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  • Audio CD (January 1, 1994)
  • Original Release Date: July 30, 1992
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • ASIN: B0000035F7
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,941 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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60 of 67 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars i'm right, June 4, 2002
By eugene kelly (glasgow Scotland.) - See all my reviews
this album is great i've got to say that because i was in the vaselines.it was not recorded on a four track machine as someone says elsewhere here. it was recorded in chamber studios in Edinburgh on a 16 track desk onto quality tape.
sorry to be pedantic but i still love this record.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Has to be heard to be believed, July 4, 1998
After the second or third listening of 'The Way of The Vaselines' it is easy to see why Kurt Cobain loved this band so much. From the instantly recognisable crisp recording of Son Of A Gun, to the slowed down masterpiece that is Dying For It (the blues), this album will be sticking in your head for weeks.

I was very cautious in buying this cd as I had never heard of the Vaselines before in my life, but I now realise it was stupid to feel this way as the justification of spending $14 for something I'd never heard comes from listening to the songs. Way of the Vaselines is a top buy and extremely recommended.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not the pixies., March 10, 2005
By Joshua R. Davis (Seattle, Washington United States) - See all my reviews
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Life changing? For me yes. Would you dig it? Hard to say .Many people compare the Vaselines to the Pixies but that's missing the point. They sound like bored Scottish teens with overflowing musical ideas and a tremendous urge to get it out as soon as possible. All the songs on this collection are sleazy, simple and beautiful. Oh and there is a Divine cover. What else do you need a shot of whiskey with that steak. Any one know what happened to Francis?
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I dig music. And I'm on drugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Snootz is a drunk. Fame breeds invidiousness.
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i somehow discovered Eugenius in undergrad, probably by way of Teenage Fanclub. later i heard Cobain cover the Vaselines, so i got the Way. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and catchy
Like many others, I found The Vaselines through Nirvana, and their covers of Molly's Lips, Son of a Gun and Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam(Nirvana covered it as Jesus Doesn't Want... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A little known classic
Browsing through the CDs at a local store the other day, I came upon "The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete Anthology" (1992). The name was familiar, if not the music. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Real weird :-?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rides me Raw

I love this album...thank you kurt cobain for yet another great band I found through you..like the Raincoats and on an on. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy the Vaselines
Are you wondering what the appeal is for the Vaselines? Catchy deceptively simple pop songs with a strong feeling of intimacy. Read more
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Like most people, I know of the Vaselines because of Nirvana, but I never heard their music until recently. A friend bought this compilation, having never heard it. Read more
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