| The Way Of The Vaselines: A Complete History | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1 May 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–89 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop. indie rock, jangle pop, alternative rock, noise pop | |||
| Length | 55:17 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Stephen Pastel, Jamie Watson The Vaselines | |||
| The Vaselines chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [4] |
The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History is a compilation album by the indie rock band The Vaselines.[2] It was released in May 1992 on Sub Pop Records, catalogue SP145b. The album compiles every previous release by the band, the two EP's Son of a Gun and Dying For It, as well as their first long-playing album Dum-Dum, in chronological order of release. Three additional tracks are included: "Dying for It (The Blues)", "Let's Get Ugly", and the previously unreleased "Bitch."
The band had broken up around the time that Dum-Dum was issued, and had never gained a huge following. However, covers of their songs by Nirvana had brought them new exposure, which prompted Sub Pop to put together this compilation. Production credits are to The Vaselines in collaboration with Stephen Pastel on the tracks from Son of A Gun and Dying for It, and with Jamie Watson on the remainder.
- ^ "The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History - The Vaselines - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ a b Kot, Greg (27 August 1992). "VaselinesThe Way of the Vaselines: A Complete..." Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Vaselines". Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 402.