| Superfuzz Bigmuff | ||||
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| EP by Mudhoney | ||||
| Released | October 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Grunge | |||
| Length | 22:25 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Jack Endino | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.1/10)[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
Superfuzz Bigmuff is the debut EP by the Seattle grunge band Mudhoney. It was released in October 1988 through record label Sub Pop. The songs later appeared on their 1990 compilation album Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles. The album was named after two of the band's favorite guitar effects pedals: the Univox Super-Fuzz and the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, which helped to provide the band's signature "dirty" sound. The cover artwork is a photograph of frontman Mark Arm (left) and guitarist Steve Turner (right) by photographer Charles Peterson.
During initial release, the EP sold incredibly poorly (even by Sub Pop standards), however it has since been acknowledged as one of the seminal records of the Seattle scene. In mid 2008 the EP charted at #25 on the UK Indie Album Chart, a peak for the EP, twenty years after its release.
"In 'N' Out of Grace" opens with a sample of the eulogy from Peter Fonda's character in the 1966 movie The Wild Angels, saying "We wanna be free to do what we wanna do...". The same sample was later used on Primal Scream's's song Loaded[5].
Along with their sophomore album Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, it was included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In its review, Jamie Gonzalo called it "sexy, smart, humorous and hard", as well as writing "[Mudhoney] emerged from the underground with this mischievous workout, achieving tense and dramatic musical structures with Turner's scalping guitars, Mark Arm's angry vocals, Matt Lukin's mighty bass and Dan Peters' propulsive drums"[6].
Contents |
All songs by Mudhoney unless noted.
Tracks 1-9 live in Berlin, October 10, 1988
Tracks 10-15 live on KCSB-FM, Santa Barbara, November 16, 1988
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