SOUNDGARDEN “Ultramega OK” LP SST ’88 orig w/ INSERT NM in shrink
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Description
Artist/Group: SOUNDGARDEN
Title: “Ultramega OK”
Label: SST ~ # SST 201. Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl. Labels are yellow/gold with red text.
Year: 1988.
Condition:
DISC: Vinyl is gorgeous NM, a beauty! The playing surface is immaculate, with a high luster, played a small number of times and handled with care. Plays beautifully with superb fidelity. Labels are clean and pristine.
JACKET: Jacket is NEAR MINT in original factory shrink wrap. Excellent seams and corners.
Printed paper insert is included, in top condition!
Review:
“The best expression of Soundgarden's early, Stooges/MC5-meets-Zeppelin/Sabbath sound, Ultramega OK is a dark, murky, buzzing record that simultaneously subverts and pays tribute to heavy metal. At times, the band and its recasting of over-the-top '70s hard rock seem smirky (Hiro Yamamoto's ridiculous vocal on "Circle of Power"; a "cover" of John Lennon's "One Minute of Silence"); a few, like the cover of "Smokestack Lightning," really do sink into turgid metal silliness. But the best moments are startling fusions of classic metal, punk rock, and psychedelia of the fuzz guitar variety, plus the local flavor of Green River and the Melvins. The difference is, Soundgarden are better songwriters, and their feel for memorable riffs and hooks lend greater power to both the rockers and the creepy, dirge-like slow numbers. It's a shame the album as a whole isn't more fully realized, because when separated out from the filler, the numerous highlights show why Soundgarden had such an enormous impact on the development of grunge. It may not be quite as complex or consistent as some of Soundgarden's later albums, but Ultramega OK is easily the best document of grunge's early, pre-Nirvana days.”
(review courtesy of Steve Huey, allmusic.com.)
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