2541 | ||||
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Released | October 1988 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 10:41 | |||
Label | SST (219) | |||
Producer | Grant Hart | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
2541 is the first solo EP by Grant Hart, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü.[3][4] It was his first solo release after the break-up of Hüsker Dü in January 1988 and was released as a 3-inch mini CD single and as a 12-inch, 45 rpm vinyl single.[5]
"2541" and "Come, Come" were re-recorded for the album Intolerance (1989).
The name was inspired by 2541 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, the headquarters of influential independent record label Twin/Tone Records. For a time, Hüsker Dü had an office space next door to Twin/Tone at 2539.[6] Marshall Crenshaw, who later covered "2541" for his 1996 album Miracle of Science, said of the song, "I know that it was real personal to [Hart] when he wrote it, but there's something universal about it."[7]