While not of the first 500 pressings (which are on orange vinyl), this copy is an original 1987 release. I’m not sure when or how we acquired it, but had I heard it back in ‘87 (which I did not), I probably would have been an earlier adopter of the Seattle scene.  I liked Soundgarden okay in the 90’s when they had widespread popularity, but this EP has much more raw and messy sound (i.e. the single “Hunted Down”) than their later big-money releases.  Life in general in the late 80’s was raw and messy and this EP would have been a great accompaniment to that time.

(I love looking for the little scratches of writing on vinyl.  This one has “Buy Green River” on side A and “Buy MalFunkShun” on side B.  I always wonder about the person in the pressing room deciding what little hidden gems to script.)

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