"Amusement" is a song by
Hüsker Dü released as a
single
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* Single (music), a song release
Songs
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in 1981. It was the band's first single, b/w the song "
Statues."
This release finds the band in a period where its music was drifting from
punk to
post-punk. The single's pressing was limited to 2,000 copies upon its release. The two tracks appear on the ''
Everything Falls Apart and More'' CD.
In 2013,
the Numero Group reissued the single with the studio outtakes "Writer's Cramp" and "Let's Go Die" as a
7" pairing in a
gatefold jacket. The studio recordings are remastered from a first-generation
sub-master, while "Amusement" is from the original
live board tape. The cover features drummer Grant Hart's original Fake Name Graphx artwork.
Track listing
2013 reissue track listing
;Notes
*"Statues", "Writers Cramp" and "Let’s Go Die" were recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, August 1980
*"Amusement" was recorded live at Duffy's, Minneapolis, October 1980
Personnel
Adapted from the liner notes of ''
Everything Falls Apart and More''.
;Hüsker Dü
*
Bob Mould – guitar, vocals,
*
Grant Hart – drums, vocals
*
Greg Norton – bass, vocals
; Technical
*Hüsker Dü – producer (all tracks)
*Colin Mansfield – producer ("Statues", "Writers Cramp", "Let’s Go Die"), engineer ("Amusement")
*Steve Fjelstad – engineer (all tracks)
*
Terry Katzman
Terry James Katzman (March 8, 1955 – November 8, 2019) was a producer, sound engineer, archivist, and record-store owner in Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for his work with the Twin Cities music scene, particularly during the formative early year ...
– recorded by ("Amusement")
*
Fake Name Graphx – artwork
References
1980 songs
Hüsker Dü songs
1980 singles
Songs written by Bob Mould
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