Formed in 1984, Dinosaur Jr carved a singular path through the latter half of the 1980s and early 1990s, issuing a number of highly influential albums in the process before finding a home with Sire Records. 'Where You Been', their fifth record, emerged in 1993, at the height of enthusiasm for grunge and the alternative American rock scene the band had long been part of.
Produced by a new line-up of the group (longtime drummer Murph and new bassist Mike Johnson completing the three-piece), the album became the band’s most successful up to that point, reaching #50 in the US (where it sold over a quarter of a million copies) and #10 in the UK album charts, and spawning the hit single ‘Start Choppin’.
Released to unanimously positive reviews, and containing many tracks that would become staples and fan favourites, 'Where You Been' continued Dinosaur Jr’s global ascent, being issued simultaneously across the US, Europe, Australasia, Asia and South America.
Collected together here with related B-sides, BBC session recordings and a previously unreleased live recording made at St Paul Civic Centre in June 1993, and accompanied by in-depth sleevenotes from Mojo’s Keith Cameron (based on recent and exclusive interviews with J Mascis), this edition provides a glimpse of a band in rampant form riding a hard-earned wave of popularity and credibility.
• REMASTERED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF THE MUCH LOVED 5TH ALBUM.
• INCLUDES RELATED B-SIDES, BBC SESSION TRACKS AND A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED LIVE RECORDING.
• LINER NOTES BY MOJO MAGAZINE’S KEITH CAMERON, BASED ON EXCLUSIVE NEW INTERVIEWS WITH J MASCIS.
Tracklisting
CD 1: 'Where You Been'
1. OUT THERE
2. START CHOPPIN’
3. WHAT ELSE IS NEW
4. ON THE WAY
5. NOT THE SAME
6. GET ME
7. DRAWERINGS
8. HIDE
9. GOIN HOME
10. I AIN’T SAYIN
B-SIDES AND BONUSES:
11. HOT BURRITO #2
12. QUEST (ACOUSTIC)
13. TURNIP FARM
14. FORGET IT
15. KEEBLIN
16. MISSING LINK – with Del The Funky Homosapien
CD 2:
BBC SESSIONS
1. NOON AT DAWN (PEEL SESSION)
2. HIDE (PEEL SESSION)
3. GET ME (PEEL SESSION)
4. KEEBLIN (PEEL SESSION)
5. SEVERED LIPS (EVENING SESSION)
6. THUMB (EVENING SESSION)
LIVE IN ST PAUL 1993 *
7. TARPIT
8. BUDGE
9. START CHOPPIN
10. DRAWERINGS
11. RAISINS
12. THUMB
13. OUT THERE
14. SLUDGEFEAST
*PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
