hand it over

• REMASTERED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF THE 7TH ALBUM AND FINAL MAJOR LABEL RELEASE.
• INCLUDES THE ‘TAKE A RUN AT THE SUN’ EP, PLUS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TV RECORDINGS AND A COMPLETE LIVE SHOW.
• LINER NOTES BY MOJO MAGAZINES’ KEITH CAMERON, BASED ON EXCLUSIVE NEW INTERVIEWS WITH J MASCIS.
• PRODUCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ARTIST.

Formed in 1984, Dinosaur Jr carved a singular path through the latter half of the 1980s and first half of the 1990s, issuing a number of highly influential albums in the process. “Hand It Over”, their seventh record, appeared in the spring of 1997 following a lengthy absence, and would prove to be the band’s final album-length offering for a decade.

Performed primarily by J Mascis, “Hand It Over” appeared at a time of declining international interest in American alternative rock, but nevertheless received widespread approval and appreciation amongst critics and reviewers. The album was accompanied, unusually, by an EP of non-album songs recorded for the Matt Dillon movie Grace Of My Heart and, later, a vinyl only ‘I’m Insane’ 7” single, all of which are collected here alongside a previously unreleased concert recording made in Stockholm and two tracks performed for ABC TV in Australia.

Accompanied by in-depth sleevenotes from Mojo’s Keith Cameron (based on recent and exclusive interviews with J Mascis), this edition provides a final view of a band about to disappear from the limelight but still as engaging and powerful as ever.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE
HAND IT OVER
• I DON’T THINK
• NEVER BOUGHT IT
• NOTHIN'S GOIN ON
• I'M INSANE
• CAN'T WE MOVE THIS ALONG
• ALONE
• SURE NOT OVER YOU
• LOADED
• MICK
• I KNOW YER INSANE
• GETTIN' ROUGH
• GOTTA KNOW
BONUS TRACKS:
• TAKE A RUN AT THE SUN
• DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TIME
• THE PICKLE SONG
• I MISUNDERSTOOD
• WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
• NEVER BOUGHT IT (LIVE ON ABC)*
• SURE NOT OVER YOU (LIVE ON ABC)*
*PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
DISC TWO
LIVE IN STOCKHOLM, 1997 *
• OUT THERE
• NEVER BOUGHT IT
• REPULSION
• FEEL THE PAIN
• GET ME
• FREAK SCENE
• SLUDGEFEAST
• ALONE
• WHAT ELSE IS NEW
*PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED