This 3-CD limited edition set is comprised of 49 re-mastered tracks from the legendary Boston band's original tapes, plus the mysterious "Faith Healer" video, all for an incredibly low price. Chronicling Big Dipper's years on the Homestead label, discs 1and 2 include the 1987 EP BooBoo and the LPs Heavens (1987) and Craps (1988). Nine little or seldom heard bonus tracks from that era fill out Disc 2. Disc 3 compiles fifteen previously unreleased tracks from the band's 1991 and 1992 post-Epic recording sess...   [ read more ]

3xCD $17.99

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This album is comprised of 49 re-mastered tracks from the legendary Boston band's original tapes, plus the mysterious 'Faith Healer' video, all for an incredibly low price. Chronicling Big Dipper's years on the Homestead label, discs 1and 2 include the 1987 EP BooBoo and the album Heavens (1987) and Craps (1988). Nine little or seldom heard bonus tracks from that era fill out Disc 2. Disc 3 compiles fifteen previously unreleased tracks from the band's 1991 and 1992 post-Epic recording sessions.

MP3 $10.49

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The news that Merge was releasing a retrospective of Big Dipper's non major-label output raised eyebrows around the indie rock community. There were certainly bands with higher profiles, bands that left more of a mark commercially, and groups that had more influence on the music that followed. Big Dipper fall short on all these counts. Funny thing, though -- after listening to Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology, it's easy to understand why Merge decided the group was worth rediscovering....   [ read more ]

CD $17.08