<a href="https://thirdav.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hüsker Dü</a> & <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/ultrabombmusic/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">UltraBomb</a> bassist <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/gregnortonofficial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Norton</a> discusses the Miracle Year of 1985, vinyl rarities, the archive fire, Reflex records, the making of Zen Arcade, the Punk Rock Museum and more <a href="https://www.thepunkrockmuseum.com/guided-tour-tickets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See Greg at the Punk Rock Museum Sept 9</a>  |  <a href= "https://numerogroup.com/products/1985-the-miracle-year" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Preorder "Hüsker Dü - The Miracle Years" here</a> Topics Include: <ul> <li class="MsoNormal">Greg Norton announces September 9th Punk Rock Museum guided tour and performance</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Norton discusses favorite museum pieces including Joe Strummer's guitar and burned DOA Stratocaster</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Band's archive mostly intact despite Grant Hart's 2011 house fire destroying materials</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Norton used to own 7,000 vinyl records but downsized after difficult moves</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Hüsker Dü formed through Minneapolis record store connections at Melody Lane and Cheapo</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Band members met when Bob Mould heard Grant Hart blasting Ramones music</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Northern Lights record store basement became their rehearsal space after hours</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Twin Tone rejected their demo, leading to self-releasing on Reflex Records</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Band assembled and sold first singles themselves, no distribution deals initially</li> <li class="MsoNormal">BREAKING NEWS: Numero Group announces "Hüsker Dü 1985: The Miracle Year" box set</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Previously unreleased First Avenue live recording from January 1985 finally gets release</li> <li class="MsoNormal">1985 was pivotal year with 150 shows, multiple album releases across continents</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Band road-tested new songs before recording, sometimes writing during soundchecks</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Most basic tracks recorded in one or two takes maximum</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Zen Arcade conceived as rock opera double album from the beginning</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Minutemen rushed Double Nickels release to match Zen Arcade's double format</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Producer Spot mentored Hart and Mould while engineering at Total Access Studios</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Jello Biafra praised Zen Arcade as bringing "self-indulgence back to rock"</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Current band Ultra Bomb working on third album with rare vinyl issues</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Norton hopes to finally tour Australia after decades of missed opportunities</li> </ul> Extended and high resolution version of this podcast is available at: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/VinylGuide">www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide</a> Photos by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/insomniac199/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@insomniac199</a> <ul> <li>Apple: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios</a></li> <li>Spotify: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot</a></li> <li>Amazon Music: <a href= "https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon">https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon</a></li> <li>Support the show at <a href= "https://patreon.com/vinylguide">Patreon.com/VinylGuide</a></li> </ul>

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