Mudhoney (album)

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Mudhoney
Mudhoney album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1989
RecordedJuly 1989
Studio Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length37:32
Label Sub Pop (US) Glitterhouse Records (Europe)
Producer Jack Endino, Mudhoney [n 1]
Mudhoney chronology
Boiled Beef & Rotting Teeth
(1989)
Mudhoney
(1989)
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
(1991)
Singles from Mudhoney
  1. "This Gift"
    Released: 1989

Mudhoney is the debut studio album by American rock band Mudhoney, released in 1989. [2] [3] It was their first LP after several singles and two EPs ( Superfuzz Bigmuff and Boiled Beef & Rotting Teeth ).

Contents

The instrumental song "Magnolia Caboose Babyshit" is a cover of "Magnolia Caboose Babyfinger" by Blue Cheer, but the song is still credited to Mudhoney. The album, when bought as a new vinyl record, is also packaged with a poster of the band (Photo by Michael Lavine). The poster features the band in a blue filter and says "Mudhoney. The album is out." as well as the SubPop and Au Go Go logos.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Great Rock Discography 6/10 [6]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
MusicHound Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 6/10 [11]

In 2009, BBC Music noted that "the manic, macabre garage-rock contortions of their debut album remain a scuzzed-up, sleazy and subterranean treasure." [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mudhoney, except where noted.

  1. "This Gift" – 3:34
  2. "Flat Out Fucked" – 2:15
  3. "Get Into Yours" – 3:50
  4. "You Got It" – 2:50
  5. "Magnolia Caboose Babyshit" – 1:07
  6. "Come to Mind" – 4:52
  7. "Here Comes Sickness" – 3:41
  8. "Running Loaded" – 2:50
  9. "The Farther I Go" – 2:07
  10. "By Her Own Hand" – 3:16
  11. "When Tomorrow Hits" – 2:39
  12. "Dead Love" – 4:27
2009 Japanese CD reissue bonus tracks
  1. "Revolution" (Pete Kember) – 4:47
  2. "Baby Help Me Forget" (Mr. Epp) – 2:30

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [13]

Production personnel

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart [14] 1

Notes

  1. March to Fuzz (Media notes). Mudhoney. Sub Pop. 2000. SPCD 500.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Boss, Kit (August 24, 1989). "Young, Loud and Snotty". The Seattle Times. p. F1.
  3. Cameron, Keith (2014). Mudhoney: The Sound and the Fury from Seattle. Voyageur Press. p. 120.
  4. "Mudhoney Mudhoney". AllMusic .
  5. Larkin, Colin (1998). "Mudhoney". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Groves Dictionaries. pp.  3831–3832. ISBN   1-561-59237-4.
  6. Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Mudhoney". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p.  1054. ISBN   1-84195-615-5.
  7. Duke, John (December 11–26, 1989). "Mudhoney: Mudhoney". Metal Hammer . Vol. 4, no. 24. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  8. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Mudhoney". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p.  794. ISBN   1-57859-061-2.
  9. Fadele, Dele (October 28, 1989). "The Bee's Knees". NME . Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  10. Kot, Greg (2004). "Mudhoney". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  565. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  11. Cohen, Jason (1995). "Spacemen 3". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp.  261–262. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
  12. Chick, Stevie. "Mudhoney: 'Mudhoney' review". BBC Music . Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  13. Mudhoney (Media notes). Mudhoney. Sub Pop. 1989. sp44.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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References

  1. Although no producer is credited on the album, the 2000 March to Fuzz compilation credits Jack Endino and Mudhoney as producers. [1]