Sub Pop Gets Into The Christmas Spirit (finally) With A Split
Single Featuring Green River’s “Away in a Manger” & U-Men’s “Blue
Christmas,” Exclusively For Record Store Day’s Black Friday
On November 23rd, Sub Pop gets into the Christmas spirit / fires the latest salvo in the war on Christmas by releasing Green River’s “Away in a Manger” and the U-Men’s “Blue Christmas” as a split 7” single for Record Store Day’s Black Friday.
The exclusive single is limited to 2,000 copies, will be pressed on
red/green vinyl, and features front and back cover art from cartoonist
Peter Bagge.
Green River’s sick & unholy rendition of the
classic Christmas tune “Away in a Manger,” was originally released on
the C/Z Records compilation entitled Another Pyrrhic Victory: The Only Compilation of Dead Seattle God Bands.
U-Men’s slurring, lurching, belly crawling, pisstake on “Blue Christmas” was originally available on the Christmas ‘84 cassette compilation.
Two
ugly orphans, brought together to live as one grinning, writhing glump
of career-capping, Christmas gak! Happy birthday baby Jesus!
Green River / U-Men Tracklisting:
A. Green River “Away in a Manger” B. U-Men “Blue Christmas”
This
7" limited-edition white & black marbled vinyl of "When Bad Does
Good” will be released exclusively for Record Store Day. B-side features
a 2016 Temple Of The Dog performance of “Stargazer” live from Paramount Theatre in Seattle.
This Friday, November 23rd, Sub Pop gets into the Christmas spirit / fires the latest salvo in the war on Christmas by releasing Green River’s “Away in a Manger” and the U-Men’s “Blue Christmas” as a split 7” single exclusive for Record Store Day Black Friday. You can only get these in person at yr local record shop; motivation is below.
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Same. Was at both nights.
Sub Pop Gets Into The Christmas Spirit (finally) With A Split Single Featuring Green River’s “Away in a Manger” & U-Men’s “Blue Christmas,” Exclusively For Record Store Day’s Black Friday
On November 23rd, Sub Pop gets into the Christmas spirit / fires the latest salvo in the war on Christmas by releasing Green River’s “Away in a Manger” and the U-Men’s “Blue Christmas” as a split 7” single for Record Store Day’s Black Friday. The exclusive single is limited to 2,000 copies, will be pressed on red/green vinyl, and features front and back cover art from cartoonist Peter Bagge.
Green River’s sick & unholy rendition of the classic Christmas tune “Away in a Manger,” was originally released on the C/Z Records compilation entitled Another Pyrrhic Victory: The Only Compilation of Dead Seattle God Bands.
U-Men’s slurring, lurching, belly crawling, pisstake on “Blue Christmas” was originally available on the Christmas ‘84 cassette compilation.
Two ugly orphans, brought together to live as one grinning, writhing glump of career-capping, Christmas gak! Happy birthday baby Jesus!
Green River / U-Men
Tracklisting:
A. Green River “Away in a Manger”
B. U-Men “Blue Christmas”
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This 7" limited-edition white & black marbled vinyl of "When Bad Does Good” will be released exclusively for Record Store Day. B-side features a 2016 Temple Of The Dog performance of “Stargazer” live from Paramount Theatre in Seattle.