Melvins! (album)

Melvins
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)
26 Songs album cover
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Melvins 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "26 Songs - Melvins". Allmusic.