Big Chief-Get Down And Double Check (1990)

Artist: Big Chief

Title: Get Down And Double Check b/w Built Like An Ordeal

Label: Get Hip

Format: 7"

Cat #: GH-125

Year of Release: 1990

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1990 Green Marble Vinyl, Promo

Listed Condition: NM/NM

Sell Date: 2/16/21

Sell Price: $2.99

Discogs Last Sold: 11/19/20 VG+ VG+ $4.00

Low: $0.67

Median: $3.00

High:  $5.63

Current low price: $2.95 NM/NM

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 11

Have/Want: 52/14

Where Sold:  Rochester Hills, MI

Time it took to sell: 6 years

Where and When Bought: guessing Boston, Nuggets Kenmore Square?

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A

Sad To See It Go: No

 The peak period of Ann Arbor, MI grunge band was their singles period compiled on 1991's Drive It Off.  This was a promo single issued in 1990 that I bought, unaware that it was a "not for sale" promo until looking at it recently.  Or I just forgot.    Last week someone threw down for 4 Big Chief singles and this one was my favorite of the batch (although "Blowout Kit" aka "Time Dirt Money" was the one I liked above all others).  The A-side "Get Down and Double Check" was a quality, post-Superfuzz Bigmuff-shagger.

The B-side on this "Built Like An Ordeal" was my next-in-line favorite overall.  These were hair flying, straight up rock jams.  Singer Barry Henssler, from the Necros, certainly put his time in.  Big Chief lasted only a decade.  Guitarist Phil Durr went on to Five Horse Johnson before passing in 2019.  I seem to remember booking them at Midway in the late aughts and seeing them at CB's a few times  (with Brought Low?  Gin Mill? These are the locals that come to mind when I think of a bill with Five Horse Johnson) without making any Big Chief connection, although I certainly saw Big Chief plenty throughout the 90's. 

All my main Big Chief memories involve flying hair, time, dirt and no money.

It was the Sub Pop way for a time.