Label: Cooking Vinyl

Reissued 10/24/2025, Originally released 1985

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Camper Van Beethoven’s groundbreaking debut Telephone Free Landslide Victory, the album is being reissued in a deluxe edition CD featuring a previously unreleased 11 track demo recorded in 1983 plus B-sides and rarities. It also includes a 16-page booklet and sleevenotes from Victor Krummenacher. Featuring the cult classic “Take the Skinheads Bowling”, the album showcases Camper Van Beethoven’s unique blend of folk, punk, ska, and absurdist wit. Beloved for its playful, offbeat charm and eclectic instrumentation, Telephone Free Landslide Victory cemented the band’s status as pioneers of alternative music.

Track listing:

1. The Day That Lassie Went To The Moon
   
2. Border Ska
   
3. Wasted
   
4. Yanqui Go Home
   
5. Oh No!
   
6. 9 Of Disks
   
7. Payed Vacation: Greece
   
8. Where The Hell Is Bill?
   
9. Vladivostock
   
10. Skinhead Stomp
    
11. Tina
    
12. Take The Skinheads Bowling
    
13. Mao Reminisces About His Days In Southern China
    
14. I Don't See You
    
15. Balaika Gap
    
16. Opi Rides Again - Club Med Sucks
    
17. Ambiguity Song

1983 Demos

1. Balalaika Gap
   
2. The Day That Lassie Went To The Moon
   
3. Vegetables
   
4. White Riot
   
5. Before I Met You
   
6. Wasted
   
7. Take The Skinheads Bowling
   
8. I Don't See You
   
9. I Can't Take It Anymore
   
10. Border Ska
    
11. Skinhead Stomp

Bonus Tracks

1. Wasting All Your Time
   
2. Epigram No.5
   
3. At Kuda
   
4. Epigram No.2
   
5. Cowboys From Hollywood (Original)
   
6. Colonel Enrique Adolfo Bermudez
   
7. Heart (Remix)