{"title":"Beat Happening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/b\u003e formed in Olympia, Washington in 1982. \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/calvin-johnson\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalvin Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/selector-dub-narcotic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSelector Dub Narcotic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/the-halo-benders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Halo Benders\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/dub-narcotic-sound-system\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDub Narcotic Sound System\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/hive-dwellers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Hive Dwellers\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eHeather Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eBret Lunsford\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eD+\u003c\/a\u003e) met while attending the Evergreen State College and began performing in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trio's music was a \"\u003cspan\u003etestament to the DIY aesthetic; don't think about it, just \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit...\u003c\/span\u003e f\u003cspan\u003eresh in its minimalism, a solid argument for going out and starting a band just to see what might happen.\" (\u003cem\u003eCMJ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, March 1988)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/AnnCulbertsonPoloroid1forWeblog_large.jpg?v=1544648053\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"klp001","title":"Beat Happening","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hundred summer days bottled up inside one guitar. This release is the first\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/beat-happening\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Beat Happening\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e album, reissued with lots of extra material recorded during 1983-85, the time during which the first album was originally recorded and released.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album is now available as a DELUXE DOUBLE LP via Domino Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBret\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHeather \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/calvin-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalvin \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003emade music hot and bothered, the world listened with trepidation. As the first album released on \u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"K\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/logo_47f30eda-aa21-425e-b4c7-8776b0b21d46_450x_icon.png?v=1479793619\" style=\"float: none; margin-bottom: -3px;\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in 1985 this collection set a mood of irresistibility that has endured for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe refurbished Beat Happening includes the original \u003cb\u003eGreg Sage\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eWipers\u003c\/strong\u003e) produced sessions that comprised most of the original album and the first single (\u003cstrong\u003e\"Our Secret\" \/ \"What's Important\"\u003c\/strong\u003e). Five of the songs were recorded while Beat Happening was living in Japan and then released as the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Tea Breakfast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e cassette. There are also several songs that were originally included on various cassette compilations long out of print. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e SIDE ONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoggy Eyes \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad Seeds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Let Him Get to Me\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Spy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun Down the Stairs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE TWO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Love with You Thing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Love You \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown at the Sea\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Secret\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's Important\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efourteen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad Seeds (live)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE THREE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun Down the Stairs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn My Memory\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoney Pot\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYouth\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Mix the Colors\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE FOUR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efourteen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet's Kiss\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1, 2, 3\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLook Around\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Love You (Demo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IPU147_Beat_Happening_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1658962716\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Crashing Through (Meyering Mix)\" \/ \"The This Many Boyfriends Club\" [IPU147]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beat Happening","offers":[{"title":"DELUXE DBL LP","offer_id":39806167089246,"sku":"REWIGLP114","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":915970821,"sku":"KCD001","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/klp2.jpeg?v=1318381263"},{"product_id":"klp003","title":"Dreamy","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eDreamy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the fourth \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/beat-happening\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e studio album, considered by many to be their finest achievement. From the epic “Revolution Come and Gone” to the country-tinged “Cry for a Shadow”, there is a plethora of styles and forms and feelings on \u003ci\u003eDreamy\u003c\/i\u003e. Combining state-of-the-art studio technique with down-home captured in the moment, \u003ci\u003eDreamy\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicate balance between “real” 24 track studio recordings, and documents made while our quiet three are ensconced in \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/steve-fisk\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Fisk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s home four track lodging (a photo of the band in front of Fisk’s pad graces the cover). Included is the original version of the oft-covered “Red Head Walking” and “Hot Chocolate Boy”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003cem\u003eDreamy\u003c\/em\u003e was released by Domino Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMe Untamed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeft Behind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot Chocolate Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Lost You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCry For a Shadow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNancy Sin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFortune Cookie Prize\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevolution Come and Gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Head Walking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePress\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“If anyone could write and play songs like these, why don’t they? Each song has a precious moment, a discordant slash of music matched with vignettes of simple life. \u003cb\u003eB\u003c\/b\u003eeat Happening are not American Primitives: rather, they play primitive American music. Beat Happening’s realistic naivete sidesteps self-conscious simplicity in favor of basic, honest themes and clear, melodic music. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/calvin-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalvin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’s guttural booming vocal lands neatly on every note, squashing it like a steamroller. “Other Side” has a skippy beat, Calvin’s lower-than-low upfront vocal and guitars that are joyous as kids out on summer break. The title track sounds almost sinister, an Eldritch-in-knickers style vocal set against a droning beat.” \u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRockpool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IPU147_Beat_Happening_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1658962716\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Crashing Through (Meyering Mix)\" \/ \"The This Many Boyfriends Club\" [IPU147]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beat Happening","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":1040138888,"sku":"REWIGLP117","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":151059702,"sku":"KCD003","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/klp5.jpeg?v=1502395912"},{"product_id":"klp002","title":"Jamboree","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/beat-happening\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e album: it rocks, killer. \u003cb\u003eBret Lunsford \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/d\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eD+\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003cb\u003eHeather Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/calvin-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalvin Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e create a buzz and drone worth repeated listens, includes the Beat Happening classics \"Hangman\", \"Bewitched\", \"Midnight a Go-Go\" and \"In Between\". Nail it to your turntable and arch your back to the primitive beat. \u003ci\u003eJamboree\u003c\/i\u003e is hailed by many as one of the founding releases of the Crash-Pop genre. It was produced in Ellensburg, Wa. at Albright Productions by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/steve-fisk\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Fisk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, co-produced by \u003cb\u003eMark Lanegan\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGary Lee Conners\u003c\/b\u003e (of the \u003cb\u003eScreaming Trees\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eGary Lee Conners\u003c\/b\u003e also plays guitar on the song \"Midnight A Go-Go\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally a 1988 co-release with Rough Trade in the U.S. and with Stephen Pastel's 53rd and 3rd label in Scotland, \u003ci\u003eJamboree \u003c\/i\u003ewas re-issued on CD by Sub\/Pop in 1993. The latest edition of \u003cem\u003eJamboree\u003c\/em\u003e is from Domino Records.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctracks\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBewitched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Between\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndian Summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHangman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJamboree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsk Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrashing Through\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCat Walk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrive Car Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMidnight A Go-Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe This Many Boyfriends Club\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/tracks\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePress\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The only band in the history of the planet to be equally influenced by the \u003cb\u003eRaincoats\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMinor Threat\u003c\/b\u003e. Beat Happening manufactures a universally acceptable sound that is as likable as a cool rain. \u003ci\u003eJamboree \u003c\/i\u003eis their heaviest outing yet (actual 'power chords' can be heard) but remains completely at odds with the more 'pushable' (out the window, please) bands on the new breed RT roster. A perfect record. From a perfect band.