Superfuzz Bigmuff | ||||
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Released | October 20, 1988 | |||
Recorded | July 22–24, August 6, 15, 21, 25 and September 29, 1988 | |||
Studio | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington | |||
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Length | 41:31 | |||
Label | Sub Pop (USA) Au Go Go (Australia) Glitterhouse (Germany) | |||
Producer | Jack Endino | |||
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Superfuzz Bigmuff is the debut album and first major release by the Seattle grunge band Mudhoney. It was released on October 20, 1988, through record label Sub Pop. The album was later re-released in 1990 in Europe in the form of Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles .
The album was named after two of the band's favorite guitar effects pedals: the Univox Super-Fuzz and the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, which helped to provide the band's signature "dirty" sound.
The cover artwork is a photograph of frontman Mark Arm (left) and guitarist Steve Turner (right) performing live by photographer Charles Peterson. Other artwork on the album includes more photos of the band performing and them posing topless. [1]
Guitarist Turner also considered it to be Mudhoney's first official studio album, despite it being an EP initially. [2]
"In 'n' Out of Grace" opens with a sample of the eulogy from Peter Fonda's character in the 1966 movie The Wild Angels , saying "We wanna be free to do what we wanna do…"; a similar sample was later used on Primal Scream's song "Loaded", and also a refraining soundbite and quote in the 2013 film The World's End .
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Mojo | [4] |
NME | 8/10 [5] |
The Observer | [6] |
Pitchfork | 9.1/10 [7] |
PopMatters | 9/10 [8] |
Record Collector | [9] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 [11] |
Uncut | [12] |
During initial release, the EP sold incredibly poorly (even by Sub Pop standards)[ citation needed ]; however, it has since been acknowledged as one of the seminal records of the Seattle scene. In mid-2008 the EP charted at #25 on the UK Indie Album Chart, a peak for the EP, twenty years after its release.
Along with Mudhoney's second album Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge , it was included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . In its review, Jamie Gonzalo called it "sexy, smart, humorous and hard", as well as writing "[Mudhoney] emerged from the underground with this mischievous workout, achieving tense and dramatic musical structures with Turner's scalping guitars, Mark Arm's angry vocals, Matt Lukin's mighty bass and Dan Peters' propulsive drums." [13] Kurt Cobain listed the EP in his top fifty albums of all time. [14] [15]
Adapted from the album liner notes. [16] [17] [18]
All tracks are written by Mudhoney, except where noted [20]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Touch Me I'm Sick" | Non-album single, 1988 | 2:35 | |
2. | "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" | B-side of "Touch Me I'm Sick" | 3:46 | |
3. | "Hate the Police" | Dicks | Mondo Stereo, 1988 (*) | 2:08 |
4. | "Burn It Clean" | B-side of "You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)", 1989 | 3:00 | |
5. | "You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)" (8-track version) | B-side of "You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)" | 2:53 | |
6. | "Halloween" | Sonic Youth | Split single with Sonic Youth, 1990 | 6:12 |
7. | "No One Has" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 3:26 | |
8. | "If I Think" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 3:37 | |
9. | "In 'n' Out of Grace" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 5:28 | |
10. | "Need" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 3:00 | |
11. | "Chain That Door" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 1:51 | |
12. | "Mudride" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 5:43 | |
Total length: | 43:39 |
All tracks are written by Mudhoney, except where noted [21]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Touch Me I'm Sick" | Non-album single | 2:35 | |
2. | "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" | B-side of "Touch Me I'm Sick" | 3:46 | |
3. | "Twenty Four" | Dope-Guns-'n-Fucking in the Streets Volume One, 1988 (*) | 2:46 | |
4. | "Need" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 3:01 | |
5. | "Chain That Door" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 1:51 | |
6. | "Mudride" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 5:43 | |
7. | "No One Has" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 3:26 | |
8. | "If I Think" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 3:37 | |
9. | "In 'n' Out of Grace" | Superfuzz Bigmuff | 5:28 | |
10. | "The Rose" | Amanda McBroom | Sub Pop 200 , 1988 (*) | 4:04 |
11. | "Hate the Police" | Dicks | Mondo Stereo (*) | 2:09 |
12. | "You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)" (8-track version) | B-side of "You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)", 1989 | 2:55 | |
13. | "Burn It Clean" | B-side of "You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face) | 2:58 | |
14. | "Halloween" | Sonic Youth | Split single with Sonic Youth | 6:12 |
15. | "Need" (demo) | 3:23 | ||
16. | "Mudride" (demo) | 6:03 | ||
17. | "In 'n' Out of Grace" (demo) | 4:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "No One Has" (live) | 3:59 |
2. | "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" (live) | 3:45 |
3. | "Need" (live) | 2:47 |
4. | "Chain That Door" (live) | 1:59 |
5. | "If I Think" (live) | 3:18 |
6. | "Mudride" (live) | 6:20 |
7. | "Here Comes the Sickness" (live) | 4:12 |
8. | "Touch Me I'm Sick" (live) | 2:51 |
9. | "In 'n' Out of Grace" (live) | 6:55 |
10. | "Mudride" (live) | 5:34 |
11. | "Here Comes the Sickness" (live) | 4:10 |
12. | "No One Has" (live) | 3:32 |
13. | "By Her Own Hand" (live) | 3:32 |
14. | "Touch Me I'm Sick" (live) | 3:14 |
15. | "Dead Love" (live) | 14:18 |
Adapted from the album liner notes. [18]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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UK Indie Chart [22] | 3 |
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