I struggle to figure out how records like this get made. I've had a bit of experience trying to put compilations together, and they're a hellish beast with many heads that must get wrangled at any cost, all for little to no reward. But this, "The Smitten Love Song Comp.", came out, having acquired exclusive songs from legendary bands at the height of their creative powers, on a label whose other big release was...a Karp/Long Hind Legs split 7?
Nonetheless, this is a pretty stellar comp. I grabbed this for the Jawbreaker song, which wouldn't be otherwise available until 2002's release of the "Etc." singles comp. Unwound's "New Radio Hit" is one of my favorites from them. Cherubs do an noisy, clangy version of "I Want Candy" that was a fun play on the radio. Steel Pole Bath Tub do their thing as their final release before their awesome/ill-fated record for Slash/London Records. There are criminally underheard cuts from Engine Kid, godheadSilo, and Grifters. Even a band like Slug stands out in a way that'd elsewhere gotten lost for me.It's a fine-ass curation, is what I'm saying. And, truth be told, a good-ass cover. Available on CD or the elusive 12"/7" combination.
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