Every Good Boy (and Girl) Deserves Vinyl

The original vinyl release of Fudge on marbled pink vinyl

Stoked to hear about the 30th anniversary reissue of Mudhoney’s 1991 masterpiece, Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge [Sub Pop]. Two record set. First record is the remastered album. Second record is unreleased demos, alternate takes, various singles, and B-sides. As much as I can’t wait to see the light blue marbled (Fudge) and red vinyl (extras) in the new set, as you can see above, the original pink marbled holds up pretty well.

In retrospect, it’s strange that Fudge is so historically undervalued. The initial run of the album essentially saved Sub Pop when it was released in late July 1991. But before anyone could take a breath to thank Mudhoney, Nevermind came out and lifted every damn boat in Puget Sound. Fudge had the misfortune of getting released before Sub Pop could afford to recklessly promote it, then by the time the label was knee deep in grunge money, the band was done touring and shopping themselves to other labels. They eventually signed with Reprise, with whom they recorded their next three albums, but Fudge was their best shot. That’s the album that should’ve broke them to the masses. Oh well. Stupid timing.

Here’s one of the bonus cuts on the reissue (“Ounce Of Deception“) that was fashioned into an old-timey promotional video.