The Numero Group has officially announced the release of SAVAGE YOUNG DÜ, a new deluxe box set chronicling the extraordinary early years of Hüsker Dü. SAVAGE YOUNG DÜ is available beginning Friday, November 10th.
Available on four LPs or three CDs, SAVAGE YOUNG DÜ compiles 69 tracks – 47 of them previously unreleased – spanning the Saint Paul, MN-based trio’s formative 1979 live shows to their milestone early releases via SST Records, including first singles “Statues” b/w “Amusement” (1981) and “In A Free Land” (1982), as well as 1983’s full-length debut album, EVERYTHING FALLS APART, and an alternate recording of 1982’s seminal live recording, LAND SPEED RECORD. Newly remastered from the original analog demos, board tapes, and session masters, the anthology is accompanied by a hardbound book highlighted by an epic history of Hüsker Dü, penned with full participation from founding members Grant Hart, Greg Norton, and Bob Mould, as well as 40 never-before seen photos, a remarkable collection of rare flyers, and detailed sessionography.
In addition, a limited edition bonus 7” will be available with all Numero Group mail orders while supplies last. EXTRA CIRCUS collects five previously unissued songs recorded during the Christmas 1982 sessions that yielded the following year’s landmark METAL CIRCUS. Available exclusively as a vinyl 7”, EXTRA CIRCUScomes packaged in the full color sleeve designed by Grant Hart and intended for the original release of METAL CIRCUS.
