HUSKER DU Zen Arcade 2LP SST 1984 US reissue+foc SST 027 BOB MOULD-GRANT HART
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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
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
[issued in a heavy pasteboard gatefold sleeve (inside cardboard brown, not white)]
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none (without sticker with barcode)
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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RECORDS EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
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)
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