Tracklist

A1	Firecracker
A2	Velvet Alley
A3	Mind Of My Own
A4	Everyday
A5	City Lights
A6	Too Close To See
A7	Vanity
B8	Mission Statement
B9	Cemetery
B10	Bring Out Your Dead
B11	Analog
B12	Black Crosses
B13	Ashes
C14	Monster
C15	Letter Home
C16	Blueprint Of The Fall
C17	Population Control
C18	Swan Dive
C19	Calling
D20	Saturday Night
D21	Exhumation Of Virginia Madison
D22	In Harm's Way
D23	Scarecrow
D24	Cult Of The Subterranean
D25	Here We Are
D26	Matchbook

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Fat Wreck Chords
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fat Wreck Chords
• Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
• Remixed At – Validus Recording
• Engineered At – Clear Lake Audio
• Engineered At – Mr. Toad's
• Recorded At – Westbeach Recorders
• Engineered At – Westbeach Recorders
• Engineered At – Rumbo Recorders
• Engineered At – Razor's Edge Recording
• Recorded At – Stall #2
• Engineered At – Sound City Studios
• Engineered At – Platinum Sound Studios
• Engineered At – Hydeaway Studios
• Recorded At – Hydeaway Studios
• Recorded At – Sunset Lodge Recording
• Engineered At – Maple Sound Studios
• Mixed At – Validus Recording

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Chris Aiken (tracks: A2, A4, A5, A7, B8, B9, B11, B12, C15, C16, C18, C19, D20, D23, D24, D25), Jim Cherry (tracks: A1, A3, A6, B10, B13, C14, C17, D21, D22, D26)
• Drums – Jordan Burns
• Edited By [Protools Editing And Assistance By] – Jacob Dennis
• Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Sergio Chavez (tracks: A5, D20, D25)
• Guitar – Jake Kiley
• Guitar, Vocals – Rob Ramos
• Lacquer Cut By – RJ*
• Layout [Art Slappedtogether By] – Sergie*
• Mastered By – Ryan Smith
• Mastered By [Vinyl Cut] – Ray Janos
• Mixed By [All Tracks Remixed By] – Ryan Greene
• Painting – Jason Cruz
• Producer – Fat Mike (tracks: B13, C17, D22), Matt Hyde (tracks: B8, C15, C19), Ryan Greene (tracks: A4, D23), Strung Out (tracks: A2, A4, B9, D23, D24)
• Producer, Engineer – Cameron Webb (tracks: A5, A7, B12, D20, D25), Matt Hyde (tracks: B11, C16, C18), Ryan Greene (tracks: A1, B10, C14), Ulrich Wild (tracks: A3, A6, D21, D26)
• Producer, Recorded By – Donnell Cameron (tracks: A2, B9, D24)
• Recorded By – Chris Rakestraw (tracks: B8, C15, C19), Darian Rundall (tracks: A4, D23)
• Recorded By, Engineer – Donnell Cameron (tracks: B13, C17, D22)
• Transferred By – Preston Boebel, Tardon Feathered
• Vocals – Jason Cruz

Notes

All tracks remixed @ Validus Recording, North Hollywood CA.
2" tape transfers @ Clear Lake Audio, North Hollywood CA @ at Mr. Toad's, San Francisco CA.
Mastered @ Sterling Sound, New York NY.

Tracks B13, C17 & D22 recorded and engineered @ Westbeach Recorders. Original mixes appear on the album Another Day in Paradise, 1994.

Tracks A1, B10 & C14 produced and engineered @ Rumbo Recorders & Razor's Edge. Original mixes appear on the album Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues, 1996.

Tracks A3, A6, D21 & D26 produced and engineered @ Rumbo Recorders. Original mixes appear on the album Twisted by Design, 1998.

Tracks A4 & D23 recorded @ Stall #2. Original mixes appear on the EP The Element of Sonic Defiance, 2000.

Tracks A2, B9 & D24 recorded @ Westbeach Recorders. Original mixes appear on the album An American Paradox, 2002.

Tracks B11, C16 & C18 produced & engineered @ Sound City, Platinum Sound & Hydeaway Studios. Original mixes appear on the album Exile in Oblivion, 2004.

Tracks B8, C15 & C19 produced & recorded @ The Sunset Lodge & Hydeaway Studios. Original mixes appear on the album Blackhawks over Los Angeles, 2007.

Tracks A7 & B12 produced & engineered @ Maple Studios. Original mixes appear on the album Agents of the Underground, 2009.

Tracks A5, D20 & D25 produced & engineered with additional engineering @ Maple Studios, mixed @ Validus Recording. Exlusive to Top Contenders, 2011.

Edition of 439 colored copies (pink and white) exclusive to Fat Wreck Chords webstore.

©+℗ 2011 Fat Wreck Chords

Issued in a gatefold sleeve.

Tracks are listed over the sides.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 51097 0768-1 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): FAT768-1A RJ STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): FAT768-1B RJ STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Side C): FAT768-1C RJ STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Side D): FAT768-1D RJ STERLING

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FAT768-2	Strung Out	Top Contenders: The Best Of Strung Out ‎(CD, Comp)	Fat Wreck Chords	FAT768-2	2011
FAT768-1	Strung Out	Top Contenders (The Best Of Strung Out) ‎(LP, Bro + LP, Sil + Comp)	Fat Wreck Chords	FAT768-1	US	2011
FAT768-1	Strung Out	Top Contenders (The Best Of Strung Out) ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Fat Wreck Chords	FAT768-1	US	2011
FAT768-1	Strung Out	Top Contenders (The Best Of Strung Out) ‎(LP, Gra + LP, Gre + Comp)	Fat Wreck Chords	FAT768-1	US	2011
FAT768-2	Strung Out	Top Contenders: The Best Of Strung Out ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Fat Wreck Chords	FAT768-2	2011

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