The Bowling For Soup Fishin’ For Woos vinyl marks the first time this album has ever been pressed to wax, released through Austrian punk specialists SBAM Records under catalog number SBAM 130.
Bowling For Soup and Fishin’ For Woos
Bowling For Soup have been one of pop-punk’s most consistent and genuinely funny outfits since the mid-90s, earning a Grammy nomination along the way and building a devoted international fanbase through relentless touring and a knack for hook-driven, self-aware rock. They are a band that never tried to be anything other than exactly what they are, which is a rare thing, and their audience respects them for it. Fishin’ For Woos, their 11th studio album, was recorded at Valve Studio in their hometown of Dallas, TX, in late 2010. It captures the band at a comfortable, confident point in their career, doing what they do without apology or reinvention.
Why This Pressing of Bowling For Soup Fishin’ For Woos Vinyl Matters
For a band with this kind of catalog depth and fanbase loyalty, it is genuinely surprising that Fishin’ For Woos went without a vinyl release for as long as it did. SBAM Records, a label with a solid track record in the European punk and pop-punk space, stepped in to correct that. This LP pressing through SBAM, catalog number SBAM 130, is the first and so far only vinyl edition of the record. That distinction alone makes it worth tracking down. Whether you have followed Bowling For Soup since the beginning or came in later through their back catalog, this is a gap on the shelf worth filling.
Who Should Own This Record
If you are a completist working through Bowling For Soup’s discography on vinyl, this one is not optional. Beyond that, collectors who follow SBAM’s output know the label does not put out sloppy product, and a Dallas-recorded pop-punk album getting its vinyl debut through a respected European indie imprint is exactly the kind of release that tends to stay scarce. There was no major label push behind this pressing, no wide distribution campaign. It exists for the fans, pressed in the quantities SBAM typically runs, which means availability is not something you can count on indefinitely. A straightforward LP format, a band with genuine history behind them, and a first pressing on a label that cares about the music. That is a solid combination.
