Album dossier / 1984
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Husker Du · Hardcore Punk/Alternative Rock
Recorded in a single 40-hour session at Total Access Studios for just $3,200, this sprawling double-LP concept album about a runaway teenager pushed hardcore punk toward melody and psychedelia, inspiring labelmates the Minutemen to make their own double album and helping invent American alternative rock.
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Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
6 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Husker Du. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 23 tracks
- Something I Learned Today
- Broken Home, Broken Heart
- Never Talking To You Again
- Chartered Trips
- Dreams Reoccurring
- Indecision Time
- Hare Krsna
- Beyond The Threshold
- Pride
- I'll Never Forget You
- The Biggest Lie
- What's Going On
- Masochism World
- Standing By The Sea
- Somewhere
- One Step At A Time
- Pink Turns To Blue
- Newest Industry
- Monday Will Never Be The Same
- Whatever
- The Tooth Fairy And The Princess
- Turn On The News
- Reoccurring Dreams
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en.wikipedia.org, allmusic.com, discogs.com · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/374372 · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-08-23