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Flip Your Wig is the fourth studio album by band Hüsker Dü, released in September 1985 via SST Records.

The band had wanted to produce their previous album New Day Rising, but SST insisted on sending long-time label producer Spot. With Flip Your Wig the band was finally allowed to self-produce. Recording took place over several sessions in the band's hometown of Minneapolis from March to June 1985, by far the longest the band had spent in the studio. The cleaner production complemented the more melodic songs, still performed with heavily distorted guitars in a high-powered manner.

Mould said, "There's more emphasis on the vocals. They're a little more out-front. The production is the main thing. Clearer vocals and less emphasis on guitar. The crazy solos... I think we're a little out of that now."

Guitarist Bob Mould and drummer Grant Hart each wrote roughly half the songs, which continued the band's trend toward power pop and away from the fast, noisy hardcore punk of their earliest material.

Bob Mould - Guitar, Bass, Piano, Percussion and Vocals
Greg Norton - Bass
Grant Hart - Drums, Vocals, Vibraphone, Slide Whistle and Percussion

Produced by Bob Mould and Grant Hart.
Recorded at Nicollet Studios - Minneapolis, MN March-June 1985.

TRACK LISTING

Flip Your Wig
Every Everything
Makes No Sense At All
Hate Paper Doll
Green Eyes
Divide And Conquer
Games
Find Me
The Baby Song
Flexible Flyer
Private Plane
Keep Hanging On
The Wit And The Wisdom
Don't Know Yet