Formed in 1984, Dinosaur Jr carved a singular path through the latter half of the 1980s, issuing three highly influential albums in the process before finding a home with Sire Records, who issued ‘Green Mind’ in 1991 as the alternative American rock scene the band had long been part of exploded globally.
Produced by a stripped down line-up of the group (in fact, J Mascis himself plays almost everything), the album and Sire’s international reach took Dinosaur Jr’s reputation to a new level, aided by the singles ‘The Wagon’ and ‘Whatever’s Cool With Me’, a non-album EP of new material and live recordings, all of which are included here alongside a previously unreleased live recording capturing the group at the Hollywood Palladium in June 1991.
Critically lauded on release, ‘Green Mind’ remains one of the band’s strongest collections, and a firm fan favourite.
Collected together with related singles, B-sides and a complete live recording, and accompanied by in-depth sleevenotes from Mojo’s Keith Cameron (based on recent and exclusive interviews with J Mascis), this 2CD edition provides a thorough snapshot of the band at a period when all eyes were on American guitar groups, many of whom owed their existence to Dinosaur Jr.
DISC ONE - Green Mind:
1. The Wagon
2. Puke + Cry
3. Blowing It
4. I Live For That Look
5. Flying Cloud
6. How'd You Pin That One On Me
7. Water
8. Muck
9. Thumb
10. Green Mind
B-Sides and Singles
11. Pebbles + Weeds
12. The Little Baby
13. Not You Again
14. Quicksand (Wagon Reprise)
15. Throw Down
16. Whatever’s Cool With Me
17. Sideways
18. The Wagon (7" DJ Edit)
DISC TWO - Live in Hollywood, 1991:
1. The Lung*
2. Water*
3. The Wagon*
4. Keep The Glove*
5. Blowing It/I Live For That Look*
6. Tarpit*
7. Kracked*
8. Freak Scene*
9. Thumb*
10. They Always Come*
11. Budge*
12. Sludgefeast*
Live B-Sides
13. Thumb
14. Keep The Glove
15. The Lung
16. The Post
* Previously Unreleased