Mudhoney Superfuzz Bigmuff 12" Vinyl EP (Yellow Vinyl)

"Before Nirvana's Nevermind - the grunge album that transcended grunge - Mudhoney's six-song Superfuzz Bigmuff was the recording that best expressed the sense and aesthetic of Seattle's sound in the late 1980s. All the Seattle thrill was there - a lineage comprising members of local forerunners The Melvins, Green River, and The Thrown Ups; a wall of distorted guitar; and a strong blend of garage, punk, metal, and psychedelia.

"After selling more than 6,000 copies of their definitive first singe, 'Touch Me I'm Sick,' Mudhoney's four members went into Reciprocal Studios to record this mini album under the guidance of grunge main man and producer Jack Endino. Named after guitar player Steve Turner's favorite wah-wah pedal, Superfuzz Bigmuff introduced the band to Europe.

"The record rocks sexy and smart, humorous and hard. The blasts of noise 'Mudride' and 'In 'n' Out of Grace' are two scorched monuments to the early sound of The Stooges, with Blue Cheer and Spacemen 3 thrown into the mix. The stormy but circumspect ballads 'If I Think' and 'Need' made a tour of the band's darker side, and 'Chain That Door' is garage punk in the Billy Childish mold.

"Although never serious rivals to Soundgarden, Mudhoney emerged from the underground with this mischievous workout, achieving tense and dramatic musical structures with Turner's scalping guitars, Mark Arm's angry vocals, Matt Lukin's mighty bass, and Don Peters' propulsive drums." -Jaime Gonzalo, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die