Husker Du

Hüsker Dü (named after a Danish board game, translated as "Do you remember") was an American alternative rock band who got their name from a once popular board game. The Minneapolis-based alternative rock trio formed in 1979 around the dual talents of guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. They recorded a series of highly influential albums for the independent label (run by former members of Black Flag) SST Records. In 1986 Hüsker Dü became the first band from the 80s hardcore scene to sign with a major label. They recorded two albums for Warner Brothers before splitting up in 1988. Since Hüsker Dü broke up, Grant Hart and Bob Mould have both worked as solo artists and in other bands—Hart with Nova Mob and Mould with Sugar.
== Links To Peel ==
Available show tracklistings suggest that Peel first played Husker Du in 1984, when he aired their cover of the Byrds song "Eight Miles High", and he would continue to play their material through the rest of the 80s and early 90s; "Makes No Sense At All" reached number 46 in the 1985 Festive Fifty. On his show of 22 June 1991, the DJ set a competition for listeners to identify the band from a track.
Peel is known to have seen Husker Du live in September 1985. His verdict: "Not bad at all."See Peel 019 (BFBS).
After the group split, Grant Hart joined Nova Mob and Bob Mould formed Sugar. Neither band seemed to receive any interest from Peel, despite his listeners voting three tracks from Sugar into the 1992 Festive Fifty.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*1985 Festive Fifty: Makes No Sense At All #46
== Other Shows Played ==
thumb|341x341px|'Makes No Sense At All', #46 in the 1985 Festive Fifty
;1984
*02 June 1984 (BFBS): Real World (v/a cassette - Department Of Enjoyment) New Musical Express NME 011
*11 June 1984: Eight Miles High (7") SST
;1985
*22 January 1985: Pride (LP - Zen Arcade) SST
*04 March 1985: How To Skin A Cat (album - New Day Rising) SST
*10 March 1985 (BFBS): Books About UFOs (LP-New Day Rising) SST
*01 April 1985: 'The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill (LP-New Day Rising)' (SST)
*13 May 1985: Whatcha Drinkin'
*24 July 1985: Something I Learned Today (2xLP – Zen Arcade) SST
*04 September 1985: Makes No Sense At All (7" - Makes No Sense At All / Love Is All Around) SST
*11 September 1985: Makes No Sense At All (7") SST
*16 September 1985 (BFBS): Makes No Sense At All (7") SST (JP: "Saw them last week in London: not bad at all.") This was at the Marquee Club on 04 September.
*11 November 1985: Flip Your Wig (LP - Flip Your Wig) SST
*16 December 1985: Makes No Sense At All (LP – Flip Your Wig) SST FF #46
;1986
*20 January 1986: Won't Change (v/a LP - A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse) Giorno Poetry Systems
*25 January 1986 (BFBS): Won't Change (Compilation LP-A Diamond Hidden In the Mouth Of A Corpse) Giorno Poetry Systems Peel 027 (BFBS)
*28 January 1986: Won't Change (v/a LP - A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse) Giorno Poetry Systems
*29 January 1986 (VPRO): Ticket To Ride (EP – Big Four) NME
*01 February 1986 (BFBS): (1986-01-30): Ticket To Ride (Compilation 7"-NME's Big Four) New Musical Express (JP: "Not one of their key works, that: for completists only, I suspect.") Peel 028 (BFBS)
*26 February 1986: Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely (12") Warner
*12 March 1986: Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely (7") Warner
*18 March 1986: Dead Set On Destruction (LP - Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros.
*19 March 1986: All This I've Done For You (LP - Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros.
*22 March 1986 (BFBS): Dead Set On Destruction (LP-Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros.
*25 March 1986: Sorry Somehow (LP - Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros.
*29 March 1986 (BFBS): 'I'm So Bad (LP-Radical Hystery)' (Closer)I Don't Know For Sure (LP-Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros.
*01 April 1986: All This I've Done For You (LP - Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros.
