Ep477: From Deep Six to Skin Yard Select - Daniel House of CZ Records
Update: 2024-12-16
Description
Daniel House of CZ Records had a pivotal role in the Seattle music scene of the 1980s and early 1990s, including his work with Skin Yard, his time as a key employee at Sub Pop Records, and working with influential bands like Nirvana, Melvins, Soundgarden, the "Deep Six" compilation and lots more.
Topics Include:
- Introduction of Daniel House and CZ Records
- New Skin Yard seven-inch box set announced
- History of Ten Minute Warning band
- Formation of Skin Yard with Jack Endino
- Forming the seven-inch box set idea
- Deep Six compilation's initial release discussed
- UMen added to Deep Six compilation
- Chris Hanzsek starts CZ Records then transitions out
- Deep Six compilation initially sells poorly
- Daniel House takes over CZ Records operations
- A&M Records purchases Deep Six compilation masters
- Working simultaneously at Sub Pop and CZ Records
- Creation of Sub Pop's direct-to-retail store network
- House builds Sub Pop's international distribution connections
- Nirvana's Mexican Seafood track on Teriyaki Asthma
- Confrontation with Geffen Records over Nirvana tracks
- Missing songs on Bleach cassette recall story
- Sub Pop focusing marketing efforts on Mudhoney
- Early Seattle scene was small and intimate
- Current Skin Yard Select box set details
- Pink and red vinyl pressing information
- Production quality control issues at pressing plant
- Discussion of box set pricing and production costs
- Interview wrap up
Order "Skin Yard Select" box set here.
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