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HÜSKER DÜ

GRANT HART, GREG NORTON, BOB MOULD 

Influential Minneapolis punk trio that deftly juggled the screaming self-examination 

of Bob Mould with the biting pop-romanticism of Grant Hart.

Hüsker Dü and R.E.M. were the two American post-punk bands of the '80s 

that changed the direction of rock & roll. R.E.M. became a superstar band; 

Hüsker Dü never was more than a cult favorite. Nevertheless, their albums between 

1981 and 1987 have proven remarkably influential; they provided the sonic blueprint 

for the roaring punk-pop hybrid that crossed over into the mainstream in the early '90s

"ZEN ARCADE"

<reissue, originally published in 1984>

2LP     SST RECORDS     SST 027  

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    1989 REPRESSING

GATEFOLD SLEEVE + COMPANY CATALOGUE

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

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LABEL: SST - BLACK/WHITE/SILVER/GOLD LABELS - WHITE (A) & BLACK (B, C, D) TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine) SST 027

Catalog on labels: SST 027

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched & Stamped): SST-2-027-A S-21566 L?17380 kdisc FALLING, SHIRLEY - EVERYTIME I SQUARE OFF AGAINST SOMEONE'S GOD

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SST-2-027-B S-21567 I SPEND THE REST OF THE NIGHT (OR DAY) HALLUCINATING L?17380

Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): SST-2-027-C S-21568 AND NOW IT IS THE VISIONS OF A JOYOUS HELL... L?17380

Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): ST-2-027-D S-21569 ...WITHIN THE CIRCUITS THAT MAKE PAC-MEN DIE AND VESSELS DISINTEGRATE... L?17380 ?

On labels: ©1984 Cesstone Music (BMI)

?1984 SST Records

On Spine: $12.98

On Inside Panels: Produced & Engineered by Spot & Hüsker Dü

SST - P.O. Box 1 - Lawndale, CA 90260

On Back Cover: Tracklist

tracklisting

Side A: SOMETHING I LEARNED TODAY - BROKEN HOME, BROKEN HEART

NEVER TALKING TO YOU AGAIN - CHARTERED TRIPS - DREAMS RECURRING

INDECISION TIME - HARE KRSNA

Side B: BEYOND THE THRESHOLD - PRIDE - I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU

THE BIGGEST LIE - WHAT'S GOING ON - MASOCHISM WORLD - STANDING BY THE SEA

Side C: SOMEWHERE - ONE STEP AT A TIME - PINK TURNS TO BLUE

NEWEST INDUSTRY - MONDAY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

WHATEVER - THE TOOTH FAIRY AND THE PRINCESS

Side D: TURN ON THE NEWS - RECURRING DREAMS

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In many ways, it's impossible to overestimate the impact of Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade on the American 

rock underground in the '80s. It's the record that exploded the limits of hardcore and what it could achieve. 

Hüsker Dü broke all of the rules with Zen Arcade. First and foremost, it's a sprawling concept album, 

even if the concept isn't immediately clear or comprehensible. More important are the individual songs. 

Both Bob Mould and Grant Hart abandoned the strict "fast, hard, loud" rules of hardcore punk with 

their songs for Zen Arcade. Without turning down the volume, Hüsker Dü try everything -- pop songs, 

tape experiments, acoustic songs, pianos, noisy psychedelia. Hüsker Dü willed themselves to make 

such a sprawling record -- as the liner notes state, the album was recorded and mixed within 85 hours 

and consists almost entirely of first takes. That reckless, ridiculously single-minded approach 

does result in some weak moments -- the sound is thin and the instrumentals drag on a bit too long -- 

but it's also the key to the success of Zen Arcade...(AllMusic)