Between the Eyes is the debut album by Seattle-based rock band Love Battery.[3][4] Sub Pop Records had initially released a single titled "Between the Eyes" in 1989.[5] Tupelo Recordings then released Between the Eyes as an EP/mini-album in 1990 (with "Licensed by Sub Pop" printed on the artwork). Sub Pop then solely released the final version in 1991, which expanded the album with three additional tracks.[6]

Between the Eyes
Studio album by
Released1989 (as single) - 1990 (as EP) - 1991 (as LP)
Recorded1989–1991
GenreGrunge
Length8:28 (as single) 33:59 (as LP)
LabelSub Pop[1]
ProducerJack Endino, Steve Fisk,
Conrad Uno, Jon Auer
Love Battery chronology
Between the Eyes
(1989)
Dayglo
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Critical reception

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The single landed at No. 36 on Paste's list of the "50 Best Grunge Songs"; Paste called the LP "a stripped-down, gut-churning collection of gritty guitars and vox."[7] The Stranger wrote that the LP, and its follow-up, Dayglo, "remain psychedelic twin towers" in the catalog of Sub Pop.[8]

Track listing

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All songs written by Love Battery (except where noted).

1991 LP
  1. "Between the Eyes" - 4:28
  2. "Easter" - 4:10
  3. "Highway of Souls" - 5:25
  4. "Orange" - 3:01
  5. "2 and 2" - 2:25
  6. "Before I Crawl" - 2:37
  7. "Ibiza Bar" (Pink Floyd) - 3:00
  8. "67" - 2:45
  9. "Wings" - 3:12
  10. "Shellshock" - 3:18
1990 EP
  1. "Between the Eyes" - 4:28
  2. "Easter" - 4:10
  3. "Highway of Souls" - 5:25
  4. "Orange" - 3:01
  5. "2 and 2" - 2:25
  6. "Before I Crawl" - 2:37
  7. "Ibiza Bar" (Pink Floyd) - 3:00
1989 single
  1. "Between the Eyes" - 4:28
  2. "Easter" - 4:10

Personnel

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  • Art Chantry - Artwork
  • Jason Finn - Drums
  • Ron Nine - Vocals, guitar
  • Tommy "Bonehead" Simpson - Bass (Tracks: 1-7)
  • Jim Tillman - Bass (Tracks 8-10)
  • Kevin Whitworth - Guitar

References

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  1. ^ Records, Sub Pop. "Between the Eyes". Sub Pop Records.
  2. ^ "Between the Eyes - Love Battery". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Love Battery". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. March 4, 1995.
  5. ^ West, Phil (Jan 31, 1992). "Love Battery record release party, tonight at 9 p.m.". Tempo. The Seattle Times. p. 30.
  6. ^ Between the Eyes Credits (liner notes). Tupelo. TUPLP 22. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "The 50 Best Grunge Songs". pastemagazine.com. June 23, 2014.
  8. ^ "Original Lineup of Love Battery to Play Dayglo in Its Entirety at Summer Stag Party 3". The Stranger.