All-American Rejects – Move Along (Color Vinyl)

All-American Rejects – MOVE ALONG (COLOR VINYL) is the 15th anniversary reissue of the Stillwater, Oklahoma band’s second studio album, pressed on new color vinyl and housed in a striking metallic blue gatefold jacket via Dark Operative (catalog OPS 35).

Why Move Along Still Holds Up

The All-American Rejects built a serious commercial and critical foothold with this record. Three singles charted on the Billboard charts in quick succession: “Dirty Little Secret” hit number 15, “Move Along” climbed to number 4, and “It Ends Tonight” landed at number 7. That kind of chart consistency across three consecutive singles from one album is genuinely rare in the power pop and punk space, and it speaks to how sharply written this record is from front to back. The full tracklist runs twelve songs, including “Stab My Back,” “Dance Inside,” “Straitjacket Feeling,” and “Can’t Take It,” leaving very little breathing room for filler. This is a front-to-back listen, not a singles collection.

About This All-American Rejects – MOVE ALONG (COLOR VINYL) Pressing

Dark Operative produced this anniversary edition with visible care. The metallic blue gatefold jacket is a significant upgrade from standard single-sleeve editions you’d typically find floating around, and the new color vinyl makes this a distinct physical object rather than a straight repress. Catalog number OPS 35 places it firmly within Dark Operative’s reissue series. If you already own an earlier pressing, the gatefold presentation alone warrants a closer look. The format is a standard LP, so it plays exactly as intended, with the album sequenced across two sides the way it was designed to be heard.

Who Should Add This to Their Collection

Collectors who focus on early 2000s punk and power pop already know how difficult it can be to track down quality pressings of records from this era in anything other than plain black vinyl. This anniversary edition corrects that. The combination of color vinyl, metallic gatefold jacket, and a well-documented pressing history through a dedicated label makes it a more compelling physical artifact than most reissues from this corner of the catalog. It also works well for anyone building out a complete Dark Operative collection, or for a straightforward fan who wants the best available version of this album on wax. The music did the work years ago. This pressing just gives it the format it deserves.

Tracklist

1. DIRTY LITTLE SECRET
2. STAB MY BACK
3. MOVE ALONG
4. IT ENDS TONIGHT
5. CHANGE YOUR MIND
6. NIGHT DRIVE
7. 11:11 PM
8. DANCE INSIDE
9. TOP OF THE WORLD
10. STRAITJACKET FEELING
11. I'M WAITING
12. CAN'T TAKE IT