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Yucassettes (sometimes spelled Yuck Cassettes) was a fanzine and homemade music label created and operated by Dean Ween from about 1984 to 1986[?], when he was in high school.
Some early Ween tapes were released on Yucassettes (including Mrs. Slack, Erica Peterson's Flaming Crib Death, and Ween/Smersh) as well as music by other local artists and bands.
List of Known Releases
- Ween - Mrs. Slack (YC-1, 1984)
- Ween - Mike Banks (YC-2, 1985)
- Synthetic Socks - A Day At The Mall (YC-3, 1985) [1]
- Yuck Productions Presents Guano Tape Compilation (YC-4, 1985) [2]
- Featuring intro by Dean Ween, 'Ingrown Mayo' by Ween, 'Ambient Disturbance' by Scott Lowe, 'Happy Family' by Synthetic Socks
- Jack Talcum, Jr - I See Weasels (YC-6, 1986) [3]
- Ween - Erica Peterson's Flaming Crib Death (YC-7, 1986) [4]
- Social Decay / Hogan's Heroes - NJHC (YC-8, 1986) [5]
- Various - Bands We Think Are Good (YC-10, 1986)
- Mop - Granaghla (YC-11, 1986)
- Ween/Smersh - Fred & Edgar (YC-12, 1986)
- Amor Fati - Rock N' Roll (016, 1986)
- The Fabulous Fondas - Sex Picnic (1986-87)
"Yuck!" Zine
“Yuck!” itself was a free punk music fanzine written and edited by Dean Ween. Examples of regular content included:
- Dean interviewing bands from various local punk scenes around the USA, as well as some larger touring acts (including, notably, an interview with The Minutemen in an early issue[6]).
- Live concert reviews
- Cassette reviews
- Submissions from readers including artwork and cross-promotions
A digital copy of issue #5 from October/November 1985 is available to download for free online.[7]
External Links
References
- ↑ File:A Day At The Mall ?insert?.jpg
- ↑ File:Guano yc4.jpg
- ↑ File:I see weasels yc6.jpg
- ↑ File:Erica Tape J-card.jpg
- ↑ File:Social decay HH Yc8.jpg
- ↑ 'No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes: An Oral History of the Legendary City Gardens' (Diwulf Publishing, 2014)
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/yuck-issue-5/mode/2up
