Formed in 1984, Dinosaur Jr carved a singular path through the latter half of the 1980s, issuing three highly influential albums in the process before finding a home with Sire Records, who issued 'Green Mind' in 1991 as the alternative American rock scene the band had long been part of exploded globally.
Produced by a stripped down line-up of the group (in fact, J Mascis himself plays almost everything), the album and Sire’s international reach took Dinosaur Jr’s reputation to a new level, aided by the singles ‘The Wagon’ and ‘Whatever’s Cool With Me’, a non-album EP of new material and live recordings, all of which are included here alongside a previously unreleased live recording capturing the group at the Hollywood Palladium in June 1991.
Critically lauded on release, 'Green Mind' remains one of the band’s strongest collections, and a firm fan favourite.
Collected together with related singles, B-sides and a complete live recording, and accompanied by in-depth sleevenotes from Mojo’s Keith Cameron (based on recent and exclusive interviews with J Mascis), this 2CD edition provides a thorough snapshot of the band at a period when all eyes were on American guitar groups, many of whom owed their existence to Dinosaur Jr.
• REMASTERED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF THE CLASSIC 4TH ALBUM AND MAJOR LABEL DEBUT.
• INCLUDES RELATED SINGLES, B-SIDES, AND A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED LIVE SHOW.
• LINER NOTES BY MOJO MAGAZINE’S KEITH CAMERON, BASED ON EXCLUSIVE NEW INTERVIEWS WITH J MASCIS.
Tracklisting
CD 1:
1. THE WAGON
2. PUKE + CRY
3. BLOWING IT
4. I LIVE FOR THAT LOOK
5. FLYING CLOUD
6. HOW'D YOU PIN THAT ONE ON ME
7. WATER
8. MUCK
9. THUMB
10. GREEN MIND
B-SIDES AND SINGLES
11. PEBBLES + WEEDS
12. THE LITTLE BABY
13. NOT YOU AGAIN
14. QUICKSAND (WAGON REPRISE)
15. THROW DOWN
16. WHATEVER’S COOL WITH ME
17. SIDEWAYS
18. THE WAGON (7" DJ EDIT)
CD 2: LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD, 1991
1. THE LUNG*
2. WATER*
3. THE WAGON*
4. KEEP THE GLOVE*
5. BLOWING IT/I LIVE FOR THAT LOOK*
6. TARPIT*
7. KRACKED*
8. FREAK SCENE*
9. THUMB*
10. THEY ALWAYS COME*
11. BUDGE*
12. SLUDGEFEAST*
LIVE B-SIDES
13. THUMB
14. KEEP THE GLOVE
15. THE LUNG
16. THE POST
* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
