sst records. 216 / 9 tracks / 1988

UK: blast first. bffp 31 / 1988

D: normal records. 103 / 1988

RI (CD): sst records. 216 / 9 tracks / 1990

RI (CD): UK: blast first/mute. bffp 31 / 1990 (?)

RI (LP): baked good recordings. bg-06 / 10 tracks / 2005

RI (CD): merge records. / 2005

RI (CD): UK: sweet nothing. sncd 039 / 2005

RI (CD): JAP: teichiku. / 2005

RI (CD): AUS: extinct 3 / 2005

First German version w/ one-sided bonus 7”. SST pressing on red vinyl (circa 1989). Test pressings exist for Blast First LP, in test/proof sleeve. All 2005 CD reissues are digitally remastered and add bonus song “Keep the Glove”, and two videos for Freak Scene and No Bones. Baked Goods LP reissue (J Mascis' label): 2000 made, 1500 on orange vinyl, 500 on black, has the bonus (audio) track.

Their third LP with more melancholic Minnesota-meets-the-Hippies-style grunge punk songs. This album has a really relaxed feeling about it; it's loud, it's noisy, but the way the band just casually drop their beautiful melodies is just gorgeous. Tons of hits here. Nirvana and Seattle get all the credit these days, but these guys were WAY more important for the development of grunge rock than most of the Sub Pop bands (and they were better, too). [9]

Wieder mal im schönen Minnesota-Sound der Hüskers u.a., allerdings irgendwie fertiger, psychedelischer, ich muß da immer an Leute mit großen Hüten und langen, fettigen Haaren denken (das sagen mir die Feedbacks, Mann!). Viele Hits. Eher im melancholischen Bereich. Super.

Tracks: freak scene / no bones / they always come / yeah we know // let it ride / pond song / budge / the post / don't