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Originally Posted by gmku
Screaming Trees was also not on Sub Pop except for a single. They were SST.
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Screaming Trees were also on K originally. However both Screaming Trees and Beat Happening not only put out singles on Sub Pop, but also were on the Sub Pop 200 compilation which essentially defined the label and the NW sound at the time. Beat Happening also had several albums released on Sub Pop at various times, many of which were later rereleased on K (and some vice versa) and they can be found on
Sub Pop's site listed as a Sub Pop band. What's more, Bruce Pavitt and Calvin Johnson were both Evergreen students and KAOS djs together and completely supported each other's underground music forays from the get go and were completely in cahoots despite each owning their own label. Steve Fisk, who produced all of the early Screaming Trees was also part of that TESC circle.
My list:
Green River (who really kind of started it all, even before they were on the label as Pavitt's Sub Pop columns in the Rocket in Seattle always made clear)
Mudhoney
Thrown-ups
Beat Happening
Steve Fisk
Soundgarden (yeah they later sucked, but the Nothing To Say ep killed)
Dead Moon
Wipers
Wolf Eyes
Earth
Walkabouts
Fallouts
Fastbacks
Nirvana
Vaselines
Les Thugs
Cat Butt (who the label would rather forget, but who were a real kick at the time)
Screaming Trees
L7
Girl Trouble
Godheadsilo
The Spinanes
Thee Headcoats
Low
Steven Jesse Bernstein
The Album Leaf