Screaming Life/Fopp

Screaming Life/Fopp

From the depths of the Sub Pop archives comes a reissue of Soundgardenâ‚¬s thunderous opening salvo, Screaming Life, plus bonus tracks from the Fopp EP and Sub Pop 200 compilation. This reissue marks the first time these tracks will be available digitally, and their first appearance on vinyl since the original, late-80s pressings (notwithstanding a long-gone, late-â‚¬Ëœ90s repress of Screaming Life). All tracks have been remastered by Seattle studio wizard and producer of the original Screaming Life and Sub Pop 200 sessions, Jack Endino, who had this to say about it: â‚¬Å“Ah, Screaming Life, Soundgarden's debut, and one of the first real records I made for anyone outside my own band. I already knew Soundgarden pretty well, since they and Skin Yard had shared the stage many times in Seattle's tiny club scene circa 1985-1986. Soon after opening Reciprocal Recording in July 1986, there I was with Soundgarden, trying to make the most of our eight tracks. Somehow, we found room for all of Matt Cameronâ‚¬s â‚¬Ëœbonus tubs,â‚¬ Hiroâ‚¬s primordial Fender bass, and a whopping four tracks to share between Kim Thayil's mad guitar psychedelia and Chris Cornell's still-expanding voice. â‚¬ËœNothing To Sayâ‚¬ was the song that made us all look at each other and go, â‚¬Ëœuh, holy crap, how did we do this?â‚¬ Stuff started happening. A&M came calling. SST agreed to put out their next record. But Soundgarden was not finished with Sub Pop. They contributed â‚¬ËœSub Pop Rock City,â‚¬ about Seattleâ‚¬s then-rising â‚¬Ëœgrungeâ‚¬ scene, to the Sub Pop 200 comp; and they threw everyone a curveball with Steve Fisk-produced Ohio Players and Green River covers on the Fopp EP. The glorious vistas of a major label future awaited them. To quote Kim from an old interview, â‚¬ËœIt was karma, it was dogma, it was dog breath.â‚¬â‚¬Â
Country USA
Brand Sub Pop
Manufacturer Sub Pop
Binding Vinyl
ItemPartNumber SP 1065
Model 35734415
ReleaseDate 2013-11-25
UnitCount 2
Format Import
UPCs 098787106510
EANs 0098787106510

Country	USA
Brand	Sub Pop
Manufacturer	Sub Pop
Binding	Vinyl
ItemPartNumber	SP 1065
Model	35734415
ReleaseDate	2013-11-25
UnitCount	2
Format	Import
UPCs	098787106510
EANs	0098787106510

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