A Single History: 1991–1997

A Single History: 1991–1997 is a compilation album by Unwound released on Kill Rock Stars. It contains tracks previously released on various 7-inch singles and multiple-artist compilations. "Crab Nebula" and "Stumbling Block" originally appeared on the band's 1991 demo tape. The fourth song is a reference to the U.S. government's secret MKUltra brainwashing program. The "Negated"/ "Said Serial"/ "Census" 7-inch was the first-ever release on Troubleman Unlimited Records. "Plight" is a cover of a Minutemen song, from the tribute disc Our Band Could Be Your Life. "Seen Not Heard" is from a split 7-inch with Steel Pole Bath Tub; the song comes from the Repetition album sessions. Following an extended drum and bass-style intro, "The Light At The End..." features odd vocal snippets from a man trying to persuade some band to make upbeat, "tribal-sounding" aerobics music.

A Single History: 1991–1997
Compilation album by Unwound
Released	September 14, 1999
Recorded	December 1991–August 1997
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	58:21
Label	Kill Rock Stars
Unwound chronology
Challenge for a Civilized Society (1998) A Single History: 1991–1997 (1999) Leaves Turn Inside You (2001)

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According to a Kill Rock Stars Q&A from 1999, the cover art is a composite of photos taken by drummer Sara Lund on the band's overseas tours. The top photo is of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice; "the train in the middle is from Japan, and the nuns on the bottom are from a religious procession we witnessed in Trani, Italy."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Unwound, unless noted otherwise.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Mile Me Deaf"		"The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train", 1997	2:20
2.	"Broken E-Strings"		"Jabberjaw No.1", 1994	3:11
3.	"Totality"		"MK Ultra/Totality", 1994	3:07
4.	"MK Ultra"		"MK Ultra/Totality", 1994	4:48
5.	"Seen Not Heard"		Split with Steel Pole Bath Tub, 1996	3:41
6.	"Caterpillar"		"Caterpillar/Miserific Condition/Love & Fear", 1992	1:58
7.	"Miserific Condition"		"Caterpillar/Miserific Condition/Love & Fear", 1992	1:57
8.	"Everything Is Weird"		"Corpse Pose/Everything Is Weird", 1996	2:52
9.	"Negated"		"Negated/Said Serial/Census", 1994	4:36
10.	"Said Serial"		"Negated/Said Serial/Census", 1994	2:23
11.	"Census"		"Negated/Said Serial/Census", 1994	1:50
12.	"Plight"	D. Boon, Mike Watt	Our Life Could Be Your Band, Minutemen tribute album	1:56
13.	"Stumbling Block"		Demo, 1991	2:01
14.	"Eternalux"		A Day in the Park comp., 1994	4:58
15.	"New Radio Hit"		The Smitten Love Song Comp., 1994	2:21
16.	"The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train"		The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train, 1997	10:10
17.	"Crab Nebula"		Demo, 1991	4:06
Total length:				58:21

Credits

• Steve Fisk - keyboards, production on 1-8, 14, 16
• Dustin the Roadie - trombone on 10, 11, spoken word on 12
• Sara Lund - cover art
• Kip Beelman - recording engineer for 1, 16
• Stuart Hollerman - recording engineer for 2-7, 14
• John Goodmanson - recording engineer for 8
• Tim Green - recording engineer for 9-12, 15
• Pat Maley - recording engineer for 13, 17