The second Beat Happening album: it rocks, killer. Bret Lunsford (D+), Heather Lewis and Calvin Johnson create a buzz and drone worth repeated listens, includes the Beat Happening classics "Hangman", "Bewitched", "Midnight a Go-Go" and "In Between". Nail it to your turntable and arch your back to the primitive beat. Jamboree is hailed by many as one of the founding releases of the Crash-Pop genre. It was produced in Ellensburg, Wa. at Albright Productions by Steve Fisk, co-produced by Mark Lanegan and Gary Lee Conners (of the Screaming Trees - Gary Lee Conners also plays guitar on the song "Midnight A Go-Go").

Originally a 1988 co-release with Rough Trade in the U.S. and with Stephen Pastel's 53rd and 3rd label in Scotland, Jamboree was re-issued on CD by Sub/Pop in 1993. The latest edition of Jamboree is from Domino Records.