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- Date Released: August 26, 1997
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Hardcore
- Label: Amphetamine Reptile / The Orchard
The sludge juggernaut gets a year-long showcase.
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We Say...
The Melvins preceded and post-date the Amphetamine Reptile label that this appears on; they're a sludge juggernaut machine that just keeps grinding. This is a collection of a year's worth of limited-edition singles, featuring weird mixes of major label tunes, killer covers (the Germs' "Lexicon Devil" kicks it off) genre exercises (the excellent "In the Rain" goes for the Oasis crowd) and general messing around. A terrific intro to the whole Melvins thing, which will be here long after we're all gone.
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They Say...
In 1996, the Melvins and Amphetamine Reptile delivered one 7" single every month of the year in quantities limited to 800 worldwide. AmRep handily compiled all 24 sides on the two-CD set Singles 1-12, which was of likewise limited release. The package features alternate mixes (like the intentionally obtuse versions of songs they submitted to Atlantic Records); some swell cover tunes (they manage to speed up the already hardcore "Lexicon Devil" by early Hollywood punks the Germs and slow down the at-a-snails pace "Way of the World" by slowcore pioneers Flipper); live improvisational endurance tests performed by these perennial openers in reaction to playing in front of crowds who could care less about them; plus assorted outtakes, one-offs, and other tomfoolery (their smirking take on Brit-pop, "In the Rain," is ironically catchy). Necessary material for fanatics and collectors, Singles 1-12 betrays not only the Melvins' metal/punk roots, but their ability to be both frightening and hilarious.
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| 01. |  |
Lexicon Devil |
1:41 |
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| 02. | |
Pigtro |
3:52 |
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| 03. | |
In the Rain |
1:29 |
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| 04. | |
Spread Eagle |
4:17 |
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| 05. | |
Leech |
3:07 |
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| 06. | |
Queen |
3:12 |
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| 07. | |
Way of the World |
3:56 |
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| 08. | |
Theme |
3:17 |
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| 09. | |
It's Shoved |
3:14 |
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| 10. | |
Forgotten Principles |
1:07 |
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| 11. | |
GGIIBBYY |
3:07 |
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| 12. | |
Theresa Screams |
4:13 |
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| 13. | |
Poison |
3:31 |
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| 14. | |
Double Troubled |
5:14 |
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| 15. | |
Specimen |
6:43 |
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| 16. | |
All at Once |
3:27 |
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| 17. | |
Jacksonville |
7:34 |
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| 18. | |
Dallas |
6:12 |
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| 19. | |
The Bloat |
3:14 |
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| 20. | |
Fast Forward |
4:01 |
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| 21. | |
Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings |
2:32 |
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| 22. | |
HDYF |
6:26 |
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| 23. | |
How-++-Harry Lauders Walking Stick Tree |
3:27 |
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| 24. | |
Zodiac |
3:36 |
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24 Total Tracks, 92:29 Total Length
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