Houdini (album)
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| Houdini | ||
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| Studio album by The Melvins | ||
| Released | September 21, 1993 | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal, Punk rock | |
| Length | 54:50 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Producer(s) | The Melvins, Kurt Cobain | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Melvins chronology | ||
| Lysol (1992) |
Houdini (1993) |
Prick (1994) |
Houdini is an album by The Melvins, which was released in 1993 through Atlantic Records. It is regarded as one of the band's more accessible records. Track 5, "Honey Bucket", is a fan favorite. Critics and long-time listeners agree that the song is one of the band's finest moments. The Melvins were one of Kurt Cobain's favorite bands (they hailed from his hometown of Aberdeen, WA) and he was friends with the band as well so he went into the studio with them to produce this record. He produced tracks 1, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13 along with Melvins. He played guitar on "Sky Pup" and added percussion to the percussion-only sprawling noise of "Spread Eagle Beagle".
The back cover is an illustration of the band, drummer Dale Crover on the left, bassist Lori "Lorax" Black (daughter of Shirley Temple-Black) in the middle and guitarist/vocalist Buzz "King Buzzo" Osborne. Note that in the illustration, each member has 6 fingers.
The entire album was reproduced live and released as A Live History of Gluttony and Lust in 2006
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Hooch" (Melvins) – 2:51
- "Night Goat" (Melvins) – 4:41
- "Lizzy" (Melvins) – 4:43
- "Goin' Blind" (Simmons/Coronel) – 4:32
- "Honey Bucket" (Melvins) – 3:01
- "Hag Me" (Melvins) – 7:06
- "Set Me Straight" (Melvins) – 2:25
- "Sky Pup" (Melvins) – 3:50
- "Joan of Arc" (Melvins) – 3:36
- "Teet" (Melvins) – 2:51
- "Copache" (Melvins) – 2:07
- "Pearl Bomb" (Melvins) – 2:45
- "Spread Eagle Beagle" (Melvins) – 10:13
Some vinyl copies include a cover of "Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)", originally by the MC5, instead of "Spread Eagle Beagle". A Japanese CD release (catalog# AMCY-625) also contains "Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)" as the 14th track at the end of the disc, coming after "Spread Eagle Beagle".
[edit] Personnel
- The Melvins - Producer, Mixing
- Billy Anderson - Engineer, Bass, Mixing
- Wolf Kesseler - Second Engineer
- GGGarth Richardson - Mixing
- Joe Marquez - Second Engineer
- Kurt Cobain - Producer tracks 1, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13, Guitar on track 8, additional percussion on track 13
- Jonathan Burnside - Engineer
- Lou Oribin - Engineer
- Tom Doty - Second Engineer
- Barrett Jones - Engineer
- Bill Bartell - Bass and Lead Guitar on track 4
- Al Smith - additional percussion on track 13, A&R
- Mike Supple - additional percussion on track 13
- Stephanie Wells - David Lefkowitz Management
- Elliot Cahn - Legal Beagles
- Jeff Saltzman - Legal Beagles
- Peter Davis - Booking
- Don Lewis - Band Photo
- Frank Kozik - Art Direction, Illustration
- Valerie Wagner - Art Direction, Design
- Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
- King Buzzo - Guitar, Vocals
- Lorax - Bass
- Dale - Drums, Vocals
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | Heatseekers | 29 |
| The Melvins |
| Band members: Buzz Osborne | Dale Crover | Coady Willis | Jared Warren |
| Additional musicians: David Scott Stone | Adam Jones | Trevor Dunn |
| Mike Dillard | Matt Lukin | Lori "Lorax" Black | Joe Preston | Mark Deutrom | Kevin Rutmanis |
| Discography |
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| Albums and extended plays: Six Songs | Gluey Porch Treatments | Ozma | Bullhead | Eggnog | King Buzzo | Dale Crover | Joe Preston | Lysol | Houdini | Prick | Stoner Witch | Stag | Honky | The Maggot | The Bootlicker | The Crybaby | Electroretard | Hostile Ambient Takeover | (A) Senile Animal |
| Live albums: Your Choice Live Series Vol.12 | Alive at the F*cker Club | Colossus of Destiny | A Live History of Gluttony and Lust |
| Compilations: Singles 1-12 | The Trilogy Vinyl | Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993-1996 | Neither Here Nor There | Mangled Demos from 1983 |
| Collaborations: Millennium Monsterwork 2000 | Pigs of the Roman Empire | Never Breathe What You Can't See | Sieg Howdy! |
| Videos and DVDs: Salad of a Thousand Delights |
