VV.AA. - Sup Pop 200 (1988)

With the exception of the Melvins, at the point Sub Pop 200 was released the label had virtually every important Seattle band on its roster. Here 20 bands get to strut their stuff in the premainstream alternative rock world. And many of the bands that helped alternative rock reach its popularity are represented here, including Soundgarden, Nirvana, Screaming Trees, and Green River (which would mutate into Pearl Jam). Strangely enough, most of these bands do not have the standout tracks on the album. The Fastbacks try to steal the show with their charged cover of Green River's "Swallow My Pride," but the Walkabouts might have the best song here with their folk-rocker "Got No Chains." Mudhoney covers the Bette Midler torch song "The Rose," while the Chemistry Set have an impressive entry with "Underground." The Thrown Ups also show up with the best song in their catalog, "You Lost It." The album as a whole is really good; there are few standouts, but everything is solid. Many will buy the album for the Nirvana track "Spank Thru," which is decent, but hopefully those listeners will stick around for the good obscure grunge tracks included. Source: [AMG]

Nirvana - Spank Thru


Track Listing
1. Tad - Sex God Missy
2. The Fluid - Is It Day I'm Seeing?
3. Nirvana - Spank Thru
4. Steven J. Bernstein - Come Out Tonight
5. Mudhoney - The Rose
6. The Walkabouts - Got No Chains
7. Terry Lee Hale - Dead Is Dead
8. Soundgarden - Sub Pop Rock City
9. Green River - Hangin' Tree
10. The Fastbacks - Swallow My Pride
11. Blood Circus - The Outback
12. Swallow - Zoo
13. Chemistry Set - Underground
14. Girl Trouble - Gonna Find a Cave
15. The Nights And Days - Split
16. Car Butt - Big Cigar
17. Beat Happening - Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive
18. Screaming Trees - Love or Confusion
19. Steve Fisk - Untitled
20. Thrown Ups - You Lost It

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