One of the more genius moves for Sub Pop in its early days was the creation of the Sub Pop Singles Club, in which subscribers received a new, limited-edition seven-inch once a month via the postal service. The Singles Club, which began in November 1988 with a pressing of Nirvana’s first single, “Love Buzz”, helped Sub Pop market itself as a national brand, a label whose reach extended far beyond the fledgling grunge scene in Seattle that it had become closely associated with thanks to a series of cassette compilations and releases by Green River and Soundgarden. Over the first year-and-change of the Singles Club, Sub Pop released seven-inches by bands from NYC, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, and Washington DC, helping to break artists like The Flaming Lips, Fugazi, The Afghan Whigs, and Rapeman. This covers-heavy set includes every song, presented in chronological order, released as part of the first 14 entries (Nov. ’88 through Dec. ’89) in the Sub Pop Singles Club.
Playlist
- Nirvana — Love Buzz
- Nirvana — Big Cheese
- Sonic Youth — Touch Me I’m Sick
- Mudhoney — Halloween
- The Flaming Lips — Drug Machine
- The Flaming Lips — Strychnine / … Peace, Love & Understanding
- Les Thugs — Chess & Crimes
- Les Thugs — Sunday Time
- Helios Creed — Nothing Wrong
- Helios Creed — The Sky
- The Afghan Whigs — I Am The Sticks
- The Afghan Whigs — White Trash Party
- Mad Daddys — Take Me Back To Woodstock
- Mad Daddys — Alligator Wine
- Tad — Damaged I
- Pussy Galore — Damaged II
- Das Damen — Sad Mile
- Das Damen — Making Time
- Rapeman — Inki’s Butt Crack
- Rapeman — Song Number One
- Lazy Cowgirls — Loretta
- Lazy Cowgirls — Hybrid Moments
- Lonely Moans — Shoot The Cool
- Lonely Moans — Texas Love Goat
- The Honeymoon Killers — Get It Hot
- The Honeymoon Killers — Gettin’ Hot
- Fugazi — Song #1
- Fugazi — Joe #1 / Break-In