Early Recordings
1989 · Alternative Rock · Rough Trade
US · ROUGH US 053
Seattle Grunge
Heavy riffs played by people raised on punk, recorded cheap in the Pacific Northwest and then sold worldwide.
Boston Alternative
College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.
Opal
Happy Nightmare Baby
Produced by David Roback
Mazzy Star
She Hangs Brightly
Seasons Of Your Day
Kendra Smith, David Roback, Keith Mitchell
Fell From The Sun / Freight Train / Grains Of Sand
Beth Orton
Central Reservation
Mixed by David Roback
Green On Red
Gas Food Lodging
Also on Rough Trade
Rain Parade
Emergency Third Rail Power Trip
The Mekons
The Mekons Rock N' Roll
Also on Blast First
Explosions In The Glass Palace
Written by David Roback
Two Nice Girls
2 Nice Girls