A band with many chapters and an everchanging sound, Shudder To Think’s story began in 1986 in Glover Park, Washington DC. Bass player Stuart Hill and drummer Mike Russell had just recruited Chris Matthews to play guitar in their fledgling hardcore band Stüge (1984-86) when they suddenly found themselves in need of a new singer as well. Matthews suggested his friend Craig Wedren for the role. At the audition, Wedren’s style clashed with the style of the band’s previous singer, but the group all sensed that they might have stumbled into a “chocolate-in-my-peanut-butter” situation with intriguing potential. The group changed their name and headed into new territory. Side A of this LP is comprised of five songs from one of their first recording sessions together. The tracks chosen are songs that were only released on demo tapes, never to be re-recorded for future proper releases (this version of “Too Little, Too Late” did appear on the local punk compilation FR-5 in 1987). Side B consists of four tracks that were originally released as their first 7-inch release, the It Was Arson EP, a split release by Sammich/Dischord Records. Included at the end of side B is a version of “Take The Child” from this session (later re-recorded for their first album in 1988).
LP $27.00
06/28/2024
***A reissue of SHUDDER TO THINK's Ten Spot on LP. Originally released in 1990 and long out of print, this was the band's second album and first record on Dischord. Formed in 1986, Shudder was part of a wave of younger punk bands making music that was inspired by, but also independent from, the established Dischord scene. Their music was theatrical, merging punk, progressive rock, and glam. The quartet would go on to release two more albums on Dischord (Funeral at the Movies and Get Your Goat) before moving to a major in the mid '90s. At the time of this recording, Shudder to Think was CRAIG WEDREN, STUART HILL, CHRIS MATTHEWS and MIKE RUSSELL. This pressing of Ten Spot has been remastered from the original tapes and has been pressed on blue vinyl. The artwork has been revised courtesy of HEATHER HENDRIX RUSSELL.
LP $17.75
01/26/2018
***A first-time-on-CD reissue of the Curses Spells, Voodoo, Mooses album from Washington, DC/New York City bigwigs SHUDDER TO THINK. Long out of print, the record has been remastered by SILVER SONYA, and includes the band's debut It Was Arson 7-inch, and the previously unreleased song "Take The Child."
CD $11.10
12/09/2003
CD $11.00
01/08/2001
CD $13.50
09/13/1996