Everything Falls Apart
| Everything Falls Apart | ||||
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| Released | January 1983 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1982 | |||
| Studio | Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California | |||
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| Length | 19:22 (original) 42:07 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Reflex | |||
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| Hüsker Dü chronology | ||||
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Everything Falls Apart is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Hüsker Dü, released in January 1983 by Reflex Records.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[6] |
In a 1983 Trouser Press review, Jon Young said, "Yeah! Hyperspeed agression!...Buzzsaw guitars! Shouting! A disrespectful version of "Sunshine Superman"!...Not Bad!"[7]
Reissue
The album was released on
St. Paul, Minnesota, basement called "Do You Remember?" (the English translation of "husker du" from both Danish and Norwegian). The reissue also includes extensive liner notes by Terry Katzman, co-founder of Reflex Records and soundman for the band from 1980 to 1983, as well as lyrics to a few of the songs. On June 18, 2017, a remastered version of the original album was released digitally by the Chicago reissues label The Numero Group and also included in the Savage Young Dü box set.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "From the Gut" | Bob Mould, Greg Norton | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Blah Blah Blah" | Mould, Norton | 2:10 |
| 3. | "Punch Drunk" | Mould | 0:32 |
| 4. | "Bricklayer" | Mould | 0:34 |
| 5. | "Afraid of Being Wrong" | Mould | 1:23 |
| 6. | "Sunshine Superman" | Donovan | 1:51 |
| 7. | "Signals from Above" | Mould | 1:38 |
| 8. | "Everything Falls Apart" | Mould | 2:12 |
| 9. | "Wheels" | Grant Hart | 2:08 |
| 10. | "Target" | Mould | 1:43 |
| 11. | "Obnoxious" | Mould | 0:53 |
| 12. | "Gravity" | Mould | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 19:22 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "In a Free Land" | Mould | 2:53 |
| 14. | "What Do I Want?" | Hart | 1:15 |
| 15. | "M.I.C." | Mould | 1:10 |
| 16. | "Statues (Unedited Version)" | Hart | 8:45 |
| 17. | "Let's Go Die" | Norton | 1:54 |
| 18. | "Amusement" | Mould | 4:57 |
| 19. | "Do You Remember?" | Mould | 1:55 |
| Total length: | 42:07 | ||
- Notes
Adapted from the liner notes of Everything Falls Apart and More.[9]
- "In a Free Land", "What Do I Want?" and "M.I.C." – single, May 1982; recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, February 1982; remixed at Creation Studio, Minneapolis, June 1992
- "Statues" – previously unreleased extended version; edit issued as a single, January 1981; recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, August 1980;[10] remixed at Absolute Music, Minneapolis, August 1992
- "Let's Go Die" – previously unreleased outtake from the "Statues" session; recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, August 1980
- "Amusement" – B-side of "Statues", January 1981; recorded live at Duffy's, Minneapolis, October 1980
- "Do You Remember?" – previously unreleased demo; recorded live in a St. Paul basement, 1980
Personnel
Adapted from the liner notes of Everything Falls Apart and More.[9]
- Hüsker Dü
- Bob Mould – guitar, vocals
- Greg Norton – bass, vocals
- Grant Hart – drums, vocals
- Hümper Dü Boys Choir
- Robin Henley – backing vocals
- Steve "Mugger" Corbin – backing vocals
- Merrill Ward – backing vocals
- Technical
- Spot − producer, engineer
- Hüsker Dü − producer
- Fake Name Graphx[11] − sleeve
- Everything Falls Apart and More
- Hüsker Dü – producer (13–19), compilation producer
- Colin Mansfield – producer (16, 17), engineer (18)
- Steve Fjelstad – engineer (13–18)
- Terry Katzman – recorded by (18), liner notes
- Bill Bruce – recorded by (19)
- Brian Paulson – remix, remix engineer (13–15)
- Grant Hart – remix (16)
- Matt Zimmerman – remix engineer (16)
- Bill Inglot – remastering
- Dan Hersch – remastering
- Doug Myren − compilation producer
- Rachel Gutek – design
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Everything Falls Apart – Hüsker Dü". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hüsker Dü - Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Kot, Greg (October 11, 1992). "As Bob Mould Went, So Went Rock Music". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Young, Jon (June 1983). "Hit and Run". Trouser Press. Vol. 10, no. 4. New York. p. 40. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Hüsker Dü - Savage Young Dü". The Numero Group. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Everything Falls Apart and More (CD). Hüsker Dü. Rhino. 1993. R2 71163.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Annotated discography". Hüsker Dü Database. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Fake Name Communications". Discogs. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
