Bob Mould - Distortion: 1989-2019 (Remastered) (2020)

Distortion: 1989-2019, a chronicle of the solo career of Bob Mould and his band Sugar released on the 2nd October 2020. Presented as a 12″ x 12″ hardbound book, this massive anthology compiles — for the first time — Bob Mould’s recorded work from 1989 onwards: 18 studio albums, plus 4 live albums and 2 albums of rarities and collaborations. Assembled with Bob Mould’s full involvement, featuring new sleeve notes from UK music critic Keith Cameron, and exclusive new artwork by Simon Marchner, this is the definitive portrayal of an American rock icon.

“It’s called Distortion because it describes the music and it fits the world we live in,” says Mould himself. “In this new age, everybody shares their life in real time. But I’m not done yet. If I didn’t have a constantly active career, this anthology might feel like the proverbial dirt landing on top of my coffin — though somehow I seem to be able to crawl my way out of the dirt every time!”

As Mould’s musical trajectory enters its fifth decade, now is the perfect moment to reflect on the journey so far. Distortion’s 24CD box set features 295 tracks, mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering in Boston, and includes every solo album from 1989’s Workbook to 2019’s Sunshine Rock, the entire Sugar catalogue, Mould’s long out-of-print electronica projects LoudBomb and Blowoff, and 4 live albums spanning the period 1989-2008.

Also included is Distortion Plus: 1989-2019, a new and exclusive collection of rarities and collaborations, featuring such highlights as ‘Dear Rosemary’, Mould’s 2011 collaboration with Foo Fighters, his fabled Golden Palominos contribution ‘Dying From The Inside Out’, plus a previously unreleased demo version of ‘Dog On Fire’, his theme tune for Comedy Central’s The Daily Show.

Tracklist
Workbook
1-1 –Bob Mould - Sunspots
1-2 –Bob Mould - Wishing Well
1-3 –Bob Mould - Heartbreak A Stranger
1-4 –Bob Mould - See A Little Light
1-5 –Bob Mould - Poison Years
1-6 –Bob Mould - Sinners And Their Repentences
1-7 –Bob Mould - Brasilia Crossed With Trenton
1-8 –Bob Mould - Compositions For The Young And Old
1-9 –Bob Mould - Lonely Afternoon
1-10 –Bob Mould - Dreaming, I Am
1-11 –Bob Mould - Whichever Way The Wind Blows

Black Sheets Of Rain
2-1 –Bob Mould - Black Sheets Of Rain
2-2 –Bob Mould - Stand Guard
2-3 –Bob Mould - It's Too Late
2-4 –Bob Mould - One Good Reason
2-5 –Bob Mould - Stop Your Crying
2-6 –Bob Mould - Hanging Tree
2-7 –Bob Mould - The Last Night
2-8 –Bob Mould - Hear Me Calling
2-9 –Bob Mould - Out Of Your LIfe
2-10 –Bob Mould - Disappointed
2-11 –Bob Mould - Sacrifice / Let There Be Peace

Copper Blue
3-1 –Sugar - The Act We Act
3-2 –Sugar - A Good Idea
3-3 –Sugar - Changes
3-4 –Sugar - Helpless
3-5 –Sugar - Hoover Dam
3-6 –Sugar - The Slim
3-6 –Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
3-8 –Sugar - Fortune Teller
3-9 –Sugar - Slick
3-10 –Sugar - Man On The Moon

Beaster
4-1 –Sugar - Come Around
4-2 –Sugar - Tilted
4-3 –Sugar - Judas Cradle
4-4 –Sugar - JC Auto
4-5 –Sugar - Feeling Better
4-6 –Sugar - Walking Away

File Under: Easy Listening
5-1 –Sugar - Gift
5-2 –Sugar - Company Book
5-3 –Sugar - Your Favorite Thing
5-5 –Sugar - What You Want It To Be
5-6 –Sugar - Gee Angel
5-7 –Sugar - Panama City Hotel
5-8 –Sugar - Can't Help You Anymore
5-9 –Sugar - Granny Cool
5-10 –Sugar - Believe What You're Saying
5-11 –Sugar - Explode And Make Up

