Fopp is the second EP by the American rock band Soundgarden, released in August 1988 through Sub Pop Records. Fopp was later combined with the band's first EP, Screaming Life (1987), and released as the Screaming Life/Fopp compilation album in 1990.
| Fopp | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | August 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Venue | Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Grunge | |||
| Length | 14:55 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Steve Fisk | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 3/10[2] |
Recording
editThe EP was recorded in 1988 at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, Washington, with producer Steve Fisk.
Music and lyrics
editThe EP contains one Soundgarden original, two covers, and a remix. Guitarist Kim Thayil said of the title track: "That's an Ohio Players song off of Honey—I've had that album since I was in high school. We thought we could take the song and make it AC/DC or something. We'd take the power chords, turn up the volume and make it heavy. "Fopp" is a good song that needed to be given its due as a "kick-ass rock song!"[3] The EP also contains a cover of the Green River song "Swallow My Pride" from the 1985 EP, Come on Down.
Release and reception
editFopp was released on vinyl only, packaged in black die-cut sleeves and limited to 3,000 copies. The album's cover art was photographed by Charles Peterson. Frontman Chris Cornell said, "The second record did pretty well but it wasn't like a sweep, some people didn't like it."[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fopp" | Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell, James Williams | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Fopp (Fucked Up Heavy dub mix)" | Beck, Bonner, Jones, Middlebrooks, Pierce, Satchell, Williams | 6:25 |
| 3. | "Kingdom of Come" | Chris Cornell | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Swallow My Pride" | Mark Arm, Steve Turner | 2:18 |
| Total length: | 14:55 | ||
Personnel
editSoundgarden
- Matt Cameron – drums
- Chris Cornell – lead vocals
- Kim Thayil – guitar
- Hiro Yamamoto – bass
Production
- Drew Canulette – engineering
- Steve Fisk – production
- Management
- Susan Silver Management – management
References
edit- ^ "allmusic ((( Fopp > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ^ Gold, Jonathan (1995). "Soundgarden". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 370–371. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Gilbert, Jeff. "Primecuts: Kim Thayil". Guitar School. May 1994.
- ^ White, Richard. "Soundgarden Rocks". Rockpool. October 1, 1989.