Sonic Youth, Lydia Lunch
Death Valley '69 (12"EP)
Format12"LabelBlast FirstGenreExperimental
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condition (record/cover): NM / EX
4-page insert included.
The Death Valley '69 EP compiles a few previously released songs -- "I Dreamed I Dream" (from Sonic Youth [1982]), "Inhuman" (from Confusion Is Sex [1983]), and "Brother James" (from Kill Yr. Idols [1983]) -- in addition to the title track and the otherwise unreleased "Satan Is Boring." It served its purpose at the time of its release, showcasing the excellent title track alongside some of the band's previous standout work, which was no doubt difficult to track down at the time (the band was still very underground). The previously unreleased song, "Satan Is Boring," isn't particularly noteworthy. It's typical of the sort of songs that Sonic Youth had recorded for Bad Moon Rising (1985) -- aimless and hazy, albeit curious.
Release notes
Released in conjunction with Homestead Records in the USA as HMS021. Issued with wraparound gatefold insert: Page 1 - Death Valley '69 lyric sheet by Savage Pencil. Page 2 - Interview from Jan 13th 1985 titled '...and the sound of screwdrivers' by Clutch fanzine no.7. Page 3 - b/w gig photo, shot from behind drums - Mojave desert, California Jan 1985 by Alan Peak. Page 4 - tracklist and band line-up. A side 45rpm B side 33rpm c Savage Conquest/Rough Trade Music Cover photo: Seattle-Jan 1985 …
| A | Death Valley '69 | 5:27 | |
| B1 | I Dreamed I Dream | 5:13 | |
| B2 | Inhuman | 3:58 | |
| B3 | Brother James | 3:10 | |
| B4 | Satan Is Boring | 5:01 |
- Kim Gordon
- Bass, Vocals
- Savage Pencil
- Graphics [Death Valley '69 Lyric Sheet]
- Lee Ranaldo
- Guitar, Vocals
- Thurston Moore
- Guitar, Vocals
- Porky
- Lacquer Cut By
- Julie Whitney
- Photography By [Cover Photo]
- Alan Peak
- Photography By [Mojave Desert, California January 1985]
- Sonic Youth
- Producer, Written-By
