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Daydream Nation

by Sonic Youth

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1.
Teen Age Riot 06:58
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2.
Silver Rocket 03:47
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3.
The Sprawl 07:42
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4.
'Cross The Breeze 07:00
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5.
Eric's Trip 03:48
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6.
Total Trash 07:33
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7.
Hey Joni 04:23
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8.
Providence 02:41
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9.
Candle 04:59
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10.
Rain King 04:39
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11.
Kissability 03:08
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12.
The Wonder 04:15
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13.
Hyperstation 07:12
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14.
Eliminator Jr. 02:40
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about

Daydream Nation was Sonic Youth’s sixth full-length, their first double-LP, and their last for an indie label before signing with Geffen.

Widely considered to be their watershed moment, the album catapulted them into the mainstream and proved that indie bands could enjoy wider commercial success without compromising their artistic vision.

More recently, Daydream Nation has been recognized as a classic of its era: Pitchfork ranked it #1 on their “100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s”; Spin listed it at #13 on their “125 Best Albums of 1985-2010”. Daydream Nation was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry in 2006 and it was voted "One of the Greatest Albums of All Time" by Rolling Stone.

This edition of Daydream Nation (CD/2xLP) is released on SY’s own Goofin’ Records and has been remastered under the band’s supervision.

credits

released October 18, 1988

Produced by Sonic Youth with Nicholas Sansano
Engineered by Nicholas Sansano
Assistant Engineer: Matt Tritto
2nd Assistant: Dave Swanson
Recorded and Mixed at Greene Street Recording
July/August '88, New York City
Mastered at Masterdisk, N.Y.C. by Howie Weinberg
Remastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering, 2007

Cover Paintings by Gerhard Richter
Front: "Kerze" 1983
Back: "Kerze" 1982
Photographs by Michael Lavine, August '88

All songs by Sonic Youth
Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo. Steve Shelley
Published by Sonik Tooth
Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI)

Special Thanks to Gerhard Richter, Michael Lavine and Nicholas Sansano

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