HUSKER DU: “New Day Rising” SST LP

Description

HUSKER DU: “New Day Rising” SST LP. Released 24th Oct 2025

For New Day Rising, the follow-up to their breakthrough double-album Zen Arcade, Hüsker Dü replaced concept with conciseness, concentrating on individual songs delivered as scalding post-hardcore pop. New Day Rising is not only a more vicious and relentless record than Zen Arcade, it’s more melodic. Bob Mould and Grant Hart have written tightly crafted, melodic pop songs that don’t compromise Hüsker’s volcanic, unchecked power. Mould and Hart’s songs owe a great deal to ’60s pop, as the verses and choruses ebb and flow with immediately catchy hooks. Occasionally, the razor-thin production and waves of noise mean that it takes a little bit of effort to pick out the melodies, but more often the furious noise and melodies fuse together to create an overwhelming sonic force. It’s possible to hear the rivalry between Mould and Hart on the album itself — each song is like a game of one-upmanship, as Mould responds to “The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill” with “Celebrated Summer.” Neither songwriter slips — both turn in songs that are catchy, clever, and alternately wracked with pain or teeming with humour. New Day Rising is a positively cathartic record and ranks as Hüsker Dü’s most sustained moment of pure power.

New Day Rising 2:31
The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill 3:03
I Apologize 3:40
Folklore 1:34
If I Told You 2:05
Celebrated Summer 3:59
Perfect Example 3:16
Terms Of Psychic Warfare 2:17
59 Times The Pain 3:13
Powerline 2:22
Books About UFOs 2:46
I Don’t Know What You’re Talking About 2:20
How To Skin A Cat 1:52
Whatcha Drinkin’ 1:30
Plans I Make 4:16
Spot
Spot
Engineer
Steve Fjelstad
Steve Fjelstad
Engineer
Hüsker Dü
Hüsker Dü
Producer
Spot
Spot
Producer
Filter by
Format
Find a format

Labels & Companies
Find a label or company

Country
Find a country

Year
Find a year

Search barcodes and other identifiers…

27 versions

Add to Wantlist
Image
Title, Format
Label – Catalog Number
Country
Year
In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory

Version DetailsData Quality
Cover of New Day Rising, 1985, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album
SST Records – SST 031
UK
1985

Cover of New Day Rising, 1985, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album
Fringe Product – FPL 3017
Canada
1985

Cover of New Day Rising, 1985, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album, Stereo
Aggressive Rockproduktionen – AG 0044, Aggressive Rockproduktionen – AG 044
Germany
1985

Cover of New Day Rising, 1985-01-14, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album
SST Records – SST 031
US
1985

Cover of New Day Rising, 1985, Cassette
New Day Rising
Cassette, Album
SST Records – SST 031, SST Records – SSTC 031
US
1985

Cover of New Day Rising, 1985, Cassette
New Day Rising
Cassette, Album
Fringe Product – FPC 3017
Canada
1985

New Day Rising
LP, Album, Test Pressing
SST Records – SST 031
US
1985

Cover of New Day Rising, 1985, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album
Aggressive Rockproduktionen – AG 0044
Germany
1985

Cover of New Day Rising, 1987, CD
New Day Rising
CD, Album, Reissue
SST Records – SST CD 031
US
1987

Cover of New Day Rising, 1987, CD
New Day Rising
CD, Album, Reissue
SST Records – SST CD 031
US
1987

Cover of New Day Rising, 1989, Cassette
New Day Rising
Cassette, Album, Reissue
SST Records – SSTC 031
US
1989

Cover of New Day Rising, 1990-10-17, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album, Repress
SST Records – SST 031
US
1990

Cover of New Day Rising, 1990, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album, Repress, Blue
SST Records – SST 031
US
1990

Cover of New Day Rising, 1990, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album, Repress, Gray Marbled
SST Records – SST 031
US
1990

Cover of New Day Rising, 1990, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album, Repress, Light Green / Brown Labels
SST Records – SST 031
US
1990

Cover of New Day Rising, 1994-02-23, CD
New Day Rising
CD, Album, Reissue
SST Records – KKCP 8, SST Records – SST CD 031
Japan
1994

Cover of New Day Rising, 2011, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album, Repress, Pink Marbled
SST Records – SST 031
US
2011

Cover of New Day Rising, 2011, Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album, Repress, Grey Marbled
SST Records – SST 031
US
2011

Cover of New Day Rising, , CD
New Day Rising
CD, Album, Reissue, JVC
SST Records – SST CD 031
US

Cover of New Day Rising, , CD
New Day Rising
CD, Album, Reissue, Repress, JVC
SST Records – SST CD 031
US

Cover of New Day Rising, , CD
New Day Rising
CD, Album, Reissue
SST Records – SST CD 031
US

