We soon realized it was really expensive to put out CDs (this was when a blank CD-R cost $100 and a CD burner cost $5000 and even if MP3s had existed, they would have taken 5 hours to download from a text-based bulletin board with a 300 baud modem, so pressing CDs professionally was the only option). We decided to jump on the 7" bandwagon. At the time SubPop had a Singles Club which you could subscribe to and theoretically get a single every month. We couldn't pull that off (sometimes SubPop couldn't either) but we thought we'd exploit the collector mentality by numbering our singles and enforcing a consistent cover design.

TIN002 - LoveCup - Tearing WaterTIN002: Lovecup - Tearing Water/Juggernaut
Single of the Moment #1 (1992)
Mark Baldwin (future Mezzanine) sings and plays some kind of crazy neon green/yellow metal guitar with a built in handle, TJ Harrison (future Lonely Trailer and Glifted member) plays bass and Jim Kelly (formerly of Sixteen Tons, later of Centaur and Parasol Distribution) performs drum duties. Every scene, every era has a great unsung band and Love Cup is that band for C-U in the early 90's. They found a perfect balance between metal and indie rock and influenced my band and had an even greater influence on Hum. This was also recorded by Kent Whitesell at Clubhouse. Did I mention that the place was tiny? As I remember, it only had one room. It was like a treehouse that was on the ground instead of in a tree.

TIN003: Hum - Hello Kitty/Roar, I'm a Tiger
Single of the Moment #2 (1992)
Jeff Dimpsey (formerly of Bad Flannel and Poster Children) takes up the bass after Baltie leaves to form Mother and Andy makes his last appearance on guitar and vocals. Recorded in the big city of Chicago with Brad Wood at the soon to be very hip IDFUL. This single moves even closer to the now familiar Hum sound.

TIN004: Dis - Ed Was Solace/Girl Song. Single of the Moment #3 (1992)
Dis was the only 12 Inch band not to hail from the twin cities; they were a trio of Albini familiars hailing from the city of Milwaukee. Their song Ed Was Solace was their entry into the hearts and minds of the Twelve Inch family. Chris Fuller played guitar and sang, Rob Sieracki played bass and sang. Matt Morgan played drums. Recorded with finesse by Steve Albini in his home studio, dubbed Kitty Empire during these sessions.

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