Besides
6-1 –Sugar - Needle Hits E
6-2 –Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind (Solo Mix)
6-3 –Sugar - Try Again
6-4 –Sugar - Where Diamonds Are Halos (Live)
6-5 –Sugar - Armenia City In The Sky (Live)
6-6 –Sugar - Clownmaster
6-7 –Sugar - Anyone (Live)
6-8 –Sugar - JC Auto (Live)
6-9 –Sugar - Believe What You're Saying (Campfire Mix)
6-10 –Sugar - Mind Is An Island
6-11 –Sugar - Frustration
6-12 –Sugar - Going Home
6-13 –Sugar - In The Eyes Of My Friends
6-14 –Sugar - And You Tell Me
6-15 –Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind (BBC Radio Session)
6-16 –Sugar - Hoover Dam (BBC Radio Session)
6-17 –Sugar - The Slim (BBC Radio Session)
6-18 –Sugar - Where Diamonds Are Halos (BBC Radio Session)

Bob Mould
7-1 –Bob Mould - Anymore Time Between
7-2 –Bob Mould - I Hate Alternative Rock
7-3 –Bob Mould - Fort Knox, King Solomon
7-4 –Bob Mould - Next Time That You Leave
7-5 –Bob Mould - Egøverride
7-6 –Bob Mould - Thumbtack
7-7 –Bob Mould - Hair Stew
7-8 –Bob Mould - Deep Karma Canyon
7-9 –Bob Mould - Art Crisis
7-10 –Bob Mould - Roll Over And Die

The Last Dog And Pony Show
8-1 –Bob Mould - New #1
8-2 –Bob Mould - Moving Trucks
8-3 –Bob Mould - Taking Everything
8-4 –Bob Mould - First Drag Of The Day
8-5 –Bob Mould - Classifieds
8-6 –Bob Mould - Who Was Around?
8-7 –Bob Mould - Skintrade
8-8 –Bob Mould - Vaporub
8-9 –Bob Mould - Sweet Serene
8-10 –Bob Mould - Megamanic
8-11 –Bob Mould - Reflecting Pool
8-12 –Bob Mould - Along The Way

modulate.
9-1 –Bob Mould - 180 Rain
9-2 –Bob Mould - Sunset Safety Glass
9-3 –Bob Mould - Semper Fi
9-4 –Bob Mould - Homecoming Parade
9-5 –Bob Mould - Lost Zoloft
9-6 –Bob Mould - Without?
9-7 –Bob Mould - Slay/Sway
9-8 –Bob Mould - The Receipt
9-9 –Bob Mould - Quasar
9-10 –Bob Mould - Soundonsound
9-11 –Bob Mould - Hornery
9-12 –Bob Mould - Comeonstrong
9-13 –Bob Mould - Trade
9-14 –Bob Mould - TrAuthor’s Lamentade

Long Play Grooves
10-1 –LoudBomb - Theme (It’s A Perfect Day)
10-2 –LoudBomb - Guys Like You
10-3 –LoudBomb - Devil V. Angel
10-4 –LoudBomb - I Cannot Reverse You
10-5 –LoudBomb - The Fall Collection
10-6 –LoudBomb - This Is The Way I Want It
10-7 –LoudBomb - BB DuBois
10-8 –LoudBomb - Factory Builders Convention
10-9 –LoudBomb - Numbernine
10-10 –LoudBomb - Heaven’s On Fire
10-11 –LoudBomb - We Need The Truth
10-12 –LoudBomb - Helium

Body Of Song
11-1 –Bob Mould - Circles
11-2 –Bob Mould - (Shine Your) Light Love Hope
11-3 –Bob Mould - Paralyzed
11-4 –Bob Mould - I Am Vision, I Am Sound
11-5 –Bob Mould - Underneath Days
11-6 –Bob Mould - Always Tomorrow
11-7 –Bob Mould - Days Of Rain
11-8 –Bob Mould - Best Thing
11-9 –Bob Mould - High Fidelity
11-10 –Bob Mould - Missing You
11-11 –Bob Mould - Gauze Of Friendship
11-12 –Bob Mould - Beating Heart The Prize

Blowoff
12-1 –Blowoff - Hormone Love
12-2 –Blowoff - Here And Now
12-3 –Blowoff - Overload
12-4 –Blowoff - Saturday Night All The Time
12-5 –Blowoff - Life With A View
12-6 –Blowoff - Man Keeps Winning
12-7 –Blowoff - Lemonade
12-8 –Blowoff - Tag It
12-9 –Blowoff - Fallout
12-10 –Blowoff - Get Inside With Me
12-11 –Blowoff - Beautiful
12-12 –Blowoff - Ballad Of Mark Dirt

