Frigid Stars LP

Frigid Stars LP is the debut album by American indie rock band Codeine. It was released in August 1990 on Glitterhouse in Europe and in Spring 1991 on Sub Pop in the US.[4] The album was released to generally positive reviews and is regarded as being one of the pioneering albums in the slowcore and sadcore genres. It was chosen by Pitchfork in 2008 as one of the 20 best Sub Pop albums.[5]

Frigid Stars LP
Studio album by Codeine
Released	August 1990
Recorded	July–August 1990
Genre	Indie rock, sadcore
Length	41:15
Label	Glitterhouse, Sub Pop
Producer	Codeine, Mike McMackin
Codeine chronology
Frigid Stars LP (1990) Barely Real (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.8/10[2]
Spin	7/10[3]

"New Year's" is a cover version of a track co-written by Bitch Magnet singer Sooyoung Park. Park did not record the track himself until 1992, with new band Seam. Park is featured on the song "Summer Dresses", which can be found on the 2012 expanded re-issue by the label The Numero Group. This edition also placed "3 Angels" to the fourth track on the album. "Cave-In" has been covered by rock band Cave In and appears on their compilation album Anomalies, Vol. 1. The song title was the inspiration for their band name.[6]

The phrase "frigid stars" is taken from a line in the song "Crap Rap 2" by The Fall from their 1979 album Live at the Witch Trials.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Codeine, except "New Year's", written by S. Park and A. Mitchell.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"D"	4:27
2.	"Gravel Bed"	3:58
3.	"Pickup Song"	2:44
4.	"New Year's" (Seam cover)	3:34
5.	"Second Chance"	4:45
6.	"Cave-In"	3:37
7.	"Cigarette Machine"	4:42
8.	"Old Things"	4:59
9.	"3 Angels"	4:51
10.	"Pea"	3:38

The Numero Group reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Castle" (demo)	4:29
12.	"Skeletons" (demo)	1:48
13.	"3 Angels" (demo)	3:26
14.	"Corner Store" (demo)	5:20
15.	"Summer Dresses" (demo)	1:56
16.	"Pea" (acoustic)	3:34
17.	"Second Chance" (demo)	4:13
18.	"Pickup Song" (demo)	2:37
19.	"Cave-In" (demo)	3:06
20.	"Kitchen"	2:15
Total length:		73:59

Personnel

Codeine

• Chris Brokaw – drums, guitar
• John Engle – guitar
• Stephen Immerwahr – bass guitar, vocals, all instruments on demo versions of "Pea", "Second Chance", "Pickup Song", "Cave-In", and "Kitchen"

Additional personnel

• Mike McMackin – piano on "Pea"
• Peter Pollack - drums on "Castle", "Skeletons", and "3 Angels"
• Sooyoung Park - bass on demo version of "Summer Dresses"

Production

• Mike McMackin - production, recording
• Laura Larson - photography
• Tammi Colichio - cover art

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Frigid Stars LP – Codeine". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
2. Stosuy, Brandon (June 28, 2012). "Codeine: Frigid Stars / Barely Real EP / The White Birch". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
3. Powell, Mike (May 2012). "Reissues". Spin. Vol. 28 no. 3. p. 90. ISSN 0886-3032. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
4. "Codeine". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
5. "Sub Pop 20". Pitchfork. July 11, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
6. Heller, Jason (February 2, 2011). "February 2011". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 23, 2015.

External links

• Frigid Stars LP at Discogs (list of releases)