Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade

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Label:	SST Records – SST 027
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country:	UK
Released:	1984
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock, Hardcore, Punk

Tracklist

A1	Something I Learned Today	1:58
A2	Broken Home, Broken Heart	2:01
A3	Never Talking To You Again	1:39
A4	Chartered Trips Piano [Played Piano] – Bob, Grant	3:33
A5	Dreams Reoccurring	1:40
A6	Indecision Time	2:07
A7	Hare Krsna Performer [Did All The Stuff] – Grant*	3:33
B8	Beyond The Threshold	1:35
B9	Pride	1:45
B10	I'll Never Forget You	2:06
B11	The Biggest Lie	1:58
B12	What's Going On Piano [Played Piano] – Grant* Vocals [Sang] – Dez*	4:23
B13	Masochism World	2:43
B14	Standing By The Sea Piano [Played Piano] – Grant* Vocals [Yell] – Spot	3:12
C15	Somewhere Words By [Wrote Words] – Grant*	2:30
C16	One Step At A Time Piano [Played Piano] – Bob*	0:45
C17	Pink Turns To Blue	2:39
C18	Newest Industry Piano [Played Piano] – Bob*	3:02
C19	Monday Will Never Be The Same Piano [Played Piano] – Bob, Grant	1:10
C20	Whatever	3:50
C21	The Tooth Fairy And The Princess Performer [Did All The Stuff] – Bob*	2:43
D22	Turn On The News Bass [Played Bass] – Bob*	4:21
D23	Reoccurring Dreams	13:47

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Cesstone Music
Copyright © – Cesstone Music
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – SST Records
Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN-15370
Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN-15371
Distributed By – Pinnacle (3)
Recorded At – Total Access Recording Studios
Mixed At – Total Access Recording Studios

Credits

Artwork [Artwork By] – Fake Name Graphics*
Bass, Backing Vocals [Bk. Vocals] – Greg Norton
Drums, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Bk. Vocals], Percussion, Piano – Grant Hart
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars], Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars], Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Bk. Vocals], Percussion, Piano – Bob Mould
Lacquer Cut By – Tone*
Photography By [Cover Photos By] – Mark Peterson (5)
Producer [Produced By], Engineer [Engineered By] – Hüsker Dü, Spot
Written-By – B. Mould* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B11, B13, C15, C16, C18 to C21, D23), Grant Hart (tracks: A3), G. Hart* (tracks: A5, A7, B12 to C17, D22, D23), G. Norton* (tracks: A5, A7, D23)

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Total Access, Redondo Beach, CA. October 1983.
Whoever wrote the song sings it, except for track C15.
Track D23 is live-to-2 track, no overdubs or funny stuff.
Everything on the record is first-take, except for A1 & C18, which started too fast
We all threw chairs during track B9.
There were only two out-takes from these sessions, "Dozen Beats Eleven" and "Some Kind Of Fun".
The whole thing took about 85 hours, the last 40 hours straight for mixing.
Carducci wants another album already, but not another double LP.

Credits and lyrics printed on inside of glossy gatefold cover.

Labels:
© 1984 Cesstone Music (BMI)
℗ 1984 SST Records

Track numbers run consecutively over all four sides.

"Reoccurring" printed on labels as "Recurring" (A5 and D23).

Inside cover:
℗© Cesstone Music (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - etched; variant 1): SST 027 A LYN-15370 tone ü
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - etched; variant 1): SST 027 B LYN-15371
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout - etched; variant 1): SST 027 C
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout - etched; variant 1): SST 027 D
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - etched; variant 2): SST 027 A [initials] tone ü LYN-15370
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - etched; variant 2): SST 027 B [initials] LYN-15371
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout - etched; variant 2): SST 027 C [initials]
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout - etched; variant 2): SST 027 D [initials]
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Zen Arcade (2×LP, Album, Large Pressing Ring)	SST Records	SST 027	US	1984
Recently Edited	Zen Arcade (2×LP, Album, Gatefold)	Aggressive Rockproduktionen, Aggressive Rockproduktionen	AG 0036, 80-1639	Germany	1984
Recently Edited	Zen Arcade (Cassette, Album, White Shell)	SST Records	SSTC 027	US	1984
New Submission	Zen Arcade (Cassette, Album, Clear Shell)	SST Records	SSTC 027	US	1984
Recently Edited	Zen Arcade (CD, Album, Reissue)	SST Records	SST CD 027	US	1987