\" \u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eForced Exposure\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"America's ability to produce alternative viewpoints of society, while living on a consumer-pleasing conveyor, is strange in itself. That these alternatives are as varied as, say, \u003cb\u003eBlack Flag\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePublic Enemy\u003c\/b\u003e and Beat Happening is just plain weird. This Trio from Washington seem to ignore their roots while laying in wait in a pocket of resistance as wide as \u003cb\u003eRichman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWire\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eYoung Marble Giants\u003c\/b\u003e opting to concoct a minimal, cherubic noise that's immediate, intoxicating and intelligent. Pop music with feelings, a real sound for bedroom romantics.\" \u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRevolutions\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlso available:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IPU147_Beat_Happening_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1658962716\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Crashing Through (Meyering Mix)\" \/ \"The This Many Boyfriends Club\" [IPU147]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Beat Happening","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":364485837,"sku":"REWIGLP115","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":1106094788,"sku":"KCD002","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/klp3.jpeg?v=1318381265"},{"product_id":"klp006","title":"Black Candy","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eHey, Gravedigger. Welcome to \u003ci\u003eBlack Candy\u003c\/i\u003e, the third \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/beat-happening\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e album. Bret, Heather and Calvin explore the more sinister aspects of life, with an eye towards the relief that can be found in its simpler pleasures. “Melancholy” is a word that has been used to describe this approach, though \u003ci\u003eBlack Candy\u003c\/i\u003e does include many optimistic moments. If you like your pop music effervescent and carefree, there’s “T.V. Girl” and “Other Side” to polish your bike to. If you like it black, here’s a blast of playhouse on fire, pajama party and haunted shadow to propel your day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\" size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally a 1989 \u003cstrong\u003eK\u003c\/strong\u003e release, available on Rough Trade in the U.K., \u003ci\u003eBlack Candy\u003c\/i\u003e was re-issued on Sub\/Pop in 1993. This edition of \u003cem\u003eBlack Candy\u003c\/em\u003e was released by Domino Records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e“The most sexually-charged rock LP since some Bauhaus disc I forgot the name of...the secret to Beat Happening’s complete domination of rock lies not in the music’s simplicity, nor what some fuckheads see as feigned innocence or eccentricity; Calvin, Heather and Bret take on situations and ideas, not ‘cause they think it’s funny or strange to feel the way they do – Beat Happening truly live in the world they sing about...it’s not a sense of wonder they convey, it’s the truest sense of abandon anyone’s created in way too long...read all about it in USA Today, best side one since Slip It In. I know, real predictable benchmark.” - Gerard Cosloy, \u003ci\u003eConflict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e Also available:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IPU147_Beat_Happening_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1658962716\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"western\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Crashing Through (Meyering Mix)\" \/ \"The This Many Boyfriends Club\" [IPU147]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctracks\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Candy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther Side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnick Knack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePajama Party in a Haunted Hive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGravedigger Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast a Shadow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonfire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eT.V. 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That makes the band very neat-o, unassuming, and damned unnerving.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eMark Woodlief, \u003cem\u003eTransworld Skateboarding\u003c\/em\u003e, Mar. 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IPU147_Beat_Happening_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1658962716\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IPU147_Beat_Happening_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1658962716\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Crashing Through (Meyering Mix)\" \/ \"The This Many Boyfriends Club\" [IPU147]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beat Happening","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":1245988880,"sku":"KCD007","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":39826782453854,"sku":"REWIGLP118","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/klp8.jpeg?v=1318381271"},{"product_id":"klp109","title":"Music to Climb the Apple Tree by","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album compiles \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/beat-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e songs recorded between 1984 and 2000, including material long out of print on 45s and compilations, including