Six Songs

Six Songs
Studio album by Melvins
Released	March 11, 1986
Recorded	February 8, 1986
Genre	Sludge metal, hardcore punk
Length	12:47 (Six Songs) 18:43 (8 Songs) 24:13 (10 Songs) 71:01 (26 Songs)
Label	Ipecac
Producer	Chris Hanzsek
Melvins chronology
Six Songs (1986) Gluey Porch Treatments (1987)
8 Songs album cover
10 Songs album cover
26 Songs album cover

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Six Songs is an album by Melvins, released in 1986 through C/Z Records. The album has been released as Six Songs (1986, vinyl), Eight Songs (1991, vinyl), 10 Songs (1991, CD) and 26 Songs (2003, CD). The songs are taken from two sessions in 1986.

Tracks 1-10 are taken from the 1991 eight/ten song, LP/CD version rerelease of this album. Tracks 11-16 are taken from the original six song vinyl release. Tracks 17-19 were taken from the 1986 Outtakes From First 7 inch vinyl single. Track 20-24 are garage demos. Track 20 is taken from the Northwest Hardcore compilation tape. Track 22 is taken from the Let's Kiss compilation tape from K Records. "Ever Since My Accident" is available on the Kill Rock Stars compilation (KRS-201) in superior quality. Track "26", "Hugh", is a field recording put as the b-side of the demo cassettes the band would give away to venues and labels to promote the band. As stated in a 2003 interview:

• So what's the deal with the track called "Hugh" at the end of "26 Songs"?

Dale: This crazy guy that walked by the alley of my house. Finally he comes up and knocks on the door and we're outside, taking a break from practice and he's totally on angel dust and one of us got the bright idea to start recording it. We forgot about that for years and then this guy that we know in LA's like 'I've got this demo tape you guys gave me in 1985 and on the other side there's this guy talking and I dunno who the fuck he is. He just sounds like he's just ripped!' and we're like 'oh my god! that's gotta be that tape we did of that guy Hugh!' (Buzz laughs) Buzz: The first demo tapes we sent out, we put that on the other side (laughs) - some guy on dust talking! (laughs) Dale: And none of us had a recording of that so he gave it to us and copied it. (Buzz makes some moaning noise as if he's off his face on dust)

• What's the actual song on that track, cos there is some music on there isn't there?

Dale: It's playing with him! (He laughs) Buzz: Nah, the angel dust [guy] - jamming with him on harmonica! (Buzz cackles) Dale: It's him playing harmonica! Playing some bullshit 12 bar blues! (he laughs)

The tracklisting on the booklet of the CD lists 26 tracks but for unknown reasons the CD only has 25 tracks as "Ever Since My Accident" and "Hugh" are together on track 25 and not individual tracks as credited.

Track listing

Six Songs

Side one

1. "Easy as It Was" – 2:54
2. "Now a Limo" – 0:55
3. "Grinding Process" – 2:37

Side two

1. "At a Crawl" – 3:04
2. "Disinvite" – 1:22
3. "Snake Appeal" – 1:39

Eight Songs

Side one

1. "Easy as It Was" – 2:54
2. "Now a Limo" – 0:55
3. "Grinding Process" – 2:37
4. "#2 Pencil" – 3:08

Side two

1. "At a Crawl" – 3:04
2. "Disinvite" – 1:22
3. "Snake Appeal" – 1:39
4. "Show Off Your Red Hands" – 2:57

10 Songs

1. "Easy as It Was" – 2:54
2. "Now a Limo" – 0:55
3. "Grinding Process" – 2:37
4. "#2 Pencil" – 3:08
5. "At a Crawl" – 3:04
6. "Disinvite" – 1:22
7. "Snake Appeal" – 1:39
8. "Show Off Your Red Hands" – 2:57
9. "Over From Underground" – 2:22
10. "Cray Fish" – 3:06

26 Songs

1. "Easy as It Was" – 2:54
2. "Now a Limo" – 0:55
3. "Grinding Process" – 2:37
4. "#2 Pencil" – 3:08
5. "At a Crawl" – 3:04
6. "Disinvite" – 1:22
7. "Snake Appeal" – 1:39
8. "Show Off Your Red Hands" – 2:57
9. "Over From Underground" – 2:22
10. "Cray Fish" – 3:06
11. "Easy As It Was" – 2:39
12. "Now a Limo" – 0:53
13. "Grinding Process" – 2:44
14. "At a Crawl" – 3:13
15. "Disinvite" – 1:23
16. "Snake Appeal" – 1:52
17. "Set Me Straight" – 3:09
18. "Show Off Your Red Hands" – 2:57
19. "#2 Pencil" – 3:18
20. "Grinding Process" – 2:17
21. "Snake Appeal" – 1:43
22. "At a Crawl" – 2:52
23. "Operation Blessing" – 0:45
24. "Breakfast on the Sly" – 1:51
25. "Ever Since My Accident / Hugh" – 15:01

Personnel

• Melvins:
  • Buzz Osborne - guitar, vocals
  • Matt Lukin - bass, vocals
  • Dale Crover - drums
• Chris Hanzsek - producer, engineer
• Mackie Osborne - new artwork on 26 Songs rerelease
• Krist Novoselic - photographer
• Hugh - rappin

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