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Sad Sappy Sucker (Chokin on a Mouthful of Lost Thoughts) is the name of a 2001 album release by indie rock band Modest Mouse. Originally slated to be Modest Mouse’s debut album, Sad Sappy Sucker was shelved for several years until its eventual release in 2001, on the heels of the popularity of The Moon & Antarctica. Several songs were recorded at Olympia, Washington’s Dub Narcotic Studios. The record was officially released by K Records on April 24, 2001, available in both Compact Disc and vinyl LP, and containing nine additional tracks added to the original track listing of 15 songs.

 

Modest Mouse is a Portland, Oregon based American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, their lineup has centered around Brock, Green and Judy. Guitarist Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) joined the band in May 2006, along with percussionist Joe Plummer (formerly of the Black Heart Procession) and multi-instrumentalist Tom Peloso, to work on the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Guitarist Jim Fairchild joined the band in February 2009. Their name is derived from a passage from the Virginia Woolf story “The Mark on the Wall” which reads, “I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest, mouse-coloured people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises.”

 

Track List:

The first 15 tracks make up the original album Sad Sappy Sucker. Tracks 16-24 come from Isaac Brock’s answering machine — he originally had a “Call to Dial a Song” service, similar to They Might Be Giants’ Dial-A-Song.

1.         Worms vs. Birds   [2:13]

2.         Four Fingered Fisherman   [2:27]

3.         Wagon Ride Return   [0:48]

4.         Classy Plastic Lumber (unlisted on back cover)   [2:03]

5.         From Point A to Point B (∞)   [2:56]

6.         Path of Least Resistance   [0:28]

7.         It Always Rains on a Picnic   [3:01]

8.         Dukes Up   [2:24]

9.         Think Long   [1:09]

10.    Every Penny Fed Car   [3:07]

11.    Mice Eat Cheese   [2:26]

12.    Race Car Grin You Ain’t No Landmark   [1:13]

13.    Red Hand Case   [2:37]

14.    Secret Agent X-9   [1:12]

15.    Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?   [1:09]

16.    Call to Dial a Song   [0:31]

17.    5-4-3-2-1 Lispoff   [0:30]

18.    Woodgrain   [0:30]

19.    BMX Crash   [0:28]

20.    Sucker Bet   [1:19]

21.    Black Blood & Old Newagers   [0:29]

22.    SWY   [0:29]

23.    Austral Opithecus   [0:29]

24.    Sin Gun Chaser   [0:27]

 

The Sad Sappy Sucker LP (180 Gram Vinyl) by Modest Mouse is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

 

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