Scratch Acid (EP)

Scratch Acid
EP by Scratch Acid
Released 1984
Recorded July 1984 at Earth & Sky Studio, Austin, Texas
Genre Noise rock
Length 21:48
Label Rabid Cat
Producer Stacey Cloud
Scratch Acid chronology

Scratch Acid
(1984)		 Just Keep Eating
(1986)
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Allmusic [1]

Scratch Acid is the self-titled debut by the Austin, Texas noise rock band Scratch Acid. It was only released on vinyl, but now can be found as the first 8 tracks on the compilation album The Greatest Gift.

Kurt Cobain consistently put the album in his "favorite albums" lists in his Journals.[2][3][4]

Although it sold very poorly when it was first released and is still virtually unknown in the mainstream, it is regarded as a very influential record in the noise rock genre.

Scratch Acid reached #26 in the UK Indie Chart.[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Scratch Acid. 

Side one
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Cannibal"  David YowDavid Yow 2:24
2. "Greatest Gift"  Steve AndersonDavid Wm. Sims 1:19
3. "Monsters"  David Wm. SimsDavid Wm. Sims 3:54
4. "Owner's Lament"  David YowBrett Bradford 4:39
Side two
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "She Said"  David YowBrett Bradford, David Wm. Sims 2:27
2. "Mess"  David YowBrett Bradford, David Wm. Sims, Rey Washam 2:22
3. "El Espectro"  Scratch AcidScratch Acid 3:39
4. "Lay Screaming"  David YowDavid Wm. Sims, David Yow 2:47

Chart positions

Charts (1984) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart 26[5]

Personnel

Scratch Acid
Production and additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Scratch Acid". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Cobain, Kurt (2012). Journals. Riverhead Books. ISBN 978-1-57322-232-7.
  3. ↑ "Top 50 by Nirvana [MIXTAPE]". Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Cross, Gaar, Gendron, Martens, Yarm (2013). Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7603-4521-4.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books.

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