Mudhoney (album)

Mudhoney
Studio album by
Mudhoney
ReleasedNovember 1, 1989
RecordedJuly 1989
StudioReciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length37:32
LabelSub Pop (US) Glitterhouse Records (Europe)
ProducerJack Endino, Mudhoney[n 1]
Mudhoney chronology
Boiled Beef & Rotting Teeth
(1989) 		Mudhoney
(1989) 		Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
(1991)
Singles from Mudhoney
  1. "This Gift"
    Released: 1989

Mudhoney is the debut studio album by American rock band Mudhoney, released in 1989.[2][3] It was their first LP after several singles and two EPs (Superfuzz Bigmuff and Boiled Beef & Rotting Teeth).

The instrumental song "Magnolia Caboose Babyshit" is a cover of "Magnolia Caboose Babyfinger" by Blue Cheer, but the song is still credited to Mudhoney. The album, when bought as a new vinyl record, is also packaged with a poster of the band (Photo by Michael Lavine). The poster features the band in a blue filter and says "Mudhoney. The album is out." as well as the SubPop and Au Go Go logos.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[6]
Metal Hammer[7]
MusicHound Rock[8]
NME8/10[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[11]

In 2009, BBC Music noted that "the manic, macabre garage-rock contortions of their debut album remain a scuzzed-up, sleazy and subterranean treasure."[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mudhoney, except where noted.

  1. "This Gift" – 3:34
  2. "Flat Out Fucked" – 2:15
  3. "Get Into Yours" – 3:50
  4. "You Got It" – 2:50
  5. "Magnolia Caboose Babyshit" – 1:07
  6. "Come to Mind" – 4:52
  7. "Here Comes Sickness" – 3:41
  8. "Running Loaded" – 2:50
  9. "The Farther I Go" – 2:07
  10. "By Her Own Hand" – 3:16
  11. "When Tomorrow Hits" – 2:39
  12. "Dead Love" – 4:27
2009 Japanese CD reissue bonus tracks
  2. "Revolution" (Pete Kember) – 4:47
  3. "Baby Help Me Forget" (Mr. Epp) – 2:30
  • Tracks 13 and 14 are B-sides from the "This Gift" single.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [13]

Production personnel

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[14] 1

Notes

  1. ^ March to Fuzz (Media notes). Mudhoney. Sub Pop. 2000. SPCD 500.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Boss, Kit (August 24, 1989). "Young, Loud and Snotty". The Seattle Times. p. F1.
  3. ^ Cameron, Keith (2014). Mudhoney: The Sound and the Fury from Seattle. Voyageur Press. p. 120.
  4. ^ "Mudhoney Mudhoney". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "Mudhoney". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Groves Dictionaries. pp. 3831–3832. ISBN 1-561-59237-4.
  6. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Mudhoney". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1054. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
  7. ^ Duke, John (December 11–26, 1989). "Mudhoney: Mudhoney". Metal Hammer. Vol. 4, no. 24. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Mudhoney". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 794. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  9. ^ Fadele, Dele (October 28, 1989). "The Bee's Knees". NME. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Mudhoney". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 565. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  11. ^ Cohen, Jason (1995). "Spacemen 3". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 261–262. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  12. ^ Chick, Stevie. "Mudhoney: 'Mudhoney' review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  13. ^ Mudhoney (Media notes). Mudhoney. Sub Pop. 1989. sp44.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

References

  1. ^ Although no producer is credited on the album, the 2000 March to Fuzz compilation credits Jack Endino and Mudhoney as producers.[1]