''Frigid Stars LP'' is the debut album by American indie rock band

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. It was released in August 1990 on

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in Europe and in Spring 1991 on

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in the US. 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. "New Year's" is a cover version of a track co-written by Bitch Magnet singer

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. Park did not record the track himself until 1992, with new band

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. 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 ''

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''. The song title was the inspiration for their band name. The phrase "frigid stars" is taken from a line in the song "Crap Rap 2" by The Fall from their 1979 album ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

;Codeine * Chris Brokaw – drums, guitar * John Engle – guitar *

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– 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

External links

* {{Authority control Codeine (band) albums Sub Pop albums 1990 debut albums