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SUB POP 5 tape 01. The Visible Targets - Just for Money 02. The Beakers - What's Important 03. Doug Kahn - Reagan Speaks for Himself 04. Steve Fisk - Digital Alarm 05. Cool Rays - Diary of You 06. Bruce Pavitt - Debbie 07. Pell Mell - Spy vs. Spy 08. Jungle Nausea - Job Club 09. Neo Boys - Dirty White Lies 10. Product One - It Hurts Me to Remember 11. The Nurses - Rubber Hands 12. Jad Fair - It Saw Me 14. Vague-leys - Sofa or a Chair? 15. Sport of Kings - Sing Mary Sing 16. The Men - Men at Work 17. The Oil Tasters - Get Out of the Bathroom 18. All Night Movies - Slaughterhouse 19. Get Smart! - Eat, Sleep A-Go-Go 20. The Embarrassment - Lifespan 21. Raymilland - Tronada Label: Sub Pop Records Cat #: SP 5 Format: tape Released: 1980

Reviews: Sub Pop is an innovative little magazine that deals intelligently with alternative American music, sort of a pint-sized version of its cousin OP. In place of the usual eclectic printed zine comes this equally eclectic aural zine. The variety of musical styles covered, in one sense a strength, also ensures that few will appreciate the entire LP. I love the '60s garage punk of Wichita's Embarrassment, the innovative guitar pop of DC's Nurses, the powerful instrumental by Seattle's Pell Mell, and Doug Kahn's nastily edited version of a Reagan interview. The rest ranges from good post-punk, pop, and psychedelic to unlistenable art damage, but those interested in the best of the non-punk underground should look no further. -Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rocknroll #2, September/October 1982)