Copper Blue
Encyclopedia
Copper Blue was the debut album
of the US alternative rock
band Sugar. It was voted 1992 Album of the Year by the NME
. All of the songs were written by guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould
, who also co-produced with Lou Giordano
. The song "The Slim" is about losing someone to AIDS
. Musically, the band continues the thick punk
guitar of Mould's previous band, Hüsker Dü
, while slowing the tempo and emphasizing melody even more.
A limited edition initial run of the CD was released by Rykodisc
in a front-and-back metal copper sleeve with each of the 2,500 copies containing a one-of-a-kind Polaroid
photo taken by one of the three band members and stamped on the back with "Sugar Copper Blue Summer '92."
Several tracks were recorded for this album, but were not included. Mould decided to release them separately as an EP entitled Beaster
.
In 2006, the band Train
featured a cover of "If I Can't Change Your Mind" on its For Me, It's You
album.
Rykodisc
released a remastered version pressed on 180-gram vinyl on June 21st, 2011. It is accompanied by a drop card for a free download of the digital version.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
of the US alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Sugar. It was voted 1992 Album of the Year by the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
. All of the songs were written by guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould
Bob Mould
Robert Arthur "Bob" Mould is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s.-Early life:...
, who also co-produced with Lou Giordano
Lou Giordano
Lou Giordano is a record producer and recording engineer who worked at Radiobeat Studios and Fort Apache Studios. He has produced a wide variety of bands, including Hüsker Dü, the Goo Goo Dolls, and many others....
. The song "The Slim" is about losing someone to AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
. Musically, the band continues the thick punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
guitar of Mould's previous band, Hüsker Dü
Hüsker Dü
Hüsker Dü was an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band's continual members were guitarist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer Grant Hart....
, while slowing the tempo and emphasizing melody even more.
A limited edition initial run of the CD was released by Rykodisc
Rykodisc
Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...
in a front-and-back metal copper sleeve with each of the 2,500 copies containing a one-of-a-kind Polaroid
Instant film
Instant film is a type of photographic film first introduced by Polaroid that is designed to be used in an instant camera...
photo taken by one of the three band members and stamped on the back with "Sugar Copper Blue Summer '92."
Several tracks were recorded for this album, but were not included. Mould decided to release them separately as an EP entitled Beaster
Beaster
Beaster can refer to:* Beaster, the second EP by the band Sugar.* B'Easter, a secular holiday created by gay Brooklynites to celebrate in place of Easter.* Beasters, cannabis....
.
In 2006, the band Train
Train (band)
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1994. The band currently comprises a core trio of Patrick Monahan , Jimmy Stafford and Scott Underwood ....
featured a cover of "If I Can't Change Your Mind" on its For Me, It's You
For Me, It's You
For Me, It's You is Train's fourth studio album and currently the last one to feature the full line up, which consisted of five members. The album's first single, "Cab", was released to radio in November 2005...
album.
Rykodisc
Rykodisc
Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...
released a remastered version pressed on 180-gram vinyl on June 21st, 2011. It is accompanied by a drop card for a free download of the digital version.