Fossils (album)

Fossils
Compilation album by Dinosaur Jr.
Released	August 1991
Genre	Indie rock
Length	22:24
Label	SST
Dinosaur Jr. chronology
Green Mind (1991) Fossils (1991) Where You Been (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10 [4]

Fossils is a compilation album by indie rock band Dinosaur Jr., released in August 1991 on SST Records. It contains three 7" singles the band had previously released on SST, including a version of the song 'Keep the Glove' which is different from the version on the reissue of Bug , as well as three covers. ^[5] A deluxe 5"x7" edition, along with an accompanying book box set, was released on Record Store Day 2014. ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by J. Mascis except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Fury Things"		3:05
2.	"In a Jar"		3:26
3.	"Show Me the Way"	Peter Frampton	3:45
4.	"Freak Scene"		3:35
5.	"Keep the Glove"		2:47
6.	"Just Like Heaven"	Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams	2:52
7.	"Throw Down"		0:45
8.	"Chunks"	Jack Kelly, Tony Perez (both of Last Rights)	2:09

Personnel

• Lee Ranaldo – backing vocals on "Little Fury Things"
• Murph – drums
• Lou Barlow – bass, ukulele, vocals
• J. Mascis – guitar, vocals

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fossils Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 30, 2017.
2. Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 82. ISBN   9780312245603.
3. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 687. ISBN   9780857125958.
4. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN   0679755748.
5. Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. pp. 86–7. ISBN   9780760346488.
6. "Record Store Day 2014: The Massive List of Exclusives- Page 1 of 3". Exclaim! . February 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2017.