Sub Pop 200
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Sub Pop 200 is a compilation released in the early days of the Seattle grunge scene (December 1988). It features songs (many of them first releases and otherwise unattainable) from Tad, The Fluid, Nirvana, Steven Jesse Bernstein, Mudhoney, The Walkabouts, Terry Lee Hale, Soundgarden, Green River, Fastbacks, Blood Circus, Swallow, Chemistry Set, Girl Trouble, The Nights and Days, Cat Butt, Beat Happening, Screaming Trees, Steve Fisk and The Thrown Ups.
Many of these bands went on to be incredibly influential in the early 1990s and onwards. Most notable of these were Nirvana, Soundgarden, Green River (who spawned Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, and Pearl Jam), Screaming Trees, and Mudhoney.
The cover is an illustration by comics artist Charles Burns, who was regularly used by Sub Pop for covers and posters around this period.
Track listing
- "Sex God Missy" - Tad
- "Is It Day I'm Seeing?" - The Fluid
- "Spank Thru" - Nirvana
- "Come Out Tonight" - Steven J. Bernstein
- "The Rose" - Mudhoney
- "Got No Chains" - The Walkabouts
- "Dead Is Dead" - Terry Lee Hale
- "Sub Pop Rock City" - Soundgarden
- "Hangin' Tree" - Green River
- "Swallow My Pride" - Fastbacks
- "The Outback" - Blood Circus
- "Zoo" - Swallow
- "Underground" - Chemistry Set
- "Gonna Find A Cave" - Girl Trouble
- "Split" - The Nights And Days
- "Big Cigar" - Cat Butt
- "Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive" - Beat Happening
- "Love Or Confusion" - Screaming Trees
- "Untitled" - Steve Fisk
- "You Lost It" - The Thrown Ups
Availability
Sub Pop 200 was originally pressed on vinyl but a CD reissue is available and in print.