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COPPER BLUE / BEASTER (3CD DELUXE) - CD

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UPC: 673855045122
Label: MERGE RECORDS
Format: CD
Release Date: July 24, 2012
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Copper Blue / Beaster 3-CD set is a remastered deluxe edition of Sugar’s quintessential debut album and companion EP, plus B-sides, a complete 1992 live show and 40-page booklet. The 2-LP version contains Copper Blue and Beaster on vinyl, with a coupon included for full download of the records, B-sides, complete liner notes and an entire 1992 live show.

Through both his solo work and as a frontman for the legendary Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould pioneered a signature wall of guitar sound and unmistakable vocal style that has imprinted a defining influence on more than one generation. In the three decades encompassing his career thus far, however, Bob Mould saw his greatest success during his stint as lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for iconic early ‘90s trio Sugar.

Sugar’s 1992 debut album Copper Blue sold over 250,000 units upon its original release and received overwhelming praise. Rolling Stone christened it “thunderous”; Vogue dubbed it “smashing”. NME would ultimately name it their 1992 Album of the Year. Currently, Mould has been commemorating Copper Blue’s 20th anniversary by playing the record in its entirety with his current band of Jason Narducy (bass) and Jon Wurster (drums).

Recorded and mixed during the same intense sessions that produced Copper Blue, theBeaster EP was originally released in April 1993. Notably darker in tone than the widescreen power-pop of Copper Blue, Beaster nevertheless boasts some of Mould’s most powerful songwriting.

TRACK LIST:

1 The Act We Act (Sugar) (5:10)

2 A Good Idea (Sugar) (3:48)

3 Changes (Sugar) (5:02)

4 Helpless (Sugar) (3:06)

5 Hoover Dam (Sugar) (5:29)

6 The Slim (Sugar) (5:15)

7 If I Can't Change Your Mind (Sugar) (3:19)

8 Fortune Teller (Sugar) (4:28)

9 Slick (Sugar) (5:00)

10 Man on the Moon (Sugar) (4:43)

11 Needle Hits E (Sugar) (3:21)

12 If I Can't Change Your Mind (Solo Mix) (Sugar) (3:20)

13 Try Again (Sugar) (4:41)

14 Clownmaster (Sugar) (3:20)

15 The Act We Act (Live) (Sugar) (4:55)

16 A Good Idea (Live) (Sugar) (3:23)

17 Changes (Live) (Sugar) (4:08)

18 Running Out of Time (Live) (Sugar) (2:27)

19 Helpless (Live) (Sugar) (2:47)

20 If I Can't Change Your Mind (Live) (Sugar) (3:06)

21 Where Diamonds Are Halos (Live) (Sugar) (4:11)

22 Hoover Dam (Live) (Sugar) (3:13)

23 Beer Commercial (Live) (Sugar) (5:22)

24 Slick (Live) (Sugar) (4:24)

25 Anyone (Live) (Sugar) (2:41)

26 Clownmaster (Live) (Sugar) (2:50)

27 Tilted (Live) (Sugar) (3:59)

28 Armenia City in the Sky (Live) (Sugar) (3:10)

29 JC Auto (Live) (Sugar) (5:56)

30 The Slim (Live) (Sugar) (4:55)

31 Dum Dum Boys (Live) (Sugar) (5:33)

32 Man on the Moon (Live) (Sugar) (4:24)

33 Come Around (Sugar) (4:52)

34 Tilted (Sugar) (4:09)

35 Judas Cradle (Sugar) (6:16)

36 JC Auto (Sugar) (6:14)

37 Feeling Better (Sugar) (6:23)

38 Walking Away (Sugar) (3:02)