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Head to Toe (EP)

1994 EP by The Breeders

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ2491601 ↗
Source-derived summary

Head to Toe is an extended play (EP) by American alternative rock band The Breeders. It was released in July 1994 on Elektra Records and 4AD, peaking at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart. The EP contains a cover of Guided by Voices' "Shocker in Gloomtown," which helped ignite interest in the band. It also contains a cover of Sebadoh's "Freed Pig", a song written by Lou Barlow about former Dinosaur Jr. bandmate J Mascis. The EP's cover art features embroidery work by Colombian-American artist Maria E. Piñeres.

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Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Head to Toe (EP)” is 1994 EP by The Breeders. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Head and Breeders, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1994—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1994-07-11. For this dossier, Head and Breeders is the immediate research focus.
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