from So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes)NOFX1:17
33."Journey to the End of the East Bay" (from ...And Out Come the Wolves)Rancid3:11
34."Welcome to Paradise" (from Kerplunk)Green Day3:30
35."If There Ever Was a Time" (from If There Ever Was a Time)The Armstrongs2:39
Total length:89:18
Lest We Forget track list
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Final Option"Atrocity1:40
2."Well Oh Well"132:09
3."Police State"Anti-Momb1:42
4."Walk Away"Crimpshrine2:08
5."Planned Attack"Black Guard1:21
6."Cheese"M.F.P.1:04
7."Creeping Terror"Art Faggots2:37
8."America Is Dead"Special Forces1:30
9."Chip Off the Old Shoulder"The Vagrants1:45
10."Meat Market"Basic Radio2:17
11."Encore"Greedy Grady and the Sanfurds2:30
12."Cavity Creeps"Distorted Truth1:10
13."House of Terror"Violent Coercion2:51
14."Cut Off"Spent2:43
15."Get Off Your High Horse"Fang2:11
16."Get Wasted"Keg Party Hero3:04
17."Hypocrites and Criticism"Boi2:45
18."Here We Are Again"Unskilled Labor2:50
19."James' Swimming Pool"Kamala and the Karnivores2:46
20."I Like Drinking Mickeys"Intensified Bluebeard1:03
21."Glue Song"Soup2:33
22."Loving Every Girl in the World"Sweet Baby Jesus2:26
23."Learning How to Smile"Buggerall2:01
24."Ready to Die"The Deviants2:07
25."There's a Place"Basic Radio2:27
26."Ski Punks"M.F.P.1:06
27."Prejudice"Defy1:01
28."I Had to Kill Some Ants Today"S.A.G.1:57
29."G.Q.U."Soup1:33
30."Dylan Was a Loser"Roadkill1:41
31."The Idiot"Ravage3:51
32."Talking All the Time"131:33
33."Paddle or Die"Kwik Way1:32
34."Underdog"Unskilled Labor2:21
35."Process"Atrocity1:40
36."Find a New Love"Sweet Baby Jesus2:02
37."I Don't Know Why"Crimpshrine2:01
38."She's in Heat"Hunde Scheibe1:56
39."Presense at My Back"Trial1:28
40."Christ Is No Matter"Youth Authority1:43
41."Marital Law"Anti-Momb2:59
42."Goat"Albany Dread2:18
43."Teenage Fuckup"Ratt Patrol1:04
44."Toxic Dog"Public Enema2:12
45."Off the Hook"Intensified Bluebeard3:38

See also

References
  1. Castillo, Monica (July 27, 2017). "'Turn It Around' Plays to Fans of West Coast Punk Music". The New York Times. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. Harvey, Dennis (June 2, 2017). "Film Review: 'Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk'". Variety.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  3. Epstein, Dan (August 24, 2017). "Inside Green Day's Epic New East Bay Punk Doc". RollingStone.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  4. "Green Day to Release Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack and Soundtrack of 'Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk'". BroadwayWorld. June 5, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  5. Skinner, Tom (June 6, 2018). "Green Day announce 'Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk' home release and vinyl soundtrack". NME.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  6. "V/A - Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk/Lest We Forget". Interpunk.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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