ber ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁full - length ▁album ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁post - hard core ▁band ▁B itch ▁Mag net . ▁The ▁band ▁had ▁added ▁second ▁guitar ist ▁David ▁G ait ▁since ▁their ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁release , ▁the ▁eight - song ▁EP ▁Star ▁Boot y . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Um ber ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁Mo jo ' s ▁" L ost ▁Albums ▁You ▁Must ▁O wn ". ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁ ▁Um ber ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁on ▁LP ▁by ▁Gl itter house ▁Records ▁with ▁an ▁all ▁yellow ish - umber ▁colored ▁cover ▁with ▁the ▁band ' s ▁name ▁and ▁album ▁title ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁bold ▁font ▁at ▁its ▁center . ▁The ▁record ' s ▁ 1 0 ▁tracks ▁were ▁pa ired ▁with ▁the ▁band ' s ▁previous ▁eight - song ▁EP , ▁Star ▁Boot y , ▁and ▁issued ▁by ▁Comm union ▁on ▁c ass ette ▁and ▁CD ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Um ber ▁was ▁rem aster ed ▁by ▁Alan ▁D ouch es ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁a ▁box - set ▁containing ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁catalog . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁All ▁songs ▁written ▁by ▁B itch ▁Mag net ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁box - set ▁also ▁contains ▁alternate ▁versions ▁" M ot or ", ▁" Jo an ▁of ▁Arc ", ▁" Big ▁P ining ", ▁" Jo y less ▁Street " ▁and ▁" P unch ▁and