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2 unusual facts about Big Black


Georgetown Steam Plant

The plant was the site of the last performance of the rock band Big Black.

Jordan, Minnesota

The case was made the subject of a song by Big Black titled "Jordan, Minnesota", which appears on the album Atomizer.


18th Dye

Drone-heavy, fuzzed out debut LP Done, produced by Iain Burgess (Naked Raygun, Ministry, Big Black), was released in Germany in 1992 before the band gained a recording and distribution deal with US Independent label Matador Records in 1994, having been championed by Yo La Tengo.

Jeff Dean

Producer Steve Albini (Shellac, Big Black) recorded their first two records, 'Arming' and 'Torch Songs'.


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