A Single History: 1991–1997

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A Single History: 1991–1997
A Single History: 1991–1997 cover
Compilation album by Unwound
Released September 14, 1999
Recorded December 1991–August 1997
Genre Indie rock
Length 58:21
Label Kill Rock Stars
Professional reviews
Unwound chronology
Challenge for a Civilized Society
(1998)		 A Single History: 1991–1997
(1999)		 Leaves Turn Inside You
(2001)

A Single History: 1991–1997 is a compilation album by Unwound released on Kill Rock Stars. It contains tracks previously released on various 7" singles and multiple-artist compilations. "Crab Nebula" and "Stumbling Block" originally appeared on the band's 1991 demo tape. The fourth song is a reference to the U.S. government's secret MK Ultra brainwashing program. The "Negated"/ "Said Serial"/ "Census" 7" was the first-ever release on Troubleman Unlimited Records. "Plight" is a cover of a Minutemen song, from the tribute disc Our Band Could Be Your Life. "Seen Not Heard" is from a split 7" with Steel Pole Bath Tub; the song comes from the Repetition album sessions. Following an extended drum and bass-style intro, "The Light At The End..." features odd vocal snippets from a man trying to persuade some band to make upbeat, "tribal-sounding" aerobics music.

According to a Kill Rock Stars Q&A from 1999, the cover art is a composite of photos taken by drummer Sara Lund on the band's overseas tours. The top photo is of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice; "the train in the middle is from Japan, and the nuns on the bottom are from a religious procession we witnessed in Trani, Italy."

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Mile Me Deaf" - 2:20 (1997)
  2. "Broken E-Strings" - 3:11 (1994)
  3. "Totality" - 3:07 (1994)
  4. "MK Ultra" - 4:48 (1994)
  5. "Seen Not Heard" - 3:41 (1996)
  6. "Caterpillar" - 1:58 (1991)
  7. "Miserific Condition" - 1:57 (1991)
  8. "Everything Is Weird" - 2:52 (1996)
  9. "Negated" - 4:36 (1994)
  10. "Said Serial" - 2:23 (1994)
  11. "Census" - 1:50 (1994)
  12. "Plight" - 1:56 (1995)
  13. "Stumbling Block" - 2:01 (1991)
  14. "Eternalux" - 4:58 (1993)
  15. "New Radio Hit" - 2:21 (1994)
  16. "The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is A Train" - 10:10 (1997)
  17. "Crab Nebula" - 4:06 (1991)
Unwound
Justin Trosper | Vern Rumsey | Sara Lund
Discography
Albums:

Fake Train | New Plastic Ideas | The Future of What | Unwound | Repetition | Challenge for a Civilized Society | Leaves Turn Inside You
Compilations:

A Single History: 1991–1997 | Further Listening