tracks

Do You Remember?
Sore Eyes
Can't See You Anymore
Picture Of You
The Truth Hurts
Do The Bee
Nuclear Nightmare
All I've Got To Lose Is You
Chinese Rocks
Uncle Ron
Data Control
Insects Rule The World
You're Too Obtuse
Outside
Sexual Economics
What Went Wrong
Statues
Amusement
Writer's Cramp
Let's Go Die
Walk With The Wounded
Industrial Grocery Store
Drug Party
Call On Me
Termination
I'm Tired Of Doing Things
Stick It To Me
Wheels
All Tensed Up
Don't Try To Call
I'm Not Interested
Guns At My School
Push The Button
Gilligan's Island
MTC
Don't Have A Life
You're Naive
Strange Week
Big Sky
Ultracore
Let's Go Die
Won't Say A Word
Don't Try It
Private Hell
Diane
Sex Dolls
In A Free Land
What Do I Want?
M.I.C.
Target (In A Free Land Session)
Signals From Above (In A Free Land Session)
From The Gut
Blah, Blah, Blah
Punch Drunk
Bricklayer
Afraid Of Being Wrong
Sunshine Superman
Signals From Above
Everything Falls Apart
Wheels
Target
Obnoxious
Gravity
Do You Remember? (Live Version)
Travel In Opposite Car
It's Not Funny Anymore
Real World
Out On A Limb
It's Not Fair
Heavy Handed
You Think I'm Scared
Won't Change
Is Today The Day?
Standing By The Sea

notes

Black vinyl version of box set including book and label exclusive add-on 7" Extra Circus on black vinyl.

Disc One:
A6, A7 recorded live at the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, with backing vocals recorded in the studio, May 1979 (the "Bill Bruce Session," the very first Hüsker Dü recordings).
B4, B5 recorded live at Jay's Longhorn, July 13, 1979 (the earliest recordings of a public Hüsker Dü performance known to have survived).
A1 to A5, A8 recorded on four-track in the basement at Northern Lights Records, late 1979 (the "Northern Lights Sessions").
B1 to B3 recorded on a TEAC cassette deck in the basement at Northern Lights Records, January 9, 1980 (the "Oo La Rü Session").
B6 recorded live at 7th Street Entry on February 3, 1980.
B7, B8 recorded live at 7th Street Entry on May 3, 1980.

Disc Two:
C1 to C3 recorded at Blackberry Way, June 1980; C1 originally released on Statues (Reflex Records, January 1981); C2 and C3 originally released on Amusement (Numero Group, April 2013).
C4, C5 recorded live at Duffy's, October 27, 1980; C4 originally released on Statues (Reflex Records, January 1981).
C6 recorded live at (Uncle) Sam's, July 30, 1980.
D5, D6 recorded at soundcheck at 7th Street Entry on September 4, 1980.
D1 to D4 recorded live at Zoogie's on November 6, 1980.

Disc Three:
F1 to F5 recorded live at 7th Street Entry on August 15, 1981 (the same date, but not the same recording as Land Speed Record).
E1 to E13 recorded live at 7th Street Entry on September 5, 1981.
F6 to F10 recorded at Blackberry Way, February 1982; F6 to F8 originally released on In A Free Land (New Alliance Records, May 1982); F9 and F10 originally released on Barefoot And Pregnant (Reflex Records, 1982).

Disc Four:
H1, H2 recorded live at Mabuhay Gardens on July 25, 1981.
G1 to G12 recorded at Total Access Studios, June to July 1982; originally released on Everything Falls Apart (Reflex Records, January 1983).
H6 recorded live at Goofy's Upper Deck on October 9, 1982; originally released on Kitten Kompilation (Reflex Records, 1982).
H3 to H5 recorded live at Backstage, December 28, 1982.

Extra Circus 7":
I1 to J2 recorded at Total Access Studios, December 1982 to January 1983 (outtakes from Metal Circus).

All tracks previously unissued on official releases, except as noted. Black vinyl version of box set without Extra Circus single. Linen-finished slipcase. Includes 108-page hardcover book. 47 of the 69 songs compiled here are previously unissued ; this basic version of the box set includes
- Hüsker Dü - Statues
- Hüsker Dü - In A Free Land
- Hüsker Dü - Everything Falls Apart
- an alternate Hüsker Dü - Land Speed Record.

credits

Design – Henry H. Owings
Edited By – James Hughes (7)
Engineer – Maria Rice
Mastered By – Jeff Lipton
Producer [Reissue] – Adam Luksetich, Dennis Pelowski, Ken Shipley, Rob Sevier
Producer, Engineer – Spot (tracks: I1-J2)
Transcription By – Jaycee Rockhold
Written-By – Mould, (tracks: A1-A3, A7-A8, B6-B8, C2-C3, C5-C6, D2, D5, E1-E2, E4, E9, E11-E12, F1-F3, F6, F8-F10, G1-G5, G7-G8, G10-G12, H1-H2, H4-H6, I1-I3), Hart, (tracks: A6-A7, B3-B4, C1, D1, D4, D6, E3, E5-E6, E10, F4-F5, F7, G9, H3, J2), Norton, (tracks: A4-A5, A7,B2, B5, C4, D3, E7-E8, E13, G1-G2, J1)
Design – Henry H. Owings
Edited By – James Hughes (7)
Engineer – Maria Rice
Lacquer Cut By – Saff,
Mastered By – Jeff Lipton
Mixed By [Additional] – Taylor Hales
Producer [Reissue] – Adam Luksetich, Dennis Pelowski, Ken Shipley, Rob Sevier
Producer, Engineer – Spot (tracks: I1-J2)
Transcription By – Jaycee Rockhold
Written-By – Mould, (tracks: A1 to A3, A7 to A8, B6 to B8, C2 to C3, C5 to C6, D2, D5, E1 to E2, E4, E9, E11, E12, F1 to F3, F6, F8 to F10, G1 to G5, G7 to G8, G10 to G12, H1, H2, H4 to H6), Hart, (tracks: A6, A7, B3, B4, C1, D1, D4, D6, E3, E5, E6, E10, F4, F5, F7, G9, H3), Norton, (tracks: A4, A5, A7, B2, B5, C4, D3, E7, E8, E13, G1, G2)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Numero Group
Licensed From – Reflex Records (6)
Mastered At – Peerless Mastering
Published By – Hüsker Music
Published By – BMG Bumblebee
Published By – Granary Music
Published By – Doraflo Music
Published By – Quick Mix Music Inc.
Published By – Peer International Corp.
Recorded At – Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center
Recorded At – Jay's Longhorn
Recorded At – Northern Lights Records (2)
Recorded At – 7th Street Entry
Recorded At – Blackberry Way Studios
Recorded At – Duffy's
Recorded At – Uncle Sam's
Recorded At – Zoogie's
Recorded At – Mabuhay Gardens
Recorded At – Total Access Recording Studios
Recorded At – Goofy's Upper Deck
Recorded At – Backstage (9)
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Numero Group
Licensed From – Reflex Records (6)
Mastered At – Peerless Mastering
Lacquer Cut At – Saff Mastering
Published By – Hüsker Music
Published By – BMG Bumblebee
Published By – Granary Music
Published By – Doraflo Music
Published By – Quick Mix Music Inc.
Published By – Peer International Corp.

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