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Reflex Records - Discography Compiled by Tony Peart NOTE: Some of this information (and a few images) are taken from Paul Hilcoff's definitive Hüsker Dü discography (thanks Paul). Catalogue Letter: Reflex A (not shown anywhere) Artist: Hüsker Dü Title: Statues/Amusement Format: 7" (45 RPM) Date Recorded: Oct 1980 Date Released: Jan 1981 Notes: Statues - produced by Husker Du and Colin Mansfield. Amusement - recorded live by Terry Katzman (Oct 1980) Highly collectible and priced accordingly. An article in the Sep 1992 Record Collector identifies this as "Reflex 38285," asserts that only 1000 were pressed and mentions a lyric sheet insert (although none are known). The magazine was probably confusing this with 'In a Free Land' (NAR-010) the Hüskers following 7" which, in a very few cases, did include a lyric insert. The sleeve is a double sided, gatefold wraparound. Cover Design: Grant Hart (Fake Name Graphx) Pressing: 2500 Trivia: 'Do the body strut' and 'Shut up and kill yourself' etched in run-off grooves. Contents: (A) Statues 4:14 (B) Amusement [Live, Oct 1980] 4:19 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: Reflex B Artist: Various Title: Barefoot and Pregnant Format: Cassette Compilation Date Recorded: 17 Feb 1982 Date Released: 1982 Notes: Mixed by Bob Mould, Terry Katzman, Kelly Linehan Compiled from demo tapes and rehearsal outtakes. Of the 200 dubbed 125 were sold, the rest were given to the bands involved. This was re-released as a CD on the Garage D'Or/Reflex Label by Terry Katzman, August 18, 1998. Cover Design: Ron Clark Pressing: 200 Trivia: 'Tulsa Jack' includes Bob Mould, Chris Osgood and Tommy Stinson. Contents: Loud Fast Rules Black & Blue 3:25 Loud Fast Rules Propaganda 2:07 Hüsker Dü Target 1:49 Hüsker Dü Signals From Above 1:39 Idol Threat Sick of England 2:29 Idol Threat The Reason Why 2:50 Rifle Sport Angel Tears 2:54 Rifle Sport No Money 1:59 In Decision Selfish 1:53 In Decision I Wanna Be Black 1:41 The Replacements Ace of Spades 3:01 Tulsa Jacks Let's Lie 3:04 Lou Santacroce Mamma Gets Drunk 4:19 Lou Santacroce Inadequacy Blues 2:15 Man Sizes Action Yea! 1:59 Man Sizes Action Everybody's Happy 3:10 Man Sizes Action Pressure Relief 2:16 Man Sizes Action I Hit Girls 0:44 Mecht Mensch Teen Life 1:51 Mecht Mensch Functional Riot 1:51 Mecht Mensch This One 0:57 Mecht Mensch Soren 0:55 Mecht Mensch Zoned Out 1:47 Red Meat Self/Work Bull 4:23 Shiek Interview 2:16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: Reflex C Artist: Various Title: Kitten Format: Cassette Compilation Date Recorded: 8 and 9 Oct 1982 Date Released: 1982 Notes: Recorded over two nights at the Reflex Records Benefit shows at The Upper Deck, MPLS. 'Proud Crass Fools' are a cunningly disguised Loud Fast Rules. This was re-released as a CD on the Garage D'Or/Reflex Label by Terry Katzman, April, 1999. Cover Design: Brian Paulson (Art) / Ron Clark (Design) Pressing: ?? Credited: Mixed by Bob Mould, Terry Katzman, Brian Paulson, Pete Conway, Tom Hazelmyer, Gerard Boissy Contents: October 8 Show. Proud Crass Fools Bad Moon 2:17 Proud Crass Fools Happy 3:45 Propoganda The War Ain't over 1:35 Propoganda Go Ahead and Talk 1:46 Propoganda Personal Phone Call 1:55 Exmo-6-Desmo Boat People 1:50 Exmo-6-Desmo Feel Her Face 1:38 Exmo-6-Desmo Hunger Strike 1:17 Exmo-6-Desmo Tooot 1:31 Exmo-6-Desmo The Old Bum 1:54 Todlachen Today's Youth 0:21 Todlachen Reduced Lunch 1:05 Todlachen Idiots Within 0:44 Todlachen Parasite 0:31 Todlachen School Zone 1:13 Rifle Sport Keep on Walkin' 2:43 Rifle Sport Church 2:58 October 9 Show. Radio For Teens Freak Show 1:53 Radio For Teens Citizen's Arrest 1:52 Ground Zero Institution 0:58 Ground Zero Simplistic 0:56 Ground Zero Bombed Out Bob 0:51 Ground Zero Why Grow Up 0:38 Ground Zero City News 1:12 Ground Zero Prejudice 0:13 Ground Zero Agitation 1:09 Willful Neglect Bobbin' on Wally 0:58 Willful Neglect Abort The Mission 1:25 Willful Neglect Outa My Mind 1:19 Willful Neglect Geeks 1:13 Willful Neglect Good Clean Fun 1:01 Red Meat Fire 