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The making of Wilco s Summerteeth
The making of Wilco s Summerteeth : Looking to the past pointed the way to the future, explains bassist John Stirratt.
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Feb 8, 2021
WILCO: (L-R) John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett. Photo by Ken Weingart/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.
The making of Wilco s Summerteeth : Looking to the past pointed the way to the future, explains bassist John Stirratt.
Released in 1999
Wilco’s third album,
Summerteeth, represented a turning point for the band. The first album from the group to sell in excess of 200,000 copies,
Summerteeth a musical departure from the band’s original alt-country origins ended up on many publications’ best-of lists for that year.