Fopp (EP)

Fopp
Fopp
EP by Soundgarden
Released	August 1988
Recorded	1988
Venue	Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Grunge
Length	14:55
Language	English
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Steve Fisk
Soundgarden EPs chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	3/10^[2]

Fopp is the second EP by the American rock band Soundgarden, released in August 1988 through Sub Pop Records. Fopp was later combined with the band's first EP, Screaming Life (1987), and released as the Screaming Life/Fopp compilation album in 1990.

Recording[edit]

The EP was recorded in 1988 at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, Washington, with producer Steve Fisk.

Music and lyrics[edit]

The EP contains one Soundgarden original, two covers, and a remix. Guitarist Kim Thayil said of the title track: "That's an Ohio Players song off of Honey—I've had that album since I was in high school. We thought we could take the song and make it AC/DC or something. We'd take the power chords, turn up the volume and make it heavy. "Fopp" is a good song that needed to be given its due as a "kick-ass rock song!"^[3] The EP also contains a cover of the Green River song "Swallow My Pride" from the 1985 EP, Come on Down.

Release and reception[edit]

Fopp was released on vinyl only, packaged in black die-cut sleeves and limited to 3,000 copies. The album's cover art was photographed by Charles Peterson. Frontman Chris Cornell said, "The second record did pretty well but it wasn't like a sweep, some people didn't like it."^[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fopp"	Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell, James Williams	3:37
2.	"Fopp (Fucked Up Heavy dub mix)"	Beck, Bonner, Jones, Middlebrooks, Pierce, Satchell, Williams	6:25
3.	"Kingdom of Come"	Chris Cornell	2:35
4.	"Swallow My Pride"	Mark Arm, Steve Turner	2:18
Total length:			14:55

Personnel[edit]

Soundgarden

Matt Cameron – drums
Chris Cornell – lead vocals
Kim Thayil – guitar
Hiro Yamamoto – bass

Production

Drew Canulette – engineering
Steve Fisk – production

Management

Susan Silver Management – management

References[edit]

^ "allmusic ((( Fopp > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
^ Gold, Johnathan (1995). "Soundgarden". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 370–371. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
^ Gilbert, Jeff. "Primecuts: Kim Thayil". Guitar School. May 1994.
^ White, Richard. "Soundgarden Rocks". Rockpool. October 1, 1989.

[1] "allmusic ((( Fopp > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

[2] Gold, Johnathan (1995). "Soundgarden". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 370–371. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

[gilbert-3] Gilbert, Jeff. "Primecuts: Kim Thayil". Guitar School. May 1994.

[4] White, Richard. "Soundgarden Rocks". Rockpool. October 1, 1989.

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