the original version of \"Nancy Sin\". The last four songs are from the \u003cb\u003eBeat Happening \u003c\/b\u003e\/ \u003cstrong\u003eScreaming Trees\u003c\/strong\u003e collaboration EP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince their inception in 1983, Beat Happening (the legendary underground pop rockin' combo from Olympia, Washington) have been the inhabitants of an imperfect world, stripped down and codified. Beat Happening is \u003cb\u003eBret Lunsford\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/sop.krecs.com\/collections\/d\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eD+\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003cb\u003eHeather Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/calvin-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalvin Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. Originators of the one guitar and drum corps, they are the main proponents of the unembellished Do-It-Yourself movement. Beat Happening's influence on the world of minimal music, punk and pure pop has been massive. 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View our \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/pages\/size-chart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esize chart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IPU147_Beat_Happening_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1658962716\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IPU147_Beat_Happening_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1658962716\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/7-inch\/products\/crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Crashing Through (Meyering Mix)\" [IPU147] 7\" 45rpm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beat Happening","offers":[{"title":"UNISEX EXTRA SMALL","offer_id":39839690686558,"sku":"BeatHapShirtNEON","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"UNISEX SMALL","offer_id":39839690817630,"sku":"BeatHapShirtNEON","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"UNISEX MEDIUM","offer_id":39839690850398,"sku":"BeatHapShirtNEON","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"UNISEX LARGE","offer_id":39839690915934,"sku":"BeatHapShirtNEON","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/BeatHappening_Ena_Nick.jpg?v=1631126801"},{"product_id":"crashing-through-meyering-mix-the-this-many-boyfriends-club-ipu147-7-45rpm","title":"Crashing Through (Meyering Mix) \/ The This Many Boyfriends Club [IPU147] 7\" 45rpm","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/beat-happening\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e reach into their bag of goodies and pull out a winner. 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It was deemed worthy of seeing the light of day, as you'll surely agree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e“Crashing Through” was re-recorded in 1987 by Steve Fisk for the second \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/b\u003e album \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJamboree\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003eThe B side of this single, “The This Many Boyfriends Club”, is also an earlier, alternate to what appeared on \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJamboree\u003c\/i\u003e. This version of the song was recorded at a live performance in Corvallis, Oregon, early 1987 by Rich Jensen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003eCover art by \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/b\u003e member Heather Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e This is the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/international-pop-underground\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInternational Pop Underground\u003c\/a\u003e Volume CXLVII\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"textarea-display\"\u003e‘The secret to Beat Happening’s complete\u003cbr\u003edomination of rock lies not in the music’s\u003cbr\u003esimplicity, nor what some fuckheads see as\u003cbr\u003efeigned innocence or eccentricity: Calvin,\u003cbr\u003eHeather and Bret take on situations and ideas,\u003cbr\u003enot ‘cause they think it’s funny or strange\u003cbr\u003eto feel the way they do - - - Beat Happening\u003cbr\u003etruly live in the world they sing about...it’s\u003cbr\u003enot a sense of wonder they convey, it’s the\u003cbr\u003etruest sense of abandon anyone’s created in\u003cbr\u003eway too long.’ - - - Gerard Cosloy, Conflict\n\n‘The only band in the history of the planet\u003cbr\u003eto be equally influenced by The Raincoats and\u003cbr\u003eMinor Threat. Beat Hap manufactures a\u003cbr\u003euniversally acceptable sound that is as likable\u003cbr\u003eas a cool rain. Jamboree is their heaviest\u003cbr\u003eouting yet (actual “power chords” can be heard)\u003cbr\u003ebut remains completely at odds with the more\u003cbr\u003e“pushable” (out a window, please) bands on the\u003cbr\u003enew breed RT roster. A perfect record ,\u003cbr\u003efrom a perfect band.’\u003cbr\u003e- - - Jimmy Johnson, Forced Exposure\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"textarea-display\"\u003e‘With shy, unpretentious lyrics, minimalist\u003cbr\u003erattlings and vocals akin to Lux Interior\u003cbr\u003eeating Scott Walker, the members of Beat\u003cbr\u003eHappening were the modern primitives of indie\u003cbr\u003eAmerica from 1985 to 1992. To DIY acolytes,\u003cbr\u003ethe trio’s investigations were perhaps as\u003cbr\u003esignificant and influential as those of The\u003cbr\u003eVelvet Underground two decades earlier.\u003cbr\u003eCalvin Johnson, Heather Lewis and Bret\u003cbr\u003eLunsford formed Beat Happening in the early\u003cbr\u003e'80s in Olympia, Wash., long before\u003cbr\u003eTwin Peaks and Nirvana made the Pacific\u003cbr\u003eNorthwest cool. “I don’t think there was\u003cbr\u003eeven a democratic statement or any discussion\u003cbr\u003eabout it,” says Johnson about the band’s most\u003cbr\u003enoted virtue: a sense of fair play demonstrated by\u003cbr\u003ea revolving door of compositional, instrumental\u003cbr\u003eand vocal responsibilities. “Most of the early\u003cbr\u003estuff was improvisational, probably because none\u003cbr\u003eof us were particularly accomplished on any\u003cbr\u003einstrument.” At a time when few people had really\u003cbr\u003elearned what the revolution of punk meant let\u003cbr\u003ealone put it into practice, Beat Happening\u003cbr\u003ewas pragmatic and political, without rules\u003cbr\u003eor boundaries as to leader, guitarist, etc.’