''Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles'' is a compilation album by the

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band

Mudhoney Mudhoney is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988, following the demise of Green River. Its members are singer and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison and drummer Dan Peters. Orig ...

. The album contains the entire

Superfuzz Bigmuff ''Superfuzz Bigmuff'' is the debut EP and first major release by the Seattle grunge band Mudhoney. It was released on October 20, 1988 through record label Sub Pop. The album was later re-released in 1990 in the form of '' Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus E ...

EP, the A-sides and

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s of 2 singles, and 2 covers from split singles with

Sonic Youth Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...

and

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. It was released by

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in October 1990. The album is named after the

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and the

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es, (the title also being a play on words) which gave the band their signature dirty sound. *"

Touch Me I'm Sick "Touch Me I'm Sick" is a song by the American alternative rock band Mudhoney. It was recorded in April 1988 at Seattle's Reciprocal Recording studio with producer Jack Endino. "Touch Me I'm Sick" was released as Mudhoney's debut single by indepe ...

" was Mudhoney's first single, and one of the first singles ever released by Sub Pop; "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" was the B-side. *"You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)" was released as a single in 1989; "Burn It Clean" was the B-side. *"Hate the Police" is a cover of a song by

. *"Halloween" is a cover of a

song, originally recorded for the split single between the two bands, on which Sonic Youth played "Touch Me I'm Sick." *The last 6 tracks on the album are from Mudhoney's debut EP Superfuzz Bigmuff. In 2005 the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the

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-curated Don't Look Back series.

Track listing

All tracks by Mudhoney unless otherwise noted. #"

" – 2:35 #"Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" – 3:46 #"

Hate the Police "The Dicks Hate the Police" (usually shortened to "Hate the Police") is the debut release and 7-inch single from the American hardcore punk band The Dicks, released in 1980. The record was released on the band's own Radical Records imprint. Mudh ...

" (

cover) – 2:08 #"Burn It Clean" – 3:00 #"You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)" – 2:53 #"

Halloween Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...

" (

cover) – 6:12 #"No One Has" – 3:26 #"If I Think" – 3:37 #"In 'n' Out of Grace" – 5:28 #"Need" – 3:00 #"Chain That Door" – 1:51 #"Mudride" – 5:43

References

{{Mudhoney Mudhoney compilation albums 1990 compilation albums Sub Pop compilation albums Albums produced by Jack Endino