On May 7, 2024, Steve Albini died aged 61. He was singer-songwriter, musician (guitar, bass, drums), audio engineer and music journalist, member the bands Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac. Albini was the founder, owner, and principal engineer of the Chicago studio “Electrical Audio”. He recorded and produced thousands of albums, for various acts including Nirvana, The Pixies, Fugazi, Chris Connely, Volcano Suns, The Breeders, Superchunk, Ty Segall, The Wedding Present, Cheap Trick, Guided By Voices, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, PJ Harvey, Manic Street Preachers, Will Oldham, Red Crayola, The Jesus Lizard and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
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Superchunk: Tossing Seeds (Singles 89 – 91)
On April 1, 1992, “Merge” label released “Tossing Seeds (Singles 89–91)”, the third Superchunk album. The album was compiling a number of their earliest 7″ singles and Eps. All tracks were recorded 1989 – 1991, at ”Duck Kee Studios” and “Chicago Recording Company” in Chicago.
Personnel:
- Mac McCaughan – vocals, guitars
- Jim Wilbur – guitars
- Laura Balance – bass
- Laura King – drums
- Wendy Moore – cover art
Track listing:
- What Do I (1989)
- My Noise (1989)
- Train from Kansas City (1989)
- Slack Motherfucker (1990)
- Night Creatures (1990)
- Garlic (1990)
- Fishing (1991)
- Cool (1991)
- The Breadman (1991)
- Cast Iron (1991)
- Seed Toss (1991)
- It’s So Hard to Fall in Love (1991)
- Brand New Love (1991)
Superchunk: Majesty Shredding
On September 14, 2010, “Merge” label released “Majesty Shredding”, the ninth Superchunk studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Overdub Lane” in Dunham, North Carolina, and was produced by Scott Solter, Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance , Jon Wurster and James Wilbur.
Personnel:
- Mac McCaughan– vocals, guitar
- James Wilbur – guitar
- Laura Ballance– bass
- Jon Wurster– drums
- John Darnielle– additional vocals
- Mark Daumen – tuba
- Matt Kenney – trumpet
- Seamus Kenney – trombone
- Kristen Beard – viola
- John Plymale– engineer
- Scott Solter – engineer, mixing
- K Jeff Lipton – mastering
- Maria Rice – mastering assistant
- Maggie Fost – cover art, design
- Mac McCaughan – cover art
- Jason Arthurs – band photography
- PJ Sykes, Brian Vetter – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance, Jon Wurster and Jim Wilbur.
- Digging for Something
- My Gap Feets Weird
- Rosemarie
- Crossed Wires
- Slow Drip
- Fractures in Plaster
- Learned to Surf
- Winter Games
- Rope Light
- Hot Tubes
- Everything at Once
Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up
On August 10, 1999, “Merge” label released “Come Pick Me Up”, the seventh Superchunk album. It was recorded in March 1999, at “Electrical Audio” in Chicago and was produced by Jim O’Rourke, Laura Balance, Mac McCaughan, Jim Wilbur and Jon Wurster.
Personnel:
- Mac McCaughan – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Jim Wilbur – vocals, guitar
- Laura Ballance – vocals, bass, cover painting
- Jon Wurster – vocals, drums, percussion
- Jim O’Rourke – vocals, guitar, recorder, mixing
- Ken Vandermark – saxophone
- Bob Weston – trumpet
- Jeb Bishop – trombone
- Suzanne Roberts – violin
- Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
- Chris Manfrin – handclapping
- John O’Rourke – engineer, mixing
- Rob Bochnik– engineer assistant
- Claire Ashby – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Laura Balance, Mac McCaughan, Jim Wilbur and Jon Wurster.
- So Convinced
- Hello Hawk
- Cursed Mirror
- 1000 Pounds
- Good Dreams
- Low Branches
- Pink Clouds
- Smarter Hearts
- Honey Bee
- June Showers
- Pulled Muscle
- Tiny Bombs
- You Can Always Count on Me (In the Worst Way)
Superchunk: Foolish
On April 18, 1994, “Merge Records” label released “Foolish”, the fourth Superchunk studio album. It was recorded November- December, 1993, at “Pachyderm Studios”, and was produced by Brian Paulson.
Personnel:
- Jim Wilbur – guitar, mixing
- Mac McCaughan – vocals, guitar, mixing
- Laura Balance – bass, mixing, cover art, photography
- Jon Wurster – drums, mixing, liner notes
- Brian Paulson – recording, mixing
- Pen Rollings – photography
- Diane Jefferis – photography
Track listing:
- Like a Fool
- The First Part
- Water Wings
- Driveway to Driveway
- Saving my Ticket
- Kicked In
- Why Do You Have to Put a Date on Everything
- Without Blinking
- Keeping Track
- Revelations
- Stretched Out
- In a Stage Whisper
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