2:22 Red Meat The Circle 2:17 Man Sized Action Only You 1:31 Man Sized Action Self-Respect 1:44 Hüsker Dü It's Not Fair 5:37 CD Re-release includes these bonus tracks: Hüsker Dü Everything Falls Apart 2:15 Hüsker Dü Drug Party 4:14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: Reflex D Artist: Hüsker Dü Title: Everything Falls Apart Format: 12" (45 RPM) Date Recorded: June/July 1982 Date Released: Jan 1983 Notes: Produced by Spot and Husker Du. Address: 731 Pontiac Pl. Mendota Heights, MN. Cover Design: Grant Hart (Fake Name Graphx) Pressing: Earliest pressings, which included a lyric sheet, are of greatest interest to collectors, but later pressings without the lyric sheet are also worth seeking. Rumour has it that the master for this record has been lost. Two pressings of 5000 each. Trivia: 'Barefoot and pregnant' and 'Kitten' etched in run-off grooves. Contents: From The Gut 1:36 Blah, Blah, Blah 2:09 Punch Drunk :29 Bricklayer :31 Afraid Of Being Wrong 1:21 Sunshine Superman 1:56 Signals From Above 1:38 Everything Falls Apart 2:15 Wheels 2:08 Target 1:45 Obnoxious 1:53 Gravity 2:37 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: Reflex E Artist: Rifle Sport Title: Voice of Reason Format: 12" LP Date Recorded: Feb Jan 1983 (Blackberry Way, MPLS) Date Released: 1983 Notes: Produced by Steve Fjelstad, Rifle Sport and Terry Katzman - 'special thanks' to Bob Mould. Came with B&W fold-out lyric sheet. 'Rifle Sport are central members of Minneapolis/ St. Paul's "third wave." After the Suicide Commandos/ Suburbs in the mid-'70s, and the Hüskers/Replacements at the beginning of the '80s, along came bands like Soul Asylum, Man Sized Action and Otto's Chemical Lounge. These combos bloomed roughly around the time of the worldwide hardcore explosion, but none of them were the least bit doctrinaire. Rifle Sport drew on some of the "post-punk" Angloisms that colored the sound of certain Chicago groups emerging in the same period, and the band has always valued structural tension over compositional speed. (Byron Coley - Trouser Press) Cover Design: Brian Poulson Pressing: ? Trivia: 'Bodies in the night' and 'Stand alone' etched in run-off grooves. Credited: J. Christopher--Vocals Pete Flower Conway--Bass Gerard Boissy--Guitar, Vocals Jimmy Petroski--Drums Contents: Words of Reason Angel Tears Run and Hide Danger Streets Good News Week [yes that one; Ed] Mind Over Matter Hollow Men Meet Church Keep On Walkin' Correctional Facility No Money Eva Evita ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: Reflex F Artist: Man Sized Action Title: Claustrophobia Format: 12" LP Date Recorded: Feb 1983 (Blackberry Way, MPLS) Date Released: 1983 Notes: Man Sized Action evolved out of a group of early, hard-core Hüsker Dü fans known as the 'Veggies'. This explains the publishing credit to 'Vegi Music' On the reverse of the sleeve. 'To be the coolest band in Minneapolis nowadays you need a little more vision and talent than the gallant Man Sized Action could muster. But to be a cool band anywhere, all you need is this unpretentious lot's commitment to a few good ideas. Man Sized Action opened up punk structures with distorted, ringing guitar, some off-kilter rhythms and emotionally sung lyrics. Like Hüsker Dü, they applied a Neanderthal, propulsive attack to fundamentally poppy songs. (John Leland - Trouser Press) Cover Design: Grant Hart (Fake Name Graphx) Pressing: ? Credited: Produced by Bob Mould. Pat Woods--Vocals Tippy--Guitar Kelly Linehan--Bass Tony Pucci--Drums Contents: Pressure Relief Bubble Bursts Who's Kiddin' Who Don't Wanna Private Eye Self Respect My Life Looking At You Yea Claustrophobia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: Reflex G Artist: Final Conflict Title: Final Conflict Format: 7" Date Recorded: 1983 Date Released: Late 1983 Notes: Produced by Bob Mould and Steve Fjelstad Released simultaneously with Reflex H. Came with B&W fold-out lyric sheet. 