*05 April 1986 (BFBS): 'I Don't Know For Sure (LP-Candy Apple Grey)' (Warner Bros.)
*09 April 1986: I Don't Know For Sure (album - Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros. WX 40
*12 April 1986 (BFBS): I Don't Know For Sure (album - Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros. WX 40
*15 April 1986: Sorry Somehow (LP - Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros.
*19 May 1986: 'Signals From Above (12"-Everything Falls Apart)' (Reflex)
*21 May 1986: Blah, Blah, Blah (12" - Everything Falls Apart) Reflex REFLEX D
*Peel 036 (BFBS) (1986-05-29 or 1986-06-05): Signals From Above (12"-Everything Falls Apart) Reflex
*10 June 1986: Signals From Above (12" - Everything Falls Apart) Reflex
*17 June 1986: Bricklayer (LP - Everything Falls Apart) Reflex
*26 August 1986: Sorry Somehow (7") Warner Bros.
*03 September 1986: Sorry Somehow (7") Warner Bros. W 8612
*09 September 1986: Sorry Somehow (LP - Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros.
*11 September 1986 (BFBS) (Peel 041 (BFBS): 'Sorry Somehow (7")' (Warner Bros.)
;1987
*02 January 1987 (BFBS) (Peel 049 (BFBS)) ' Could You Be The One? (7") WEA
*06 January 1987: Could You Be The One? (7") Warner Bros.
*19 January 1987: Could You Be The One? (7") Warner Bros.
*28 January 1987: You're A Soldier (2xLP - Warehouse: Songs And Stories) Warner Bros.
*02 February 1987: Too Much Spice (2xLP - Warehouse: Songs And Stories) Warner Bros.
*04 February 1987: Visionary (2xLP - Warehouse: Songs And Stories) Warner Bros.
*20 February 1987 (BFBS) (Peel 052 (BFBS)): Too Much Spice (2xLP-Warehouse: Songs And Stories) Warner Bros.
*29 June 1987: Ice Cold Ice (7") Warner Bros.
*10 July 1987 (Radio Bremen): Ice Cold Ice (7") Warner Bros.
*01 September 1987: Deadly Skies (EP - Metal Circus) SST
*02 September 1987: First Of The Last Calls (12" - Metal Circus) SST
*04 September 1987 (Radio Bremen): First Of The Last Calls (12" - Metal Circus) SST
*16 September 1987: First Of The Last Calls (12" - Metal Circus) SST
;1989
*04 January 1989: Chartered Trips (LP - Zen Arcade) SST
*10 January 1989: Something I Learned Today (album - Zen Arcade) SST
*18 July 1989: All This I've Done For You (LP - Candy Apple Grey) Warner Bros.
*22 November 1989: I'll Never Forget You (LP - Zen Arcade) SST
*02 December 1989 (BFBS) (Peel 125 (BFBS)): 'Something I Learned Today (2xLP-Zen Arcade)' (SST) (JP: 'Am I the only person in the world who wishes that Bob Mould hadn't become yet another folk singer?')
*24 December 1989 (BBC Radio East Anglia): 'I'll Never Forget You (Double LP-Zen Arcade)' (SST)
;1990
*14 August 1990: 59 Times The Pain (LP-New Day Rising) SST
;1991
*20 April 1991 (BFBS) (Peel 182 (BFBS)): 'Flip Your Wig (LP-Flip Your Wig)' (SST)
*22 June 1991: Amusement (b/w 7" - Statues / Amusement) Reflex (John doesn't announce the track, instead launching a competition to see if anyone can name the artist.)
*06 July 1991: Sunshine Superman (album - Everything Falls Apart) Bespoke Discs
*13 July 1991: Ticket To Ride (EP - Big Four) NME
*14 July 1991: Eight Miles High (single) SST
*Peel Early Summer 1991: Amusement (b/w 7" - Statues / Amusement) Reflex
;1992
*Mainly Peel Late Autumn 1992: Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely (12") Warner
== See Also ==
*Gigography 1985
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
== References ==
Category:Artists