Uncut

Next in my series of 'cheap records that nobody knows or cares about anymore' is a record that I discovered from my journey into the early Sub Pop catalogue in 2024. I heard some great (old) bands for the first time, and some of them I knew I would explore further at some point. I picked up a 7" by a band called Sister Double Happiness, and it was an unexpected gem. Recently I got around to looking at what else they had put out, and I found a green vinyl copy of their third LP, 'Uncut', for sale in the UK for a low price.

This was released by Sub Pop in 1993. The hype sticker on the cover says that there were 500 on green vinyl. There were also copies on black, but no idea how many.

This record is my current obsession. I played it three times today. At this rate I will be sick of it within three weeks, but for now I cannot wait to get up in the morning to put this on. On paper I would avoid this, as the band is described as 'an alternative blues rock band', but it's so good. The band was active from 1986-1995, and there are clues that they were a bit of a big deal in some circles back when. Their first LP was released by SST Records, then they jumped to a major label for the next one, then they were on Sub Pop. In addition, the band contained two members of The Dicks, a punk band whose debut 7" ('Hate The Police') will now set you back a couple of grand.

If you are remotely curious in any way, please check out 'Doesn't Make Sense'. I can't see how anyone could not like this song.