Cover of New Day Rising, , CD
New Day Rising
CD, Album, Reissue
SST Records – SST CD 031
US

Cover of New Day Rising, , CD
New Day Rising
CD, Album, Reissue
SST Records – SST CD 031
US

Cover of New Day Rising, , Cassette
New Day Rising
Cassette, Album, Reissue
SST Records – SSTC 031
US

Cover of New Day Rising, , File
New Day Rising
15×File, MP3, Album, 320 kbps
Not On Label – none

New Day Rising
Cassette, Album, Unofficial Release
Piggymot Records – 1096
Russia

Cover of New Day Rising, , Vinyl
New Day Rising
LP, Album, Reissue, Repress
SST Records – SST 031
US

Hüsker Dü – Flip Your Wig
Flip Your Wig
Hüsker Dü
1985 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop

Want
Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade
Zen Arcade
Hüsker Dü
1984 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop

Want
The Replacements – Let It Be
Let It Be
The Replacements
1984 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop

Want
Hüsker Dü – Candy Apple Grey
Candy Apple Grey
Hüsker Dü
1986 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop

Want
The Replacements – Tim
Tim
The Replacements
1985 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop

Want
Hüsker Dü – Metal Circus
Metal Circus
Hüsker Dü
1983 US
Vinyl —
12″, EP, 45 RPM
Shop

Want
R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant
Lifes Rich Pageant
R.E.M.
1986 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album, Stereo
Shop

Want
Prince And The Revolution – Purple Rain
Purple Rain
Prince And The Revolution
1984 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album, Stereo
Shop

Want
Talking Heads – Little Creatures
Little Creatures
Talking Heads
1985 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop

Want
Neil Young – Rust Never Sleeps
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
1979 US
Vinyl —
LP, Album
Shop

Want

Enter your comment

Submit
View Help
albertocaeiro’s avatar
albertocaeiro 17 Apr 2025
Edited 6 months ago
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album) SST 031

Does this Master Room, London cut sound the same as or, dare I say, even better than the 1985 US issue? Hoping (in vain) to find a beefier version of the notoriously tinny sounding K-Disc mastered LP.
ReplyHelpful
Mister.Spaceman’s avatar
Mister.Spaceman 9 Nov 2024
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album) SST 031

Is that all we really have to say about this? Whether or not our copies are vaguely translucent?
ReplySee 2 replies1 Helpful
Silentsinger89’s avatar
Silentsinger89 13 Sept 2024
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album) FPL 3017

Sounds great. Definitely better than the 1990s US repress I’ve got.
ReplyHelpful
Fangof6’s avatar
Fangof6 1 Sept 2023
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album) SST 031

I have the receipt inside the album…2/4/85, so it has to be a first pressing OG. But it doesn’t look translucent to me.
ReplyHelpful
wfolive’s avatar
wfolive 23 Mar 2023
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album) SST 031

I got mine at my local record store in late ’85 or early ’86 which I assume would make it OG (runouts and sleeve are as described here) — it is not translucent.
ReplySee 1 replyHelpful
Leo29’s avatar
Leo29 16 Feb 2023
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album) SST 031

This album should de remastered. Titles like “Perfect example” and “Powerline” would benefit a lot from it.
Reply2 Helpful
outtahandtwo’s avatar
outtahandtwo 17 May 2022
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album, Repress) SST 031

I’d say the label colors look light blue and olive. And yes, my copy includes printed inner sleeve.
ReplyHelpful
likeastranger’s avatar
likeastranger 10 Aug 2020
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album, Repress) SST 031

My copy does not have an inlay or printed innersleeve with lyrics.
ReplySee 1 replyHelpful
gregschraff’s avatar
gregschraff 23 Feb 2020
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album, Repress) SST 031

My copy also includes printed dust sleeve with 2-sided lyrics and a separate 2-sided lyric insert. Also, side b runout includes ☉ symbol: SST-031-B S-13122 I’LL TRADE YOU TWO GOOD SHIRLEYS FOR 10.000 DEAD MIDWESTERN INDIANS ☉ L-19675-X k disc
ReplyHelpful
GoodTunes’s avatar
GoodTunes 21 Jan 2020
Edited 2 years ago
referencing New Day Rising (LP, Album) SST 031

I now own an original 1985 pressing and one of the recent reissues. I have to admit, I can barely tell a speck of difference. I have tried to compare these things a few separate times. If anything, the reissue might even sound a bit better and beefier. But only by a hair. However, that’s my own experience. Each setup will be different. Either way, I love this album and you will probably never find an ideal pressing due to how it was recorded.
ReplySee 1 reply4 Helpful
Load More Reviews
[m30085] Edit Master Release
Data Correct
194 copies from £8.25
Shop now