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I had all their stuff on vinyl til I sold the vinyl. Before doing so, I ripped my favorites to digital, and forgot about the rest.

Including this silly gem.

It's fitting my mood and life goals today, and (along with the bangers like "Private Plane" and "Divide and Conquer") convincing me I need to get all those albums back into my library at full length.

10 hours ago

ardgedee

9 hours ago

"Flip Your Wig" was my first Hüsker Dü album. On vinyl. For some reason I've since re-bought most of their catalog on CD but not "Flip Your Wig". Should rectify that.

The Grant Hart tracks here really stand out, the band hadn't quite become "Bob Mould's Hüsker Dü" yet.

MackReed

8 hours ago

@ardgedee I bought into the whole catalogue at Zen Arcade after reading about it in the Village Voice, and they went on to became the soundtrack for my angst-ridden 20s - non-stop on the car stereo at top volume.

ardgedee

8 hours ago

@MackReed Weirdly enough "Zen Arcade" is their only album that I bounced off of. I don't hate it, I just wasn't able to get into it. Even "Land Speed Record" gets more plays.

poorusher 6 hours ago

I love this song so much. It feels like the perfect, absurdist response to every dumb, boring, conservative question.

poorusher 6 hours ago

And it's also a perfect intro to other songs, plus I feel like I could say much more but my brain is fuddled.

5 hours ago

@MackReed make sure to check out Numero's rarities and releases of their stuff (even if it's only in digital form now - https://numerogroup.com/products...)

today's theme song

Mack Reed

In These Shakes