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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Never Mind the Molluscs
| name = Never Mind the Molluscs
| Type = [[Compilation album]]
| type = [[Compilation album]]
| Artist = Various Artists
| artist = [[Sub Pop Records]]
| cover =Never Mind the Molluscs.jpg
| Cover =
| Released = 1993
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = March 1993
| recorded = January 14-16, 1993
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| Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Indie rock]]
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Sub Pop]]
| studio = Solar Audio Studios, [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax, NS]]
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| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[indie rock]]
| Producer =
| Reviews =
| length = 15:17
| Last album =
| label = [[Sub Pop]]
| producer = [[Bob Weston]], Mike Nichols
| This album =
| prev_title = [[The Grunge Years]]
| Next album = }}
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [[Hype! (soundtrack)|Hype!]]
| next_year = 1996
}}
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'''''Never Mind the Molluscs''''' is a [[compilation album|compilation EP]] released in March 1993<ref>http://theoldnet.com/get?timestamp=20021004045922&url=http://badger.ac.brocku.ca/%7Esn96ai/ericstrip/eric.html</ref> on [[Sub Pop Records]].<ref>"Stay home, grunge boss warns". ''[[Hamilton Spectator]]'', September 16, 1993.</ref> Released as part of the [[Halifax Pop Explosion]] movement of the early 1990s, the EP featured four songs by emerging [[alternative rock]] bands from [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]] and [[Moncton]], [[New Brunswick]].<ref name=havenot>Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, (2011) ''[[Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995]]''. (10th anniversary ed.) [[ECW Press]]. {{ISBN|978-1-55022-992-9}}. p. 475.</ref> Two of the featured bands, [[Jale (band)|Jale]] and [[Eric's Trip]], were signed directly to Sub Pop, while [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]] were signed to [[Geffen Records]];<ref>"VARIOUS ARTISTS: Never Mind the Molluscs". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', April 17, 1993.</ref> the fourth band, Idée du Nord, were the only contributors to the compilation who never became widely known outside of the Maritime scene.<ref name=havenot/>


The studio sessions for this EP were done in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at Solar Audio Recording Studios.<ref>https://findingaids.library.dal.ca/solar-audio-recording-studio-collection</ref>Bob Weston produced and engineered the session, while Mike Nichols assisted in engineering the session.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/1070895-Various-Never-Mind-The-Molluscs</ref> The sessions wrapped up 7 hours earlier than anticiapted.<ref>Internal Sub Pop Memo, dated January 18, 1993</ref> During these sessions, after initially passing on an offer to sign to Sub Pop in October 1992,<ref>https://maritimemusicscene.neocities.org/interviews/93/1993-10-24-wg</ref> Eric's Trip signed to Sub Pop.<ref>Internal Sub Pop Memo, dated January 18, 1993</ref>
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'''''Never Mind the Molluscs''''' is a [[compilation album|compilation EP]] released in 1993 on [[Sub Pop Records]]. Released as part of the [[Halifax Pop Explosion]] movement of the early 1990s, the EP featured four songs by emerging [[alternative rock]] bands from [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]] and [[Moncton]], [[New Brunswick]]. Two of the featured bands, [[Jale]] and [[Eric's Trip]], were signed directly to Sub Pop, while [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]] were signed to [[Geffen Records]].


Bob Weston had issues with Customs when bringing his recording equipment over the border.<ref>Internal Sub Pop Memo, dated January 18, 1993</ref>
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Eric's Trip contributed a [[medley (music)|medley]] of two separate songs, "Blue Sky for Julie/Smother", to the album. Sloan later covered "Smother" for the Geffen Records compilation album ''[[DGC Rarities Volume 1]]''; their version recombined "Smother" into a medley with a different Eric's Trip song, "Stove" from the album ''[[Love Tara]]''.

The cover artwork was designed by [[Andrew Scott (drummer)|Andrew Scott]].

