''Rehab Doll'' is the first and only studio album by the American

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. It was released in June 1988 through Sub Pop Records.

Overview

Almost immediately following the release of '' Dry As a Bone'', the group re-entered the studio in August 1987 to begin production on its first full-length album, ''Rehab Doll''. The band initially started work on the album with producer

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, however the band switched to producer Bruce Calder and changed its recording location to Steve Lawson Studios in Seattle. Band in-fighting, though, took center stage over the music. A stylistic division developed between bassist

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and guitarist

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on one side, and vocalist

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on the other. Ament and Gossard wanted to pursue a major-label deal, while Arm wanted to remain

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, viewing the duo as being too careerist. On October 31, 1987, Ament, Gossard and guitarist

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stated their desire to quit the band. Although the band members agreed to complete production of ''Rehab Doll'' during the next three months, Green River had by late October 1987 ceased as a band. The recording sessions for the album were completed in January 1988. The song "

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" originally appeared on the band's debut EP, '' Come on Down'', and the song "Together We'll Never" was previously released as a single through Tasque Force Records in 1986. Both songs were re-recorded for this album. The cassette version of ''Rehab Doll'' also contains a cover of the

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". The album's cover art was photographed by Charles Peterson and a small portion of the Frye Hotel in Seattle is seen in the background. The album was released in June 1988 on Sub Pop Records. Ned Raggett of

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called it "a record that sounded caught somewhere between grunge mania and

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folly." It was reissued in 1990 as part of the '' Dry as a Bone/Rehab Doll'' compilation album. In 2019, the album was re-released with a new mix by original producer Jack Endino, and 10 bonus tracks.

Track listing

;Cassette bonus track

Personnel

;Green River *

– bass guitar, vocals, assistant

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, inner sleeve design *

– vocals, assistant production *

– guitars *

– guitars, vocals, assistant production * Alex Vincent – drums, percussion ;Additional musicians and production *Bruce Calder – groaning, moaning, screeching on "Porkfist",

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, production *

– pre-production recording *

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– sonic groan *Linda Owens – jacket design * Charles Peterson –

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*Sharka Stern –

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References

{{Authority control 1988 debut albums Green River (band) albums Sub Pop albums