Sonic Youth - EP Reissue

Sonic Youth's first ever EP has cunningly been ignored by the label and band, and even fans, almost for the bands entire existence. I had no idea this record ever existed (not that I would consider myself a die-hard fan at all, but I have a pretty clear overview of their discography to the best of my knowledge) until it was reissued very recently and a friend of mine lent me his brand spanking new copy.

I suppose it was ignored because it barely does justice to the band at all. However, in it's reissued state they have salvaged it with lots of remastering and more live bonus tracks than you could shake a stick at. It also comes with every added inlay and booklet extra you could think of, and if you're a fan of Sonic Youth then it's probably worth buying it just to have this insight into the bands first baby steps. It doesn't really matter that the recording quality and technique doesn't do justice to arguably one of America's most important bands of the last 20 years - everybody knows that this band has made some amazing albums, and everybody knows that every band has to start somewhere. Not for Sonic Youth newcomers, but an interesting addition to any fans collection, and a nice warm-up for their new album this Summer.

Sonic Youth - The Burning Spear
Sonic Youth - Destroyer (Live)

PS. Listen out for the electric drill on Burning Spear.
PPS. Some interesting trivia: the drummer on this record is Richard Edson, who plays the garage attendant in Ferris Buellers Day Off.
PPPS. You can buy this record on Amazon!