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On a Record Store Day exclusive split 7″ that was nowhere to be found by the time I got to Other Music, Beck covered EVOL cut “Green Light” and The Sonik Youth returned the favor with a take on Mellow Gold dirge “Pay No Mind (Snoozer).” (The sales climb high through the garbage-pail sky/ like a giant dildo crushing the sun…, you remember.) Matador printed twenty five hundred copies, which means dozens are currently available to you on eBay. If you missed out, or aren’t into getting scalped, you can listen below.

“Green Light”

“Pay No Mind”

Letcha know when we track down the SY/Jay Reatard split. If you see any outrageously priced RSD exclusives on eBay please share the link so we can tsktsk as a group.

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Comments (13)
  1. Sellers makes money. Collectors goes home happy. The rest of us hope they bands play the covers live.

  2. Is Susan Boyle still considered indie?

  3. yih i r hav teh jay retard sonik yoof rekkid it wuz 5.99 i think

  4. http://www.swanfungus.com/2009/04/sunday-mix-tape-number-141.html

    it has the jay reatard and other Record Store day Exclusives.

  5. / // // / / // / /  |   Posted on Apr 21st, 2009

    fuck retread

  6. Little known fact: it is a Scientology prophesy that our sun will indeed someday be destroyed by a giant dildo.

  7. eddie  |   Posted on Apr 21st, 2009

    i love Sonic Youth, but that is the worst piece of crap ever. couldn’t hear the what beck did.

  8. ‘Green Light’ the original is very good.
    ‘Green Light’ the cover is good.

  9. …and changed awesome to suck.

  10. That cover of “Pay No Mind” is beyond terrible. What a way to ruin a great song.

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