Canadian punk legends SNFU mark the 40th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut with the TRUST Edition of …And No One Else Wanted to Play, a massive, lovingly assembled reissue from Trust Records that restores the album’s historic weight while giving fans a treasure trove of early-era material.
Originally released in 1985, the album helped define melodic hardcore and skate-punk for an entire generation. Mr. Chi Pig’s unmistakable voice cuts through frantic guitars and breakneck rhythms, creating a sound that was wild, elastic, and instantly iconic. Tracks like “Broken Toy,” “Cannibal Café,” “Joyride,” and “Get Off Your Ass” remain timeless staples that still influence bands across punk’s many branches.
The TRUST Edition does far more than remaster the original LP. It expands the world around it with a deluxe box set that feels like an archival celebration of the band’s early years. Fans get a mint-green mixed vinyl pressing, plus a second LP packed with rarities, early studio cuts, singles, and live recordings from 1981 to 1985, raw, explosive material that captures the band’s early fire.
The crown jewel of the release is a 104-page hardcover book, filled with unseen photos, flyers, handwritten letters, and deep oral histories pulled from fanzines and personal archives. It reads like a time capsule of a scene being born, chaotic, creative, determined, and impossibly alive.
This reissue doesn’t just preserve SNFU’s legacy — it elevates it. The TRUST Edition frames …And No One Else Wanted to Play as the landmark it is: a foundational punk record whose energy still burns bright, whose influence still echoes, and whose frontman remains one of the genre’s most unforgettable voices.
A classic made new again, and one of the most essential reissues punk has seen in years.