District Line
13-1 –Bob Mould - Stupid Now
13-2 –Bob Mould - Who Needs To Dream?
13-3 –Bob Mould - Again And Again
13-4 –Bob Mould - Old Highs, New Lows
13-5 –Bob Mould - Return To Dust
13-6 –Bob Mould - The Silence Between Us
13-7 –Bob Mould - Shelter Me
13-8 –Bob Mould - Very Temporary
13-9 –Bob Mould - Miniature Parade
13-10 –Bob Mould - Walls In Time

Life And Times
14-1 –Bob Mould - Life And Times
14-2 –Bob Mould - The Breach
14-3 –Bob Mould - City Lights (Days Go By)
14-4 –Bob Mould - MM 17
14-5 –Bob Mould - Argos
14-6 –Bob Mould - Bad Blood Better
14-7 –Bob Mould - Wasted World
14-8 –Bob Mould - Spiraling Down
14-9 –Bob Mould - I’m Sorry, Baby, But You Can’t Stand In My Light Any More
14-10 –Bob Mould - Lifetime

Silver Age
15-1 –Bob Mould - Star Machine
15-2 –Bob Mould - Silver Age
15-3 –Bob Mould - The Descent
15-4 –Bob Mould - Briefest Moment
15-5 –Bob Mould - Steam Of Hercules
15-6 –Bob Mould - Fugue State
15-7 –Bob Mould - Round The City Square
15-8 –Bob Mould - Angels Rearrange
15-9 –Bob Mould - Keep Believing
15-10 –Bob Mould - First Time Joy

Beauty And Ruin
16-1 –Bob Mould - Low Season
16-2 –Bob Mould - Little Glass Pill
16-3 –Bob Mould - I Don’t Know You Anymore
16-4 –Bob Mould - Kid With Crooked Face
16-5 –Bob Mould - Nemeses Are Laughing
16-6 –Bob Mould - The War
16-7 –Bob Mould - Forgiveness
16-8 –Bob Mould - Hey Mr. Grey
16-9 –Bob Mould - Fire In The City
16-10 –Bob Mould - Tomorrow Morning
16-11 –Bob Mould - Let The Beauty Be
16-12 –Bob Mould - Fix It

Patch The Sky
17-1 –Bob Mould - Voices In My Head
17-2 –Bob Mould - The End Of Things
17-3 –Bob Mould - Hold On
17-4 –Bob Mould - You Say You
17-5 –Bob Mould - Losing Sleep
17-6 –Bob Mould - Pray For Rain
17-7 –Bob Mould - Lucifer And God
17-8 –Bob Mould - Daddy’s Favorite
17-9 –Bob Mould - Hands Are Tied
17-10 –Bob Mould - Black Confetti
17-11 –Bob Mould - Losing Time
17-12 –Bob Mould - Monument

Sunshine Rock
18-1 –Bob Mould - Sunshine Rock
18-2 –Bob Mould - What Do You Want Me To Do
18-3 –Bob Mould - Sunny Love Song
18-4 –Bob Mould - Thirty Dozen Roses
18-5 –Bob Mould - The Final Years
18-6 –Bob Mould - Irrational Poison
18-7 –Bob Mould - I Fought
18-8 –Bob Mould - Sin King
18-9 –Bob Mould - Lost Faith
18-10 –Bob Mould - Camp Sunshine
18-11 –Bob Mould - Send Me A Postcard
18-12 –Bob Mould - Western Sunset

Live At The Cabaret Metro, 1989
19-1 –Bob Mould - Sunspots (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-2 –Bob Mould - Wishing Well (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-3 –Bob Mould - Compositions For The Young And Old (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-4 –Bob Mould - Heartbreak A Stranger (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-5 –Bob Mould - Dreaming, I Am (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-6 –Bob Mould - If You’re True (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-7 –Bob Mould - Poison Years (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-8 –Bob Mould - Sinners And Their Repentances (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-9 –Bob Mould - Lonely Afternoon (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-10 –Bob Mould - Brasilia Crossed With Trenton (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-11 –Bob Mould - See A Little Light (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-12 –Bob Mould - Whichever Way The Wind Blows (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-13 –Bob Mould - All Those People Know (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-14 –Bob Mould - Shoot Out The Lights (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-15 –Bob Mould - Hardly Getting Over It (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-16 –Bob Mould - Celebrated Summer (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
19-17 –Bob Mould - Makes No Sense At All (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)