\u003cbr\u003e- - - A.D. Amorosi, Magnet \u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003eAlso Available:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/shirts\/products\/jamboree-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/CJ_24_Jamboree_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1628698522\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/shirts\/products\/jamboree-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeat Happening\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJamboree\u003c\/em\u003e shirt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beat Happening","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39468592660574,"sku":"IPU147","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/IPU147forWeblog.jpg?v=1628698607"},{"product_id":"crashing-through-optic-nerve-recordings-import-dbl-7-45rpm","title":"Crashing Through (Optic Nerve Recordings) IMPORT DBL 7\" 45rpm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new reissue from Optic Nerve Recordings duplicates the original 53rd \u0026amp; 3rd Records 12\" EP of \u003cem\u003eCrashing Through\u003c\/em\u003e from 1987 as a double 7\" 45rpm in gate fold sleeve. Cover art by Heather Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"textarea-display\"\u003e‘The secret to Beat Happening’s complete\u003cbr\u003edomination of rock lies not in the music’s\u003cbr\u003esimplicity, nor what some fuckheads see as\u003cbr\u003efeigned innocence or eccentricity: Calvin,\u003cbr\u003eHeather and Bret take on situations and ideas,\u003cbr\u003enot ‘cause they think it’s funny or strange\u003cbr\u003eto feel the way they do - - - Beat Happening\u003cbr\u003etruly live in the world they sing about...it’s\u003cbr\u003enot a sense of wonder they convey, it’s the\u003cbr\u003etruest sense of abandon anyone’s created in\u003cbr\u003eway too long.’ - - - Gerard Cosloy, Conflict\n\n‘The only band in the history of the planet\u003cbr\u003eto be equally influenced by The Raincoats and\u003cbr\u003eMinor Threat. Beat Hap manufactures a\u003cbr\u003euniversally acceptable sound that is as likable\u003cbr\u003eas a cool rain. Jamboree is their heaviest\u003cbr\u003eouting yet (actual “power chords” can be heard)\u003cbr\u003ebut remains completely at odds with the more\u003cbr\u003e“pushable” (out a window, please) bands on the\u003cbr\u003enew breed RT roster. A perfect record ,\u003cbr\u003efrom a perfect band.’\u003cbr\u003e- - - Jimmy Johnson, Forced Exposure\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"textarea-display\"\u003e‘With shy, unpretentious lyrics, minimalist\u003cbr\u003erattlings and vocals akin to Lux Interior\u003cbr\u003eeating Scott Walker, the members of Beat\u003cbr\u003eHappening were the modern primitives of indie\u003cbr\u003eAmerica from 1985 to 1992. To DIY acolytes,\u003cbr\u003ethe trio’s investigations were perhaps as\u003cbr\u003esignificant and influential as those of The\u003cbr\u003eVelvet Underground two decades earlier.\u003cbr\u003eCalvin Johnson, Heather Lewis and Bret\u003cbr\u003eLunsford formed Beat Happening in the early\u003cbr\u003e'80s in Olympia, Wash., long before\u003cbr\u003eTwin Peaks and Nirvana made the Pacific\u003cbr\u003eNorthwest cool. “I don’t think there was\u003cbr\u003eeven a democratic statement or any discussion\u003cbr\u003eabout it,” says Johnson about the band’s most\u003cbr\u003enoted virtue: a sense of fair play demonstrated by\u003cbr\u003ea revolving door of compositional, instrumental\u003cbr\u003eand vocal responsibilities. “Most of the early\u003cbr\u003estuff was improvisational, probably because none\u003cbr\u003eof us were particularly accomplished on any\u003cbr\u003einstrument.” At a time when few people had really\u003cbr\u003elearned what the revolution of punk meant let\u003cbr\u003ealone put it into practice, Beat Happening\u003cbr\u003ewas pragmatic and political, without rules\u003cbr\u003eor boundaries as to leader, guitarist, etc.’\u003cbr\u003e- - - A.D. Amorosi, Magnet \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esongs included are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Crashing Through [\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/beat-happening\/products\/klp002\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJamboree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e album version produced by Steve Fisk]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. The This Many Boyfriends Club [live version recorded by Rich Jensen in Corvallis, OR, 1987]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Look Around [originally released on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/international-pop-underground\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Pop Underground\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e series Vol. I, 1987]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. That Girl [originally released on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/international-pop-underground\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Pop Underground\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e series Vol. I, 1987]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beat Happening","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39479838081118,"sku":"ON306","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/Beat-Happening-Crashing-Optic-Nerve-ON306.jpg?v=1629752002"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/collections\/AnnCulbertsonPoloroid1forWeblog.jpg?v=1544648076","url":"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/beat-happening\/olympia-underground-music.oembed","provider":"The K Mail Order Department","version":"1.0","type":"link"}