Screaming Life/Fopp is a compilation album by the American rock band Soundgarden that combines their debut EPs in their entirety into a single release.
The album combines the band’s first two studio EPs: Screaming Life (1987) and Fopp (1988). It was released in 1990 by Sub Pop despite having been recorded in 1987-88, after Soundgarden’s two subsequent full-length releases, Ultramega OK (1988) and Louder than Love (1989), had gained them considerable popularity. There are two cover songs on the album; “Swallow My Pride” is a Green River cover and “Fopp” is an Ohio Players cover.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Chris Cornell, all music composed by Kim Thayil, except where noted.
Original release
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Hunted Down“ | 2:42 | ||
| 2. | “Entering” | 4:36 | ||
| 3. | “Tears to Forget” | Hiro Yamamoto, Thayil | 2:00 | |
| 4. | “Nothing to Say” | 4:00 | ||
| 5. | “Little Joe” | 4:31 | ||
| 6. | “Hand of God” | Yamamoto | 4:27 | |
| 7. | “Kingdom of Come” | Chris Cornell | 2:35 | |
| 8. | “Swallow My Pride“ | Mark Arm | Steve Turner | 2:18 |
| 9. | “Fopp” | Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Mervin Pierce, Clarence Satchell, James Williams | Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Mervin Pierce, Clarence Satchell, James Williams | 3:37 |
| 10. | “Fopp (Fucked Up Heavy Dub Mix)” | Beck, Bonner, Jones, Middlebrooks, Pierce, Satchell, Williams | Beck, Bonner, Jones, Middlebrooks, Pierce, Satchell, Williams | 6:25 |
Soundgarden
- Chris Cornell – lead vocals
- Matt Cameron – drums
- Kim Thayil – guitar
- Hiro Yamamoto – bass
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