Beat Happening/Screaming Trees is an EP and a one-off collaboration between Beat Happening (from Olympia, Washington) and Screaming Trees (from Ellensburg, Washington). The 12-inch EP was originally released on Homestead Records in 1988, and it was later reissued as part of Beat Happening's box set Crashing Through in 2002. The journal of Kurt Cobain contains a draft of a letter sent to Mark Lanegan, in which he described "Polly Pereguinn" as his favorite pop song of the 1980s.
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| Released | April 1988 | |||
| Recorded | July 1987, New World Video, Ellensburg, Washington | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 12:27 | |||
| Label | K/Homestead HMS110-1 | |||
| Producer | Steve Fisk | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[2] |
The album itself was recorded in the back room of the Conner's family video store, New World Video, which was also used as a practice space for the Screaming Trees.
Track listing
edit- "Sea Babies"
- "Tales of Brave Aphrodite"
- "Polly Pereguinn"
- "I Dig You"
Credits
editPersonnel
- Mark Lanegan - Vocals
- Calvin Johnson - Vocals
- Heather Lewis - Drums, Backing Vocals
- Gary Lee Conner - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Van Conner - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Bret Lunsford - Guitar
- Mark Pickerel - Drums
Additional Personnel
- Steve Fisk - Producer
- Chris Gehringer - Mastering
References
edit- ^ "Beat Happening/Screaming Trees - Beat Happening". Allmusic.
- ^ Azzerad, Michael (1995). "Screaming Trees". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 343–344. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
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