Eric's Trip contributed a [[medley (music)|medley]] of two separate songs, "Blue Sky for Julie/Smother", to the album. This version of "Smother" is a newer recording. The band first recorded "Smother" in July 1992.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://rickwhitearchive.bandcamp.com/album/erics-trip-listen-cassette-july1992</ref><ref>https://maritimemusicscene.neocities.org/sessions/studio/1992-07-xxa-et</ref>

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Sloan later covered "Smother" for the Geffen Records compilation album ''[[DGC Rarities Volume 1]]''; their version recombined "Smother" into a medley with a different Eric's Trip song, "Stove" from the album ''[[Love Tara]]''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]], "Pillow Fight"
# [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]], "Pillow Fight"
# [[Jale]], "Lung"
# [[Jale (band)|Jale]], "Lung"
# [[Eric's Trip]], "Blue Sky for Julie/Smother"
# [[Eric's Trip]], "Blue Sky for Julie/Smother"
# [[Idée du Nord]], "Iodine Eyes"
# Idée du Nord, "Iodine Eyes"

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 05:54, 19 December 2024

Never Mind the Molluscs
Compilation album by
Sub Pop Records
ReleasedMarch 1993
RecordedJanuary 14-16, 1993
StudioSolar Audio Studios, Halifax, NS
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
Length15:17
LabelSub Pop
ProducerBob Weston, Mike Nichols
Sub Pop Records chronology
The Grunge Years
(1991) 		Never Mind the Molluscs
(1993) 		Hype!
(1996)

Never Mind the Molluscs is a compilation EP released in March 1993[1] on Sub Pop Records.[2] Released as part of the Halifax Pop Explosion movement of the early 1990s, the EP featured four songs by emerging alternative rock bands from Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick.[3] Two of the featured bands, Jale and Eric's Trip, were signed directly to Sub Pop, while Sloan were signed to Geffen Records;[4] the fourth band, Idée du Nord, were the only contributors to the compilation who never became widely known outside of the Maritime scene.[3]

The studio sessions for this EP were done in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at Solar Audio Recording Studios.[5]Bob Weston produced and engineered the session, while Mike Nichols assisted in engineering the session.[6] The sessions wrapped up 7 hours earlier than anticiapted.[7] During these sessions, after initially passing on an offer to sign to Sub Pop in October 1992,[8] Eric's Trip signed to Sub Pop.[9]

Bob Weston had issues with Customs when bringing his recording equipment over the border.[10]

The cover artwork was designed by Andrew Scott.

Eric's Trip contributed a medley of two separate songs, "Blue Sky for Julie/Smother", to the album. This version of "Smother" is a newer recording. The band first recorded "Smother" in July 1992.[11][12]

Sloan later covered "Smother" for the Geffen Records compilation album DGC Rarities Volume 1; their version recombined "Smother" into a medley with a different Eric's Trip song, "Stove" from the album Love Tara.

Track listing

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  1. Sloan, "Pillow Fight"
  2. Jale, "Lung"
  3. Eric's Trip, "Blue Sky for Julie/Smother"
  4. Idée du Nord, "Iodine Eyes"

References

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  1. ^ http://theoldnet.com/get?timestamp=20021004045922&url=http://badger.ac.brocku.ca/%7Esn96ai/ericstrip/eric.html
  2. ^ "Stay home, grunge boss warns". Hamilton Spectator, September 16, 1993.
  3. ^ a b Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, (2011) Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995. (10th anniversary ed.) ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-992-9. p. 475.
  4. ^ "VARIOUS ARTISTS: Never Mind the Molluscs". Montreal Gazette, April 17, 1993.
  5. ^ https://findingaids.library.dal.ca/solar-audio-recording-studio-collection
  6. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/1070895-Various-Never-Mind-The-Molluscs
  7. ^ Internal Sub Pop Memo, dated January 18, 1993
  8. ^ https://maritimemusicscene.neocities.org/interviews/93/1993-10-24-wg
  9. ^ Internal Sub Pop Memo, dated January 18, 1993
  10. ^ Internal Sub Pop Memo, dated January 18, 1993
  11. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://rickwhitearchive.bandcamp.com/album/erics-trip-listen-cassette-july1992
  12. ^ https://maritimemusicscene.neocities.org/sessions/studio/1992-07-xxa-et


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