Mudhoney is the debut studio album

Studio album

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 by American grunge

Grunge music

Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...

 band Mudhoney, released in 1989. It was their first LP after several singles and an EP (Superfuzz Bigmuff

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Superfuzz Bigmuff is the debut EP by the Seattle grunge band Mudhoney. It was released in October 1988 through record label Sub Pop. The songs later appeared on their 1990 compilation album Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles...

).

The instrumental song "Magnolia Caboose Babyshit" is a cover of "Magnolia Caboose Babyfinger" by Blue Cheer

Blue Cheer

Blue Cheer was an American psychedelic blues-rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009...

, but the song is still credited to Mudhoney. The album, when bought as a new vinyl record, is also packaged with a poster of the band (Photo by Michael Lavine). The poster features the band in a blue filter and says "Mudhoney. The album is out." as well as the SubPop and Au Go Go logos.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mudhoney.

1. "This Gift" – 3:34
2. "Flat Out Fucked" – 2:15
3. "Get Into Yours" – 3:50
4. "You Got It" – 2:50
5. "Magnolia Caboose Babyshit" – 1:07
6. "Come to Mind" – 4:52
7. "Here Comes Sickness" – 3:41
8. "Running Loaded" – 2:50
9. "The Farther I Go" – 2:07
10. "By Her Own Hand" – 3:16
11. "When Tomorrow Hits" – 2:39
12. "Dead Love" – 4:27

Personnel

• Mark Arm
  Mark Arm
  Mark Arm is the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. He is also credited with coining the term "grunge" to describe his style of rock music...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
• Steve Turner
  Steve Turner (guitarist)
  Steve Turner is an American guitarist, most famous for his work with Seattle band Mudhoney.-Biography:Turner was born in 1965 in Houston, Texas. His first band was called The Ducky Boys. The line up included future Pearl Jam member Stone Gossard. The Ducky Boys split around 1983.Turner later found...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• Matt Lukin
  Matt Lukin
  Matt Lukin is an American musician, best known as a bassist and founding member of the Melvins and Mudhoney.-The Melvins :...
  
   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals
• Dan Peters
  Dan Peters
  Daniel Joe Peters is the drummer for Mudhoney. He joined Bundle of Hiss when he was fifteen years old. He also played drums for Nirvana, appearing on one single, "Sliver". Peters' only live appearance with Nirvana was on September 22, 1990, in Seattle, Washington, at the Motor Sports International...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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  , vocals

Production personnel

• Jack Endino - engineering
• Jane Higgins - album cover design
• Michael Lavine - album cover photography
• Conrad Uno
  Conrad Uno
  Conrad Uno is an American record producer and founder of the independent record label PopLlama Records. Uno began his career making his own music as a teenager in his makeshift basement studio. At the request of his friends, the Young Fresh Fellows, Uno produced their debut album The Fabulous...
  
  - engineering