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HÜSKER DÜ

GRANT HART, GREG NORTON, BOB MOULD 

Influential Minneapolis punk trio that deftly juggled the screaming self-examination of Bob Mould with the biting pop-romanticism of Grant Hart. Hüsker Dü and R.E.M. were the two American post-punk bands of the '80s that changed the direction of rock & roll. R.E.M. became a superstar band; Hüsker Dü never was more than a cult favorite. Nevertheless, their albums between 1981 and 1987 have proven remarkably influential; they provided the sonic blueprint for the roaring punk-pop hybrid that crossed over into the mainstream in the early '90s

"CANDY APPLE GREY"

Produced by Bob Mould and Grant Hart

1986     LP     WARNER BROS. RECORDS     925 385-1

PRINTED IN GERMANY for EUROPEAN/UK MARKET

ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE

NOTES: This earlier Record Service Alsdorf pressing has the credits on label rim in two lines and shows 

"Made in Germany by Wea Musik GmbH", whileas the later pressing of Candy Apple Grey shows 

the credit in three lines and was made by WWME.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: (Scanned): 075992538510      Barcode (Text): 0 7599-25385-1

LABEL: WARNER BROS. - WHITE LABELS w/WB LOGO ON TOP - BLACK TEXT 

Label Code: LC 0392

Other Code: UK: WX 40

Other Code: France: WE 381

Catalog on cover: (spine) WX 40  925 385-1     (rear) 925 385-1 Ⓤ

 Catalog on inner sleeve: 925 385-1

Catalog on labels: 925 385-1 WX40

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): R/S Alsdorf 925385-1    (Etched): 2Λ

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): R/S Alsdorf 925385-1 B2   (Etched): 2C (or 20)

On labels: from bottom right, two lines rim text reads 

"Tous Droits.......Verleih!"

"Keine unerlaubte........Made in Germany by WEA Musik GMBH..........Prohibited"

GEMA/BIEM (boxed)

All songs published by (G.B. only) Husker Music

Produced by Bob Mould and Grant Hart

℗ + © 1986 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.

On Inner Sleeves: Lyrics & Credits

Recorded and Mixed at Nicollet Studios, Minneapolis October 1985-January 1986

All songs © 1986 Husker Music BMI

On Back Sleeve: Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH Alsdorf.......

Ⓦ A Warner Communications Company

W (embossed, bottom right)

tracklisting

Side A: CRYSTAL - DON'T WANT TO KNOW IF YOU ARE LONELY

I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE - SORRY SOMEHOW - TOO FAR DOWN

Side B: HARDLY GETTING OVER IT - DEAD SET ON DESTRUCTION

EIFFEL TOWER HIGH - NO PROMISE HAVE I MADE - ALL THIS I'VE DONE FOR YOU

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Moving to a major label doesn't affect Hüsker Dü's sound greatly -- although the production is more full-bodied than Spot's razor-thin work, the Hüskers don't change their blazing attack at all. Much of Candy Apple Grey charges along on the same frenzied beat that propelled New Day Rising and Flip Your Wig, and both Bob Mould and Grant Hart are in fine form, spinning out fine punk-pop with "Sorry Somehow" and "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely." However, the sound is beginning to seem a bit tired, which is what makes Mould's two acoustic numbers, "Too Far Down" and "Hardly Getting Over It," so welcome. Demonstrating that punks can mature without losing their edge, Mould inverts the rules of conventional confessional singer/songwriter songs with these two haunting numbers, and in doing so, he illustrates the faults with the relatively staid post-hardcore punk that dominates the remainder of the record...(AllMusic)