Rites of Spring (Album)

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Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring studio album

Publication
(s)

June 1985

admission

February 1985

Label (s) Dischord Records

Format (s)

Vinyl, CD, cassette

Genre (s)

Post-hardcore , emocore

Title (number)

12

running time

37:32

occupation
  • Vocals, guitar: Guy Picciotto
  • Guitar: Eddie Janney
  • Bass: Mike Fellows
  • Drums: Brendan Canty

production

Ian MacKaye , Michael Hampton

Studio (s)

Inner Ear Studios

Rites of Spring is the first and last studio album by the band of the same name . It was first published in 1985.

Production and publication

The songs on Rites of Spring were all recorded in the spring of 1985 and produced by Ian MacKaye and Michael Hampton , among others . The album itself was released on vinyl under the label of Dischord Records in June of the same year .

In 1987 it was released again, this time on CD and cassette. In addition to the twelve tracks, the re-release also included the songs "Other Way Around" and four more from the EP All Through a Life, which was released shortly thereafter .

The band's 1991 compilation album, End on End , has the same cover print as Rites of Spring .

Track list

front
  1. Jump - 2:09
  2. Deeper Than Inside - 2:17
  3. For Want Of - 3:09
  4. Hain's Point - 2:08
  5. All There Is - 2:54
  6. Drink Deep - 4:54
back
  1. Theme - 2:19
  2. By Design - 2:38
  3. Remainder - 2:30
  4. Persistent Vision - 2:21
  5. Nudes - 2:48
  6. End On End - 7:23 am

successes

  • Number 30 in Kurt Cobain's 50 Favorite Albums
  • 96th place in the 100 best albums of the 80s selected by Pitchfork

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “TOP 50 BY NIRVANA” (MIXTAPE) on joyfulnoiserecordings.com
  2. ↑ Top 100 Albums of the 1980s on pitchfork.com