Dry As a Bone

Dry as a Bone
EP by Green River
Released	July 1987
Recorded	July 1986
Studio	Reciprocal Recording; Seattle, Washington
Genre	Grunge
Length	19:24
Language	English
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Jeff Ament, Jack Endino
Green River chronology

Dry as a Bone is the second EP by the American rock band Green River. It was released in July 1987 through Sub Pop Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	[2]

Overview

In July 1986, the band began production on its second EP with local producer Jack Endino at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, Washington. Green River chose to record Dry As a Bone for Bruce Pavitt's new label, Sub Pop Records. However, Pavitt couldn't afford to release it until the following year, and, as had happened with Come On Down, the record was delayed. Dry As a Bone was finally released through Sub Pop Records in July 1987, a full year after it was recorded. It was the new label's first non-compilation release. It was promoted by Sub Pop as "ultra-loose GRUNGE that destroyed the morals of a generation."[3] The album's cover art was photographed by Charles Peterson. The song "Ozzie" was done originally by Tales of Terror.

Steve Huey of AllMusic has called it Green River's "strongest individual release...perfecting their sleazy, raucous fusion of '70s hard rock and post-hardcore punk."[1] It was reissued in 1990 along with the album Rehab Doll (plus bonus tracks) as the Dry As a Bone/Rehab Doll compilation album. One of the bonus tracks from the reissue, "Searchin'" was recorded during the Dry As a Bone sessions.[4]

In 2019, the album was re-released with a new mix by original producer Jack Endino, and 11 bonus tracks.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Arm; all music is composed by Jeff Ament, Bruce Fairweather, Stone Gossard, and Alex Vincent, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Unwind"	4:42
2.	"Baby Takes"	4:24
3.	"This Town"	3:23
4.	"P.C.C."	3:44
5.	"Ozzie" (Tales of Terror)	3:11
Total length:		19:24

Personnel

Jeff Ament – bass guitar, production, engineering
Mark Arm – vocals
Bruce Fairweather – guitar
Stone Gossard – guitar
Alex Vincent – drums
Jack Endino – production, engineering
Linda Owens – layout
Charles Peterson – photography

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References

Huey, Steve. "Dry as a Bone > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
Kandell, Steve. "Pitchfork ((( Green River - Dry as a Bone )))". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
Azerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life. Little, Brown and Company, 2001. ISBN 0-316-78753-1
Dry as a Bone/Rehab Doll (CD). Green River. Sub Pop Records. 1994. SPCD 72/239.CS1 maint: others (link)
"SUB POP TO REISSUE GREEN RIVER'S CLASSIC RELEASES 'DRY AS A BONE' AND 'REHAB DOLL', BOTH AS EXPANDED, DELUXE EDITIONS, WORLDWIDE ON JANUARY 25TH, 2019". Subpop. November 8, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

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[allmusic-1] Huey, Steve. "Dry as a Bone > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

[Pitchfork-2] Kandell, Steve. "Pitchfork ((( Green River - Dry as a Bone )))". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[Azerrad-3] Azerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life. Little, Brown and Company, 2001. ISBN 0-316-78753-1

[4] Dry as a Bone/Rehab Doll (CD). Green River. Sub Pop Records. 1994. SPCD 72/239.CS1 maint: others (link)

[5] "SUB POP TO REISSUE GREEN RIVER'S CLASSIC RELEASES 'DRY AS A BONE' AND 'REHAB DOLL', BOTH AS EXPANDED, DELUXE EDITIONS, WORLDWIDE ON JANUARY 25TH, 2019". Subpop. November 8, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.