The Joke Is Always On Us, Sometimes
20-1 –Sugar - Gift (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-2 –Sugar - Company Book (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-3 –Sugar - Hoover Dam (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-4 –Sugar - After All The Roads Have Led To Nowhere (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-5 –Sugar - Where Diamonds Are Halos (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-6 –Sugar - Slick (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-7 –Sugar - Going Home (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-8 –Sugar - Running Out Of Time (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-9 –Sugar - Frustration (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-10 –Sugar - Changes (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-11 –Sugar - Can’t Help You Any More (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-12 –Sugar - Helpless (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-13 –Sugar - If I Can’t Change Your Mind (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-14 –Sugar - In The Eyes Of My Friends (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-15 –Sugar - Clownmaster (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-16 –Sugar - Gee Angel (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-17 –Sugar - Explode And Make Up (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
20-18 –Sugar - The Slim (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)

LiveDog98
21-1 –BobMouldBand - Moving Trucks (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-2 –BobMouldBand - Taking Everything (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-3 –BobMouldBand - First Drag Of The Day (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-4 –BobMouldBand - I Hate Alternative Rock (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-5 –BobMouldBand - Stand Guard (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-6 –BobMouldBand - Classifieds (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-7 –BobMouldBand - Hear Me Calling (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-8 –BobMouldBand - Art Crisis (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-9 –BobMouldBand - Anymore Time Between (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-10 –BobMouldBand - Skintrade (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-11 –BobMouldBand - Eternally Fried (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-12 –BobMouldBand - Roll Over And Die (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-13 –BobMouldBand - Lonely Afternoon (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-14 –BobMouldBand - Egøverride (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-15 –BobMouldBand - Reflecting Pool (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-16 –BobMouldBand - Disappointed (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-17 –BobMouldBand - Hanging Tree (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
21-18 –BobMouldBand - Hanging Tree (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)

Live At ATP 2008
22-1 –Bob Mould Band - The Act We Act (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-2 –Bob Mould Band - A Good Idea (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-3 –Bob Mould Band - I Hate Alternative Rock (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-4 –Bob Mould Band - See A Little Light (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-5 –Bob Mould Band - Hoover Dam (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-6 –Bob Mould Band - Circles (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-7 –Bob Mould Band - Paralyzed (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-8 –Bob Mould Band - I Apologize (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-9 –Bob Mould Band - Chartered Trips (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-10 –Bob Mould Band - Celebrated Summer (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-11 –Bob Mould Band - Makes No Sense At All (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
22-12 –Bob Mould Band - New Day Rising (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)

Distortion Plus: 1989-2019
23-1 –Bob Mould - All Those People Know
23-2 –Bob Mould - No Water In Hell
23-3 –The Golden Palominos - Dying From The Inside Out
23-4 –Throwing Muses - Dio
23-5 –Bob Mould And Vic Chesnutt - Hickory Wind
23-6 –Bob Mould - Can’t Fight It
23-7 –Bob Mould - Turning Of The Tide
23-8 –Bob Mould - Dog On Fire (Demo)
23-9 –Bob Mould - Fort Knox, King Solomon (Live At First Avenue, March 1995)
23-10 –Bob Mould - I Hate Alternative Rock (Live At First Avenue, March 1995)
23-11 –Bob Mould - Wanted Was
23-12 –Bob Mould - Eternally Fried
23-13 –Bob Mould - Doubleface
23-14 –The 6ths - He Didn’t

24-1 –Bob Mould - Castor And Pollux
24-2 –Bob Mould - Surveyors And Cranes
24-3 –Bob Mould - Love Escalator
24-4 –Bob Mould - Lowdown Ground
24-5 –Bob Mould - My Old Friend
24-6 –Bob Mould - Nihil
24-7 –Bob Mould - Could You Be The One? (Live At The 9:30 Club, 7th October 2005)
24-8 –Bob Mould - I Apologize (Live At The 9:30 Club, 7th October 2005)
24-9 –Bob Mould - Chartered Trips (Live At The 9:30 Club, 7th October 2005)
24-10 –Foo Fighters - Dear Rosemary
24-11 –Butch Walker - Father’s Day
24-12 –Bob Mould - I Don’t Mind