'Fast / noisy / simple hardcore from Minneapolis, powerful and driving.' (FLEX discography of US punk & hardcore) Cover Design: Ron Clark Pressing: ? Credited: Produced by Bob Mould. Boneman--Vocals Skid--Fish(!?) Joe--Guitar Chris--Drums Contents: In the Family The Lines Have Faded Your Self-defeated ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: Reflex H Artist: Otto's Chemical Lounge Title: Otto's Chemical Lounge Format: 7" Date Recorded: 26 August 1983 (Blackberry Way, MPLS) Date Released: Late 1983 Notes: Produced by Bob Mould and Grant Hart Engineered by Steve Fjelstad Cover Design: Not credited Pressing: ? Credited: Dale Nelson--Vocals Paul Osby--Guitar Tom Hazelmyer--Bass John Anglim--Drums Contents: Fire (Hendrix) Trip With Me Noodle Man I'm Otto Your Mind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: Reflex I Artist: Ground Zero Title: Ground Zero Format: 12" LP Date Recorded: Jan-Feb 1984 Date Released: 1984 Notes: Produced by Bob Mould. Came with B&W fold-out lyric sheet. Cover Design: Sue Sittko (Engraving by Thomas Nast) Pressing: ? Credited: Taras Ostroushko--guitar & vocals Jamie Ronnei--bass Dave Evenhouse--drums Bob Mould--piano on (*). Contents: Performance Mufflers Bummed Out Bob President's Hair Fort McPoop In A Shoe You Think You're So Perfect Where's The Ice Chemical Dependency Ground Zero The Day After... Borscht Chapter Porno Store Exit *Schroeder ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: J Artist: Articles of Faith Title: Give Thanks Format: 12" LP Date Recorded: 1984? Date Released: 1984 Notes: Produced by Bob Mould This (and all subsequent releases) were distributed by Dutch East India Trading. 'Articles of Faith gave singer/guitarist Vic Bondi - a Chicago punk luminary and an articulate thinker more than willing to speak his mind - a podium from which to spout his vision, and spout he does on the Bob Mould produced (and released) 'Give Thanks''. (Trouser Press) Cover Design: 'UX' Pressing: ?? Trivia: 'Number one on the girth Top 9' etched in run-off grooves. (Now who could this be?... Ed.) Contents: Give Thanks In Your Suit I Objectify Acceptance Everyman for Himself Five O'Clock Hollow Eyes Chicago In This Jungle American Dreams ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: K Artist: Man Sized Action Title: Five Story Garage Format: 12" LP Date Recorded: 4,5,6,7 and 19 April 1984 (Blackberry Way, MPLS) Date Released: 1984 Cover Design: Brian Paulson Pressing: ? Credited: Produced by Terry Katzman and Brian Paulson Engineered by Steve Fjelstad Pat Woods--Vocals Tippy--Guitar Kelly Linehan--Bass Tony Pucci--Drums Brian Paulson--Guitar Contents: On the Phone Can't Get Enough Units Start All Over Again Replica Couch Potato Fifty-Seven Different Than Now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: Reflex L Artist: Minutemen Title: Tour Spiel Format: 7" EP Date Recorded: 15 Aug 1984, 'Live' to 2-track at Sound Factory Studio, Tucson, Arizona Date Released: 1985 Notes: This and the final Reflex release were pressed in England. The Minutemen released the Hüsker's first LP 'Land Speed Record' and second 7" 'In a Free Land' on their New Alliance Label. Here the Hüskers returned the favour. Cover Design: Sleeve photos by Jennifer Pressing: Pressed in England Trivia: In the sleeve notes for the 1998 re-release of 'Barefoot And Pregnant', Terry Katzman states this was the final Reflex release. It wasn't... Contents: Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (Van Halen) The Red and the Black (Blue Oyster Cult) Green River (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Lost (Kirkwood) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalogue Letter: M Artist: Ground Zero Title: Pink Format: 12" LP Date Recorded: Feb - March 1985 (Nicollet Studios, MPLS) Date Released: 1985 Cover Design: Val Sutphen Pressing: ? Credited: Produced and engineered by Bob Mould and Steve Fjelstad Taras Ostroushka--Guitar/Vocals Jamie Ronnei--Bass Dave Evenhouse--Drums Contents: Will You Please South Just a Criminal Company The 11th Hour of the Skimpy Peanut Cluster Revenge of the Blimp Pink Patriot One Half Hour/The Legendary Rose --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
