For Record Store Day this year, Screaming Trees released a collection of early demos, Strange Things Happening – The Ellensburg Demos 1986-88. There have been no other versions available of this record, until now. We’ve got a new exclusive blue vinyl variant of this record limited to 500 copies that is shipping NOW. Order yours HERE.
The description reads:
Ellensburg, Washington is known for the world’s 3rd largest three-day rodeo, 90’s NFL legends Brian Habib and Drew Bledsoe and as the hometown of seminal Northwest band Screaming Trees. In the late 80’s, Ellensburg residents were often confronted with the strangely primitive sounds of the band emanating from their headquarters in the back room of the Conner family’s Main Street store, New World Video. Here was the scene of creation of songs from the band’s early Velvetone and SST albums. During this prolific time, much of the band’s music never made it beyond their own ears but was fortunately captured on Gary Lee Conner’s 4 track cassette recorder. Those cassettes have survived, intact, down to this day and have now made their way to this recording. So now, transport yourself back to New World Video, in late 80’s Ellensburg, and hear the weird things happening.
See the tracklist, and stream the demos, below. Read more about Weird Things Happening in our conversation with Screaming Trees’ Gary Lee Conner.
SCREAMING TREES – WEIRD THINGS HAPPENING TRACKLIST
Side A
1. Electrify
2. What’s Never Been
3. When It Comes Around
4. Next To Myself
5. Now Or Never
Side B
6. Baby Nicotine
7. Take Another Look
8. Carousel
9. Bring Down The Sun
10. Weird Thing Happening
