Beat Happening

Seminal Olympia Indie Rock band fronted by gravel-voiced Calvin Johnson (founder of K Records and member of the Go Team, Dub Narcotic, and the Halo Benders) and angel-voiced Heather. Their distinctive, lo-fi approach led to their alternately being deified (by the likes of Kurt Cobain) and vilified (by the likes of Courtney Love).

Worth a listen.

Discography (through 2000):

Cassettes:

• Beat Happening (K Records, 1984)
• Three Tea Breakfast (K Records, 1984)
• Beat Happening/Vaselines (live) (K Records, 1991)

Albums: (albums released (including reissues) by Sub Pop are now owned and have been reissued by K)

• Beat Happening (K Records, 1985)
• Jamboree (K Records/Rough Trade, 1988)
• Black Candy (K Records, 1989) (reissue on Sub Pop)
• Dreamy (Sub Pop, 1991)
• 1983-1995 (compilation of the first two cassettes and the first album) (K Records/Feel Good All Over, 1991) (reissued by K in 1996)
• You Turn Me On (Sub Pop, 1992)

Domestic singles (7" unless otherwise noted):

• Our Secret (K Records, 1984)
• Beat Happening/Screaming Trees (12"/CD) (K Records/Homestead, 1986) (Collaborative work featuring members of both bands)
• Look Around (K Records, 1987)
• Foggy Eyes (Chemical Imbalance, 1989)
• Red Head Walking (Sub Pop, 1990)
• Nancy Sin (K Records, 1990)
• Sea Hunt (K Records/Bi-Joopiter, 1991) (Reissued by K in 1999, I think. Maybe 2000)
• Angel Gone (K Records, 2000)

UK-only singles (7" unless otherwise noted):

• Honey Pot (53rd & 3rd, 1988)
• Crashing Through 12" (53rd & 3rd, 1988)

Compilation appearances:

• Lets Together (K Records, 1984)
• Pursuit of Happiness (Sound of Pig Music, 1984)
• Lets Kiss (K Records, 1985)
• Distant Violins (Distant Violins, 1985)
• Lets Sea (K Records, 1986)
• Display Items For Supermarkets (Toytown, 1988)
• Good Feeling (53rd & 3rd, 1988)
• SubPop 200 (SubPop, 1988)
• Mondo Stereo (Tinnitus, 1988)
• Pioneer (Bi-Joopiter, 1990)
• Pluralism-D (Bi-Joopiter, 1991)
• The Grunge Years (SubPop, 1991)
• IPU Convention (K Records,1992)
• Pop Com Convention Sampler (SubPop, 1992)
• Soluble Fish (Homestead, 1992)
• Afternoon Delight (SubPop, 1992)
• An Empty Threat (Atom, 1992)
• International Hip Swing (K Records, 1993)
• Revolution Come and Gone (SubPop Europe, 1993)
• Say Hello to the Far East (Sony Japan, 1993)
• untitled (w/Cannanes&The Ex)(Kommotion, 1993)
• Screaming Life (SubPop, 1995)