The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) - Release and Reception

Release and Reception

The album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 110,000 copies. The album was released November 6, 2000, and generally received mixed reviews from professional music critics; in recent years, it has seen increased popularity and positive reception among Blink-182 fans. Sputnikmusic touted the album as 'Blink-182 at their best', while NME described the album as "the tragic sound of three men so desperately trying to avoid growing up".

When released in 2000, only one million copies were printed. The album became "rare" due to its lack of availability. Since July 2006 many copies appeared in shops like HMV. It has since then gone back into print in Australia since January 2007 with as many as 3 copies being in stock at JB Hi-Fi music outlets across the country packaged in the original Digipak with the original limited edition sticker. It is believed this was a move conducted by their former record label to combat scalpers of the original 2000 issue selling their old copies on online auction site eBay for hundreds of dollars a copy. Online retailer Amazon.com is sourcing new copies from Australia for sale through their website. The record is also available on the Scandinavian e-store CDON. Later on at 2005, it was a bonus disc on the Korean Deluxe version of the Greatest Hits album. In March 2011, Hot Topic announced plans to press a limited-edition vinyl version of blink-182’s The Mark, Tom, And Travis Show, the band’s infamous live release in celebration of touring Enema Of The State. The vinyl release featured a double LP with the first disc being transparent blue and the second disc being transparent green; the D side contained the joke portion of the original release. The vinyl was limited to 2000 copies and sold for $20.

The album was released on iTunes on September 27, 2011, and was removed on an unknown date.