Fossils (album)

Fossils is a compilation album by indie rock band Dinosaur Jr., released in August 1991 on SST Records. It contains three 7" singles the band had previously released on SST, including a version of the song 'Keep The Glove' which is different to the version on the reissue of 'Bug', as well as three covers.[1] A deluxe 5"x7" edition, along with an accompanying book box set, was released on Record Store Day 2014.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10[6]

Fossils
Compilation album by Dinosaur Jr.
Released	August 1991
Genre	Indie rock
Length	22:24
Label	SST
Dinosaur Jr. chronology
Green Mind (1991) Fossils (1991) Where You Been (1993)

Track listing

All tracks are written by J. Mascis except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Fury Things"		3:05
2.	"In a Jar"		3:26
3.	"Show Me the Way"	Peter Frampton	3:45
4.	"Freak Scene"		3:35
5.	"Keep the Glove"		2:47
6.	"Just Like Heaven"	Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst, Boris Williams	2:52
7.	"Throw Down"		0:45
8.	"Chunks"	Jack Kelly, Tony Perez (both of Last Rights)	2:09

Personnel

• Lee Ranaldo – backing vocals on "Little Fury Things"
• Murph – drums
• Lou Barlow – bass, ukulele, vocals
• J. Mascis – guitar, vocals

References

1. Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. pp. 86–7.
2. "Record Store Day 2014: The Massive List of Exclusives- Page 1 of 3". Exclaim!. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fossils Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
4. Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 82.
5. Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 687. ISBN 9780857125958.
6. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0679755748.