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>Given that Lou used to have 4 strings on his acoustic a 2 string bass kinda makes sense

He still does! I just saw him play in atlanta 2 days ago and he had the 4 string guitar on 1/2 of the songs…

>Little Fury Things has always been the opening track for You’re Living All Over Me

I never said it wasn’t… "Just like heaven" however I don’t think came out til "Bug". My German pressing of "Bug" has a bonus 7" with an acoustic "Throw down" on it. I am pretty sure the "just like heaven" single came out after Bug. The artwork is more like Bug as well. The b-sides ("chunks" + the electric "throw down") are awesome

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Not only are crucial tracks missing, but I’m not sure the chronology is right. I remember "Just Like Heaven" coming out after "Bug", so why would it be on "You’re Living" ? Does anyone know the actual order these were released? I remember seeing "Bug" in fall of 88 and not seeing "Just like heaven" (or the video) til spring 89.

As for the track list here are my thoughts

Dinosaur – I see they start it off with "Bulbs of Passion"… not a bad idea, considering it’s probably the best song on the record. However, Murph’s "schizophrenia" drum beat is cemented in my mind as the right way to start the album. Tough call. I would have liked to see some more live tracks, and how about live video from the early days? I especially would like to hear any recordings from 1986, when the band was morphing into the "Living" phase. Supposedly they performed "Cortez the killer" live (with Lee Ranaldo) – that would be amazing to hear if any recordings exist. And how about throwing on the Deep Wound 7" and early demos of tunes on later albums!

You’re living all over me – man, why’d they leave off "Show me the way" It probably would cost them $ to license the song, and that sucks. This song is great, and Dinosaur’s version is a Great improvement over the original – they really make it their own.

Bug – years ago I compiled a "Superbug" album, which I would have like to have seen. Track listing is:

01 – Throw Down (acoustic vrsn from German pressing bonus 7-inch)
02 – Freak Scene
03 – No Bones
04 – They Always Come
05 – Yeah We Know
06 – Keep The Glove
07 – Let It Ride
08 – Pond Song
09 – Budge
10 – The Post
11 – Just Like Heaven
12 – Throw Down
13 – Chunks
14 – Don’t
15 – Lotta Love
16 – The Wagon (7" version)
17 – Better Than Gone

Also many moons ago at the Ritz in NYC (july 14 1989, @ sonic youth/ mudhoney show) they screened a video for Dinosaur Jr "Yeah We Know" which was basically the song over a 60s Godzilla flick (Destroy All Monsters?), and it looked really cool. They should throw this on! Does anyone know who made this or if it is available anywhere?

In sum, I’d still buy the reissues just to hear the remastered songs and see the videos… "little fury things" is one of my top 3 favorite videos of all time…

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