Dinosaur Jr. Album: “Just Like Heaven”

This was the defining moment of the Dinosaur enterprise. Mr. Mascis steps up to the plate and swings his ax, "Just Like Heaven" could never be the same again. I couldn't either; for this is the real life song; just as I have been living it..

This was the defining moment of the Dinosaur enterprise. Mr. Mascis steps up to the plate and swings his ax, "Just Like Heaven" could never be the same again. I couldn't either; for this is the real life song; just as I have been living it..

I am lucky to still have this one as a Vinyl 12". I'm pretty sure it was my first taste of Dinosaur Jr., and I'm also pretty sure that I bought it for the Cure cover. Both versions of this song are tired today, but the second and third songs on Side A are well worth hearing. It's a mistake to call them B Sides because all of Side B of the record was carved up into an intricate design that included squiggly and straight lines and a brain and a box of cereal, so, of course, Side B was completely unplayable. I'm not sure what this sort of record-carving is called, but I have met several people who seem familiar with it, so I guess other bands did it too, though this is the only one I have ever seen.