Hand It Over
The last album of the first era: Mascis on guitars, drums and keyboards, Kevin Shields as producer and Bilinda Butcher on a track.
Dinosaur Jr., 1997
- Released
- 25 March 1997
- Studio
- Bob's Place; Bearsville Barn; MBV Studio
- Label
- Reprise
- Producer
- J Mascis
Hand It Over reached number 188 in the United States and sold about thirty-four thousand copies there. Mascis plays guitars, drums, percussion and keyboards, with Mike Johnson on bass. Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine is credited as producer and sings on the first two songs, and Bilinda Butcher sings on the first. Tiffany Anders, Varsh Farazdel, Kurt Fedora, George Berz, Dan McLoughlin and Donna Gauger also contribute. It was recorded at Bob's Place, Bearsville Barn and MBV Studio, mixed by John Agnello at Electric Lady Studios and mastered by Greg Calbi at Masterdisk.
The single Take a Run at the Sun was at first only on the European and Australian editions. It reached number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. In a 2007 interview with Magnet, Mascis named this his favorite album of the group's major-label period.
Track listing
- I Don't Think3:21
- Never Bought It3:42
- Nothin's Goin On3:13
- I'm Insane3:52
- Can't We Move This3:41
- Alone8:00
- Sure Not Over You4:09
- Loaded3:26
- Mick4:38
- I Knew Yer Insane3:02
- Gettin' Rough2:12
- Gotta Know4:48
Personnel
- J Mascis vocals, guitars, drums, percussion, keyboards, producer
- Mike Johnson bass
- Kevin Shields producer, vocals on tracks 1 and 2
- Bilinda Butcher vocals on track 1
- Tiffany Anders vocals on tracks 2 and 4
- Kurt Fedora bass on track 6
More from Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur (1985), You're Living All Over Me (1987), Bug (1988), Green Mind (1991), Where You Been (1993), Without a Sound (1994), Beyond (2007), Farm (2009)
Sources
- Hand It Over, Wikipedia